The Nigeria Football Federation has disclosed that its lawyers have started to review the decision against former Nigeria player and coach Samson Siasia by the FIFA Ethics Committee, which on Friday announced that it had placed a life ban from all football-related activities on Siasia.   Acting President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, himself a lawyer of ...

The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has challenged the U20 boys’ and girls’ National Teams to go for gold medals in the football events of the ongoing 12th All-Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco. Paul Aigbogun’s wards were forced to a 1-1 draw by their counterparts from Burkina Faso in their opening match of the men’s ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed shock over the death on the morning of Sunday 18th August 2019, of a former Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League and 2nd Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Oyuki Jackson Obaseki. The 75 –year old breathed his last on Sunday in Benin City, having left his giant footprints in the sands ...

Defending Champions Football Club Barcelona made a nightmare start to the defence of their La Liga title on Friday by losing Luis Suarez to injury and then losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao, after a sensational late volley from substitute Aritz Aduriz. Suarez hobbled off in the 37th minute with what looked like a calf injury before Aduriz came on in ...

Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola (KAB) Olowu (OON), who died last Wednesday, August 14, 2019 and was buried on Thursday August 15 according to Muslim rites will be remembered by many especially athletics followers. The death of Pa Olowu who was part of Nigeria’s first delegation to the 1950 British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) and the 1952 Olympics Games has ...

Harry Awurumibe All may not be well with one of Nigeria’s football legends and successful youth coach, Samson Yebowie Siasia as the world football governing body, FIFA today handed him a life ban from all football related activities for violating FIFA Code of Ethics. The former Super Eagles star and later Head Coach also received in addition, a fine in ...

Harry Awurumibe Determined to back the Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby to grind out a win over host Algeria, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has granted the Swedish tactician his request to invite a couple of overseas-based players for the forthcoming 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match away to Blida on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Sources close to ...

World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed officials from Mali to take charge of the 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match between Nigeria and Algeria in Blida on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The Algeria Football Federation has scheduled the match for the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida (outside Algiers), to kick off at 7pm Algeria time (same time as in ...

The U20 Women National Team, Falconets, that will represent Nigeria at the Women’s Football Tournament of the 12th All-Africa Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco 17th – 29th August, will fly out of Nigeria to Morocco on Thursday. They will battle Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the tournament. Host nation Morocco, Equatorial Guinea, Mali and Algeria are ...

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up 23 players for the Super Eagles’ international friendly with the Senior National Team of Ukraine scheduled for Dnipro Arena on Tuesday, 10th September, with Saudi Arabia-based Skipper Ahmed Musa at the head of the roster. Tyronne Ebuehi, who missed the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals where Nigeria won bronze due to injury, ...