Tag: NFF
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NFF releases official Super Eagles squad list for Cameroon friendly
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has released the list of Super Eagles players that will battle it out in a friendly match against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Super Eagles are set for a faceoff with the Cameroon national football team in a friendly encounter pegged for 4th of June. The…
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FIFA celebrates ex-Super Eagles star who died in tragic car accident days to his wedding
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Sunday remembered former Nigerian Super Eagles star, the late Olubayo Adefemi. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adefemi died in a tragic car accident on 18 April 2011 while finalising his wedding plans. Born on 13 August 1985, Adefemi represented Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games, playing all the games…
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BREAKING: Super Eagles forward loses mother
Nigerian international and Galatasaray Spor Kulubu player, Henry Onyekuru has lost his mother, Jessy Onyekuru. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Onyekuru made this known on Wednesday, sharing cry and heartbreak emojis with a candlelight on Twitter. 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/15upqCflcp — Henry Onyekuru (@henryconyekuru) April 7, 2021 Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has condoled with the Super Eagles…
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BREAKING: CAF clears Iwobi to play against Lesotho
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has cleared Super Eagles star, Alex Iwobi to play against the Crocodiles of Lesotho. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Iwobi can now play in Tuesday’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier game after further tests showed he is negative to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Officials in Benin Republic had earlier claimed the…
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Iwobi tests negative for COVID-19
The Nigeria Football Federation has revealed that Super Eagles player, Alex Iwobi, has tested negative for COVID-19. TheNewsGuru reports that officials of the Super Eagles team questioned Iwobi’s COVID-19 positive test result that forced the Everton FC player to miss Nigeria’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Benin Republic last Saturday. He was replaced…
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Infantino’s message to Pinnick after winning Fifa Council seat
Fifa president Gianni Infantino is optimistic NFF president Amaju Pinnick will make a meaningful contribution to the development of football after his election as a member of the Fifa Council. Pinnick clinched the highly coveted seat after defeating Malawian FA president Walter Nyamilandu during the 43rd Caf General Assembly in Rabat. The 50-year-old, thus, became…
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NFF lists benefit of Pinnick’s election into FIFA Council
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Friday that the country stands to benefit so much from the election of its President Amaju Pinnick into the FIFA Council. Sanusi Mohammed, NFF’s General Secretary, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, noted that the victory was a great…
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‘NFF shouldn’t mourn me after my death but just pay my money’
Godwin Izilein, a former coach of the Super Falcons, has pleaded with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) leadership to pay to him his outstanding match bonuses of 28,750 dollars (about N12 million). Izilein, who made the plea while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Benin, also said NFF should not…
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FIFA council election: FG pledges support for Pinnick
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has pledged government’s support for Amaju Pinnick, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President’s bid to contest for a seat in the FIFA council election. Dare made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja when the NFF boss paid him a courtesy visit. He said the Federal Government…
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NFF to settle Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr’s debts
The Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick said his administration is working to settle the debts they owe Super Eagles players and coaches despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Pinnick did not shy away from the financial challenges facing the NFF and the struggles they encounter in discharging their financial obligations to Nigeria’s…