Following the successful staging of one of the elite tournaments in the world – the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) backed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has awarded the hosting right to Nigeria for the 2019 ITTF African Cup and Club Championships in August 2019. The ever-bumbling... Read more
Head Coach Paul Aigbogun has named Captain Ikouwem Utin, goalkeeper Olawale Oremade, midfielder Kingsley Michael and forward Henry Offia in his list of 21 players for the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Poland. Defender Valentine Ozornwafor – named in the Team of the Tournament at the... Read more
• One month to go until the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™ • Opening Ceremony to take place before opening match in Paris between France and Korea Republic on 7 June • Tickets available via FIFA.com/fifawwc/tickets With just one month until the biggest single-sport women’s event in the... Read more
The African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) has formally confirmed Nigeria and Egypt as the continent’s flag bearers at the 2019 ITTF World Junior Championships (WJC) holding in Thailand in November. The confirmation was conveyed on Thursday in a press statement by ITTF-Africa. The ITTF-Africa (Africa Table Tennis Federation) is responsible... Read more
Nigeria will battle the Syli Nationale of Guinea, Intamba Mu Rugamba of Burundi and Madagascar, the first team to qualify for the finals, in the group phase of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The four teams are in Group B. At the draw ceremony conducted against the background... Read more
From Dianabasi Effiong Super Eagles’ stand-in captain Ahmed Musa and Super Falcons’ opposite number Onome Ebi took the big gongs at the second edition of the AITEO-NFF Football Awards that held in Lagos on Monday night. The project started only last year, but as happened during the first edition,... Read more
Secretary General of world football-ruling body, FIFA, Ms Fatma Samoura, arrived in Nigeria on Saturday, ahead of more than 20 Presidents of FIFA’s Member Associations across the African continent for Monday’s 2nd AITEO-NFF Football Awards billed for Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. At lunch on Sunday with the... Read more
COMMUNIQUE OF THE MEETING OF NFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD AT THE HAMPTON HOTEL, ASABA, DELTA STATE ON MONDAY, 25TH MARCH 2019
Sports March 27, 2019
The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation met at the Hampton Hotel, Asaba, Delta State on Monday, 25th March 2019 to deliberate on important issues in Nigerian Football and resolved as follows: 1. The Executive Committee formally congratulated His Excellency,President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR and His Excellency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, GCON on their successful... Read more
Governor Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa of Delta State has again bountifully rewarded the Super Eagles following victories in their 2019 AFCON qualifying match against Seychelles and the prestige friendly against seven –time African champions Egypt, as he presented a gift of $10,000 to Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr and another $50,000... Read more
An excellent first –minute volley that left goalkeeper Mahmoud Abdelrehim in no man’s land and caught the full house at the Stephen Keshi Stadium by surprise was the difference as Nigeria and Egypt’s senior teams enacted an entertaining friendly in Asaba on Tuesday. Only a few seconds after the... Read more
