A fast rising media outfit, The Niche, on Tuesday in Lagos bestowed the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, with the Excellence in Sports and Youth Development in Nigeria award. While acknowledging the efforts of the Amaju Pinnick –led NFF to reposition the game of football in Nigeria, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the respected media organization, ...

Golden Eaglets of Nigeria showed class as they defeated South Korea 4-2 in their second friendly game played at HWT Sports Academy in Sao Paulo on Wednesday evening. Samson Tijani’s shot outside the box was headed into goal by Divine Nwachukwu in the 6th minute. It was an early goal, but the South Koreans were not rattled by the goal. ...

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s 2nd Vice President/Chairman, League Management Company (LMC), Mallam Shehu Dikko on Thursday called on the nation’s football family to unite stronger than ever, as the present administration pursues the implementation of policies and programmes to take the nation’s game to higher heights of excellence. Speaking at the opening ceremony of this year’s NFF Match Commissioners’ seminar, ...

Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has unveiled a list of 20 senior home –based professionals to take on Togo’s Sparrow Hawks in Saturday’s 2020 African Nations Championship qualifying final leg in Lagos. Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa tops the list, with Nasarawa United’s stormy forward Sunusi Ibrahim and Akwa United’s Ndifreke Effiong, who netted a brace for the U23 team in ...