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Chris Giwa has been released from police custody, hours after police arrested him at the NFF headquarters in Abuja on Friday evening. The owner of Giwa FC, arrived at the Glass House around 4pm, in spite of the heavy security around the premises. His mission was to take over as president of...

First vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwumi, has disclosed that the federation is not in a hurry to name a new permanent coach for the national team. Akinwumi stated that the football house has learnt from its mistakes in the past and is determined to land...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has thrown open the bid to host the final of the 2016 Federation Cup. The federation said any state in the federation could apply to host the latter stages of the competition. Dr. Sanusi Mohammed, the General Secretary of the football house, made this...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), have denied they are set to name Harry Redknapp as the new Super Eagles coach. British newspaper, Daily Star, claimed this week that the NFF had approached the former Portsmouth and Tottenham manager, with a view to naming him as the new national team...

Nigerian football’s crisis has taken a bizarre twist with an attempt to appoint a dead referee for Sunday’s match between Warri Wolves and Giwa FC. It comes as Chris Giwa continues to challenge Nigerian Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick. A Nigerian court has ruled Giwa should...

The leadership tussle of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has taken a new twist as soldiers and riot policemen have been placed on red alert at the secretariat of the NFF, preventing staff from entering into the Glass House, today, April 11. According to reports, no one except staff of the...

A Frenchman Paul Le Guen has tacitly accepted to coach Nigeria’s senior team,the Super Eagles in a two-year deal that is renewable based on the team’s performance, Sportinglife reveals. SportingLife scooped further that the Frenchman demanded that the NFF gets him a house in Abuja where he...

Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has released a new video saying he's withdrawing his suit against the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. He maintained that some members of NFF have vested interest which is hindering the growth of football in Nigeria. Oliseh attached copies of his...

The Nigeria Football Federation has replaced Sunday Oliseh with Samson Siasia as coach of the Super Eagles following his resignation on Friday. Siasia, whose contract as Eagles coach was terminated in October 2011 following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, will...

NFF President Amaju Pinnick on Wednesday engaged in a fight with his long time adversary, Chris Giwa during a meeting called by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung. Giwa had laid claim to the NFF top seat, saying he was duly elected after the August 26, 2014 controversial...

Yesterday was a sorrowful day at the Glass House of the nation’s soccer governing body as facts emerged on how its head of protocol, 43-year old Ibrahim Abubakar was shot dead. Daily Sun gathered that gunmen stormed his house on Oluwunmi Crescent, Kado Estate, Abuja in the early hours of...

Ibrahim Abubakar, the head of protocol for the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) was shot dead by armed robbers at his house in Abuja in the early hours of today. His death was announced by NFF offical Twitter handle some miutes ago Details later

A top NFF official has revealed that Emmanuel Amunike will not be promoted to the national U20 level, due John Obuh and Manu Garba failure after an impressive spell at the U17 stage. Manu Garba won the 2013 edition of the FIFA U17 world at the United Arab Emirate but failed to replicate the...

The Nigeria Football Federation's assistant director of information, Ademola Olajire has insisted that the Lille of France goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has not informed the federation of his retirement from national team. The former Enyimba number one goalie, remains the most capped player...

An Abuja Federal High Court have on Thursday fixed November 15 for the hearing of the no-case-submission filed by former president of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Sani Lulu and three others accused of mismanaging N1.3 billion. The others are Amanze Uchegbulam, a former first vice...