The Phrase “changing the narrative” is a very productive and positive words which simply means to change the way one looks at things or life in general. This was exactly the message of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation Ibrahim Gusau when he was privileged to declare open the Nigeria Premier Football League Retreat for staff in Abuja . Read More
Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh has expressed his disappointment over the Super Eagles 1-1 home draw in Uyo with the crocodiles of Lesotho in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. The minister made known his concerns in a statement he personally signed and obtained by Blueprint on Friday in Abuja. Owan-Enoh, who had joined other sports-loving Nigerians to watch the Read More
Following the outcome of November 16, 2023 football match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Likuena (Crocodiles) of Lesotho which took place at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Akwa Ibom, the federal government has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to look into and correct all the lapses observed during the match with a view to putting a Read More
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Gusau has called on all stakeholders within the country’s football fraternity to rally round the Super Eagles as the team officially begin its 2026 FIFA World cup qualifying series. Super Eagles, three times African Champions will open their campaign this week with a double header against Lesotho and Zimbabwe for the sole Read More
Recently, the Refereeing Development Committee/Unit (RDCU) of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), wielded the big stick. At the receiving end of the disciplinary actions were 14 whistle men and their assistants whose poor handlings of matches in the ongoing Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) were believed to be capable of bringing the elite competition into disrepute. The Committee/Unit followed up Read More
The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Gusau has hinted on the recently held 2023 Africa Cup of Nations draw where Super Eagles are paired with host Cote d’ivoire, Guinea Bissau and Equitorial Guinea.
The federal government has called on the executive board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to, as a matter of urgency, build sufficient will for the development of football in the country Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, gave the charge on Wednesday in his office at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja when he engaged the board Read More
The Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, was a Special Guest on Monday morning at the ongoing 2023 Sheroes Cup tournament in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Hon. Elegbeleye who is the 2nd Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) was on ground early on Matchday 3 of the 6th edition of the tournament at Area Read More
The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated the Government and people of the Kingdom of Morocco over Wednesday’s decision by FIFA that the North African country will co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup finals with Spain and Portugal. Morocco first threw her hat into the ring more than three decades ago, with a bid to host football’s biggest showpiece in 1994, Read More
House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Sports Honourable Ekene Adams has revealed that Nigeria was not positioned to host 2027 African Cup of Nations due to hardship occasioned by the present economic realities. The Kaduna state-born lawmaker who spoke on Tuesday in Abuja said in as much as it was a good thing for a country to host major championships, Read More
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed his displeasure over the non-inclusion of Nigerian officials amongst the match officials listed for the 2023 African Cup of Nations, holding in Cote D’Ivoire next year. Enoh stated that given Nigeria’s population and pedigree in football, the country should not be in such predicament, as he promised to engage Read More
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated its members who have been included into the list of standing committees of the Ibrahim Gusua led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). A press statement by SWAN Secretary-General, Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, on Tuesday, while conveying the Association’s President Mr. Isaiah Benjamin’s uttermost delight in the calibre of members who are choosen to Read More
Nigeria Football Federation president Ibrahim Musa Gusau is confident the Super Falcons will defeat England in the Women’s World Cup knockout phase. Nigeria finished second in Group B, behind Australia, to book their place in the last 16. They are scheduled to play England’s Lionesses in the knockout phase, with the latter coming into the match as favourites. However, Gusau Read More
Ex-Kwara United coach Samson Unuanel has pleaded with the Nigeria Football Federation to sort out Super Falcons’ bonuses before the Women’s World Cup. Nigeria Women’s National team is not happy with the way they have been treated by the NFF regarding their bonuses. With the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup set to begin on July 21, the former Kwara United Read More
Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, has said he is “frustrated” by the “lack of support” from the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Speaking on the team’s readiness for the tournament when he featured on the ‘Sounding Off on Soccer’ podcast, Waldrum said the Falcons “are not prepared the way we need to Read More
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will host Super Falcons to a special farewell dinner as they prepare for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The dinner will hold on Saturday, July 1, at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja. Notable members of the NFF Executive Committee are expected to be present at the occasion. Following the farewell dinner, Read More
The newly elected chairmen of the entire 23 local government football councils in Benue state have been inaugurated. At the inauguration in Makurdi, Benue state capital, incumbent Chairperson of Benue State FA, Rt. Hon. Mrs Margaret Icheen, told the new chairmen and their board to forge developmental ways of uplifting football in their domain. While wondering why few individuals recently signed Read More
USE NFF LOGO Sunday’s quarter-final matches of this year’s men’s edition of NFF Federation Cup competition will put the cities of Awka, Ijebu-Ode, Abuja and Akure on edge, with all eight teams eyeing tickets to the semi-finals. Rangers International FC of Enugu, champions on several occasions, must watch it carefully against giant-killers Doma United of Gombe in what promises to Read More
I was still trying to understand the games being played by some Football Associations (FA) chairmen in a bid to remain in office while some government officials have usurped the role of FA chairmen in a bid to put their stooges in office. In the process of still trying to come to terms with the whole scenario only for me Read More
The FCT FA Electoral Committee has resolved that there would not be extension date for the purchase of nomination forms as the electoral body intend to follow the election time -table strictly as announced. In a press statement released by the Committee Secretary, Barrister Audi Mohammed Lawal, the electoral body will ensure guidelines for the election is based on NFF, Read More
The Draw Ceremony for the national competition of this year’s Federation Cup has now been fixed for Wednesday April 19, 2023. It will hold at the Conference Room of the NFF/FIFA Goal Project, inside the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. A total of eight matches will be played on Tuesday April 18 in the framework of the National Playoff, while Read More
Former Director-General of National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Alhassan Yakmut, has advocated an improved commercialisation and visibility strategy the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL). Mallam Yakmut who spoke as a keynote speaker during 2023 edition of women and sports dialogue, organised by Fame Foundation in Abuja at the weekend said the current composition and operations of NWFL can’t guarantee viable Read More
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, announced on Saturday that visible total commitment implying patriotic fervour will now be a key factor, apart from competence and current form, for any football player who wishes to wear the nation’s green-white-green jersey at any level. Gusau’s words, spoken to players of the Super Eagles on Saturday morning, was a Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles, are yet to be paid bonuses for up to 19 matches, investigation has revealed. This is by far the biggest backlog of outstanding bonuses to hit the Super Eagles. Top sources told SCORENigeria that the new NFF leadership of Ibrahim Gusau has been locked in meetings with the Super Eagles senior players led by captain Ahmed Musa Read More
The Nigeria Football Federation is in mourning following the death on Thursday night of its Head of Administration, Mallam Magaji Abdullahi. Abdullahi died after a brief illness at 54. A native of Bakori, Katsina State, Magaji Abdullahi joined the employee of the Nigeria Football Federation in May 2000, and rose to the position of Deputy Director in the Federal Civil Read More
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