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    Sports We've Settled Money Issue With U-23 Olympics Team- NFF President, Pinnick

    President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mr. Amaju Pinnick, has stated that the association has settled the money issue it had with the U-23 team at the Rio 2016 Olympics. According to reports, the team said they are yet to receive their allowances and other payments, and had...
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    Sports Gernot Rohr: 10 Important Things to Know About New Super Eagles Coach

    The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on Tuesday announced that Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year contract to be the Technical Adviser of Nigeria's Super Eagles. Here are 10 important things to know about him: He was born on June 28, 1953 (age 63). He is from Mannheim, Germany. He played...
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    Sports Nigeria: Gernot Rohr Appointed New Super Eagles Coach

    Gernot Rohr, a German, has been appointed as the new coach of the Nigerian national football team by the NFF, Punch reports. “We are just tying up the little details left to be handled. The work started quite a while ago but there was the need to wait until everything firmed up before making...
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    Sports Super Eagles Job: Amaju Pinnick Speaks Angrily on Le Guen's "Rejection"

    President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick is livid over reports that Paul Le Guen turned down the Super Eagles job offered him. Read: Le Guen Slaps Nigeria,Turns Down Super Eagles Job [THE CABLE] “The NFF had never offered him the job. Le Guen was only a recommendation of...
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    Sports NFF Shortlists Candidates For The Position of Super Eagles’ Head Coach [See LIST]

    The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has shortlisted three coaches for consideration for the post of Chief Coach of Super Eagles, and will name the successful one on Monday. A statement by the NFF on Friday in Abuja listed the three coaches to include: Super Eagles’ caretaker coach Salisu...
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    Sports ‘Pay me While I’m Still Alive’ – Oliseh Threatens NFF With FIFA Ban

    Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has threatened the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) with ban over unpaid salaries. Oliseh was appointed coach of the national team in July 2015 but resigned abruptly in February 2015 citing contract violations, unpaid wages and benefits to players...
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    Sports New Eagles Coach Will Be Unveiled Next Week – NFF President Pinnick

    President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has revealed that they have held talks with the new coach of the Super Eagles, who will be unveiled next week. Pinnick stated that his identity would not be disclosed until all documentations are complete. “We have identified and held...
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    Sports Nigeria: There is More Money in Football Than in the oil Sector - Sports Minister

    Nigeria's Sports Minister Solomon Dalung has stated that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is in crisis because there is more money in football than in the country's oil sector. “There’s more cash in football than in the oil sector and there is so much selfish interests and as a result we...
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    Sports I Did Not Say Lesbianism is Killing Female Football – NFF, VP Akinwumi Denies Statement

    Vice-president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwunmi, has sought to clarify his comments on female football in the country, after being accused of blaming lesbianism for the national team’s stagnation. The Super Falcons failed to qualify for this year’s Olympic Games and...
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    Sports NFF Officials, Shehu Dikko, Inyama Sign Amodu's Condolence Register [See Photos]

    Officials of the Nigeria Football Federation including Chairman of League Managenent Company, Shehu Dikko with Abia Warriors's Charman, E.Inyama signed the condolence register for former Super Eagles coach and NFF technical committee member, Late Amodu Shuaibu today. See photos:
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    Sports NFF Admits Owing Shuaibu Amodu, Promises to Pay

    The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has confirmed that they are owing their late Technical Director, Shuaibu Amodu, for only two months. The federation was responding to reports that Amodu has not been paid for seven months and promised to pay up soon. “NFF Gen. Sec, Mohammed Sanusi has...
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    Sports NFF Set to Announce New Foreign Coach For Super Eagles

    Former coach of Cameroon, Paul Le Guen, is set to be named the new permanent coach of the Super Eagles, in time for the final round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in October. According to Complete Sports, Le Guen who was sacked as Oman’s head coach last November, has agreed a three-year...
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    Sports FIFA Approves Elite Programme for 230 Nigerian Officials

    World football governing body, FIFA, has approved another elite programme for Nigeria. This approval came after the body was satisfied with the various capacity –enhancing programmes of the present administration of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, led by Amaju Melvin Pinnick, particularly for...
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    Sports Police Release Giwa, Resumes as President Monday

    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...
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    Sports We are not in Hurry to Name Permanent Super Eagles Coach – NFF

    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...
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    Sports NFF Invites States to Bid for Federation Cup Finals

    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...
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    Sports NFF Deny Interest in Harry Redknapp

    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...
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    Sports Dead Referee Appointed To Officiate Nigerian League Match

    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...
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    Sports Nigerian Soldiers, Police Storm NFF Office

    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...
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    Sports Nigeria: Meet The Frenchman Who Has Accepted To Coach The Super Eagles

    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...
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