Tag: NFF
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BREAKING: NFF fires Rohr, appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles coach
NFF fires Rohr, appoints Eguavoen interim Super Eagles coach
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Super Eagles: Gernot Rohr to know fate next week – Minister
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, says the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will decide the fate of Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, next week. Dare stated this on Thursday at the weekly ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communications team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the minister, Rohr’s future with…
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We’re not aware of Gernot Rohr’s sack – NFF
Contrary to reports circulating on social media on Thursday that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sacked Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, the federation’s Assistant Director, Media, Ademola Olajire, has denied knowledge of the development. Olajire insisted that it’s only after a board meeting of the NFF and a signed statement released that Rohr’s…
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Orji Kalu wants Gernot Rohr sacked as Super Eagles coach
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has called for the sack of Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr. Kalu in a post on his official Facebook page told the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sack Rohr over poor performance He stated that Nigerian soccer lovers don’t need further dissatisfaction from Rohr adding that…
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PFAN knocks federation over demands for NFF’s statutes 2010 amendment
The Project 2022 Taskforce, an offshoot of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), says it will seek justice from appropriate institutions against the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over refusal to amend the “NFF’s Statutes 2010”. The taskforce disclosed this in a statement signed by its Chairman/facilitator, Harrison Jalla and Secretary, Edema Fuludu, copies of…
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Odion Ighalo set for Super Eagles return
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has revealed Al Shabab striker, Odion Ighalo is likely to return to the Nigerian national team. TheNewsGuru reports that Ighalo announced his retirement in 2019, after he emerged top scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. According to Amaju Pinnick who spoke with the…
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NFF re-instates Salisu Yusuf as coach after bribery ban
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has approved the re-instatement of Coach Salisu Yusuf to his position as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and Head Coach of the Super Eagles B team, with effect from 1st November 2021. General Secretary of the NFF, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed on Thursday that the re-instatement…
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NFF accepts FIFA correction, Ahmed Musa has 98 caps not 100
The Nigeria Football Federation has admitted error in its earlier counting of Super Eagles’ captain Ahmed Musa’s record. The Federation said FIFA was right in its counting, in a statement titled, ‘NFF defers to FIFA on Ahmed Musa’s record’. While NFF earlier said Musa had made 100 appearances for the Eagles, FIFA said he had…