Tag: FIFA
Nigeria risks new FIFA ban after court voids FA vote
Nigeria is at risk of another FIFA ban after a court declared the elections that ushered in Amaju Pinnick as…
AWC S/Final: Falcons In High Spirits
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are in high spirits ahead of their clash with arch rivals, Bayana Bayana of South Africa in…
Federation Cup Finals To Hold 23 Nov
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has approved Sunday, 23 November as the date for the grand finale of this year’s…
Eagles’ Woes Beyond Keshi, Onigbinde Tells NFF
Taiwo Adelu FIFA and CAF Instructor, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has declared that the removal of erstwhile coach of the Super…
FIFA hails India’s new league
The inaugural Indian Super League will help the cricket-mad nation develop a football culture with the ultimate aim of qualifying…
AWC: Can Super Falcons Conquer Africa Again?
Sam Paul Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin their group A opening match against their West Africa Country, Ivory Coast in…
Pinnick Wants Eagles To Re-enact 2001 Spirit Against Sudan
As the Super Eagles fly out of the country on Thursday night for the first of two quick –fire sessions…
Nigerian Sports Is Crumbling
Taiwo Adelu The state of sports in the country as Nigeria clocked 54 has been a source of worry to…
World Cup probe must be published, says top FIFA official
The results of a corruption probe over bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup must be made public, a…
NFF Electoral Committee Unveils Roadmap For Elections
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday inaugurated the newly -elected NFF Electoral and NFF Electoral Appeals Committees, with emphasis…
2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar – FIFA
Qatar will not host the World Cup in 2022, according to Theo Zwanziger, the German member on the executive committee…
NFF Mourns Ntiero
General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Barrister Musa Amadu has expressed deep shock over the death on Wednesday of…
Monrovia football stadium to house Ebola centre – FIFA
A large football stadium in Monrovia will be converted to house two large Ebola treatment units, FIFA said Thursday. The…
NFF Crisis Not Over Yet
It is often said that he who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. But, by their conduct,…
Nigeria avoids international suspension – FIFA
African champions Nigeria on Tuesday avoided a ban from international football after FIFA said the country’s football association had complied…
FIFA deadline passes for Nigeria as ban looms
FIFA deadline on the Nigeria Football Federation passed on Monday with no sign at the association’s offices of the body’s…
Blatter to contest as FIFA president again
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Monday that he will be a candidate for a fifth term in charge of world…
FIFA set to ban Nigeria over Chris Giwa’s presidency
World governing body, FIFA has warned Nigeria for the umpteenth that it would be suspended from all footballing activities if…
No Congress On Thursday, say Giwa’s NFF
Chris Giwa-led Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has declared that there is no congress of Nigeria football holding on Thursday, 4…
Sports Minister urges FIFA to settle NFF crisis, not ban Nigeria
The Sports Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has expressed hope that FIFA will not ban Nigeria as he…
9 Eagles Hit Calabar For AFCON Qualifier
At least nine players including Nosa Igiebor and Godfrey Oboabona have already arrived the Eagles camp in Calabar ahead of…
NFF boss dismisses FIFA ban threat
The new head of Nigerian football, whose disputed appointment has thrown the domestic game into turmoil, has dismissed the threat…
Giwa Allays Fear Over FIFA Ban On Nigeria
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ambassador Chris Giwa has allayed fears of Nigerians over a letter from world governing…
FIFA threatens to ban Nigeria over disputed elections
World football governing body FIFA has warned Nigeria could be banned by Tuesday if an “elected” executive committee led by…
I won’t challenge Blatter at FIFA – Platini
UEFA president Michel Platini announced Thursday that he will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of football’s world body…
US parents sue FIFA over safety concerns on headers
A group of American parents is suing FIFA to force it to limit the number of times young soccer players…
Maigari released by DSS after arrest
The head of Nigeria’s embattled football association was released from custody on Wednesday after being arrested before a general assembly…
Platini to announce FIFA presidential intentions
European football chief Michel Platini on Thursday will announce if he is to stand against Sepp Blatter in next year’s…
FIFA urges Russia to cut two World Cup host cities
Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Tuesday that world football’s ruling body FIFA has recommended reducing the number of 2018…
Maigari Returns To Office As NFF Boss
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, returned to the Secretariat of the NFF on Monday and…