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Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Top three countries in the monthly FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for the better part of this year have remained unchanged in the latest world ranking with Nigeria losing one point and stays number 35 despite playing out 1-1 draw recently against a strong Selecao of Brazil in Singapore. Senegal remained the highest ranked African country as number 20 ...

Five -time world champions, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have landed in the city of Gioania, Brazil, where the team will tackle Hungary at the Estadio Olimpico in the opening game of Group B of the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup finals on Saturday. Players and the officials were received by FIFA and local organizing committee officials at the airport ...

In view of the several duplication of the allegations, court cases and petitions against the officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) is to have all cases and petitions against the Federation and its officials harmonized for an independent review by office of AGF, to determine the veracity or otherwise of ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Following the success of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, the world’s best youth players, including Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, are due to meet in Brazil for the FIFA U-17 World Cup beginning 26 October. As has been the case since the first edition of the tournament in 1985, the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) will analyse the ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Top African footballers plying their trade in big clubs in Europe have been nominated among the 30 players unveiled by the organizers of the annual Ballon d’ Or with Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze nominated for Kopa Trophy Award. Among the African nominees for Ballon d’ Or are Liverpool Football Club’s duo os Sane Mane and Mohamed Salah OF ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Following the unimpressive performance of the African players in the last FIFA Women’s World Cup final in France, no African player made the provisional list of 20 women football nominees unveiled by the organizers of the yearly Ballon d’ Or. Nigeria, Cameroon and South African teams represented Africa at the premier women’s football showpiece in France last ...

With just eight days to go until the start of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019, the official squad lists of the 24 participating teams including Nigeria and host, Brazil have been revealed. In total, 504 players will be participating in the tournament’s 18th edition. Throughout its history, the FIFA U-17 World Cup has given football’s most promising young ...

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, ...