After many months of suspense, the NFF will likely name a technical director today in Abuja. That there is a need to chart a new course for Nigerian football needs no discourse but who the person will be has been the challenge. “Why did [Adegboye] Onigbinde resign his post as technical director,” asked Humphery Njoku. [...]
Senate President David Bonaventure Achelenu Mark states his convictions emphatically. He can be hyperbolic sometimes, yet he means his words. His flare up about corruption in football is another instance in which Mark rose up to the occasion, but he failed to realise that having been in the Senate since 1999, he should assume responsibility [...]
Former coach of the Eagles, Adegboye Onigbinde has rescinded his decision to quit the technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation. Onigbinde made the U-turn after he was persuaded by Nigerians in CAF and FIFA committees during their meeting in Lagos yesterday. In a chat with Sports Vanguard, chairman of Nigerians in CAF and FIFA, [...]
Crisis in Nigerian footballNigerians in FIFA, CAF preach reconciliation By GBOLAHAN DADAThursday, March 08, 2012 More Stories on This Section Nigerians who are members of the World Football governing body, FIFA, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday met in Lagos to preach reconciliation among aggrieved individuals who are in court to seek justice [...]
The new technical director will be named on Thursday by the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The committee will also most likely make recommendations for the head coach of the female national team, the Super falcons. However it is unclear when the NFF will name a technical director for the national [...]
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Committee has been advised to recommend FIFA/CAF Technical Advisor, Adegboye Onigbinde, for the post of technical director as the body meets on Thursday to take final decision on name to be forwarded to the NFF executive body. Coach Kashimawo Laloko, who gave this advice in an interview yesterday, said [...]
Posted: 2012-03-06 09:31 The Nigeria Football Federation will hold the much-awaited CAF ‘B’ Coaching License course between March 11-24, according to the NFF’s Director of Technical, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme. Speaking in Abuja, Ikpeme said the programme, which comes five months after the much-applauded CAF ‘C’ License course, will involve 80 Nigerian coaches. “We are [...]
Posted: 2012-03-06 21:33 The Nigeria Football Federation clarified on Tuesday that sanctions issued by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Premier League, Tunji Babalola, to clubs and their officials over the violence at Saturday’s match between Kwara United and Sunshine Stars are temporary. The NFF has duly referred the case to its Disciplinary Committee for [...]
Chairman NFF Technical Committee, Chris Green NFF By Olawale Ajimotokan Division has crept into the ranks of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Sub Committee over the nationality of the individual to be appointed as the Technical Director of the football federation. The technical committee led by Chris Green will at the end of its [...]
The board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will meet on the Dr. Amos Adamu situation at a special meeting scheduled for Abuja next week Thursday. Adamu’s appeal to have his three-year ban from international football reversed last month suffered after the Court of Arbitration on Sport (CAS) upheld the suspension handed him by FIFA. [...]
Gospel Singing Is My True Calling — Tope Alabi
Patricia Temitope Alabi (neeObayomi) is a household name in Nigeria gospel music scene. Born over forty years ago into a catholic family, her parents had received a prophecy when she was seven years old that she would be a “great minister of God”. The actress-turned -singer had paid her dues in the entertainment industry before [...]
Air Nigeria to be privatised in two years –Jimoh Ibrahim
Air Nigeria is to be privatised within the next two years. It is expected that the airline would be on a firm footing by then. Chairman of the company, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, said the airline would focus more on international operations with scheduled flights to Dubai, Rome, Paris and Asian countries. Ibrahim, who spoke on [...]
Fashion Night Out, Ghana 2012 Comes Off This Weekend
Entertainment of Friday, 18 May 2012 Source: – Email this Share This Facebook Twitter reddit Google Bookmarks del.icio.us StumbleUpon Newsvine livejournal Mixx it! Print This Comments (2) « Prev Next » The Ghanaian fashion taste is now on the high and we cannot be blind at the new styles in vogue. Fashion Night Out, Ghana [...]
Nigeria picks 25 players for U-20 invitational tourney
LAGOS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has named a 25-man squad for an invitational U-20 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Spokesperson for the team Samm Audu disclosed this in a statement reaching Xinhua on Saturday, saying John Obuh, the Head Coach of the national under-20 men’s listed three goalkeepers, eight [...]
Victor Ikpeba, Austin Okocha & the six Legends of the Heineken Champions Planet
SPECIALBy Babajide Alaka The Heineken Champions Planet is located in the heart of Victoria Island. It is a cosy duplex filled with football memorabilia and beautiful hostesses who make sure that fans of the beautiful game never want for anything on match days. In football-speak, the Heineken Champions Planet is football heaven. It is where [...]
Keshi to continue open door policy
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi stated that he will continue with his policy of giving every player a chance to prove himself despite calls for him to put down a standing team. Former Eagles midfield maestro and technical committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Okocha during the week urged the Eagles coach jettison his [...]
