A new appointee to the vacant CAF Secretary General position has been announced on Thursday by the African football governing body.
Ex-Super Eagles goaltender, Peter Rufai has opened up on the latest comparison of his France 1998 call-up after retirement with the recent Vincent Enyeama’s probable recall.
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic dropped outside the ATP top 10 for the first time in years in the latest rankings released on Monday.
Royal Antwerp youngster Joel Lobanzo has died aged 17 after suffering a cardiac arrest, the club has confirmed.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants VAR technology at next summer’s World Cup in Russia and hopes to sanction such a move in the spring.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA player award of the year while Lieke Martens was named the women’s player of the year.
Kylian Mbappe has been confirmed as the winner of the Golden Boy award for the best playing under the age of 21 in Europe, although there is confusion about who came third.
Six arms of the national teams have been dealt a huge blow after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Thursday that they were no longer entitled to match bonuses.
The NFF Congress adopted a motion to the effect that future Elective Congresses be moved away from the FIFA World Cup year. This is to guarantee stability in the system to prepare the National Team for credible participation at the finals and to avoid the distractions and crises usually associated with the World Cup year.
General Assembly approved Katsina as the venue for next NFF Elective Congress. The date for election was fixed as 30th September 2018.
However, this approval is subject to any amendments to the Statutes in view of the coming NFF Bill. Similarly, the Congress composed new Electoral and Electoral Appeal Committees thus: Electoral Committee: Barr. Mohammed Sani Katu; Mr. Sani Salawu; Barr. S.C.A. Umeha; Barr. Olusola Oke; Mr. Mohammed Manzo; Dr. Mohammed Sanusi (Secretary). Standby: Hon. Isong Isang; Barr. Mohammed Aliyu Sambo.
Electoral Appeal Committee: Barr. A. U. Mustapha; Mr. Mojeed Adegbindin; Barr. Gbwen Alex Gbejule. Secretary to be provided by the NFF Secretariat. Standby: Sir Emma Ochiagha; Barr. Mohammed Zanna Mala.
In view of the numerous on-field (including Nigeria’s qualification for the 2018 World Cup finals with a match to spare) and off-field (including but not limited to numerous sponsorship agreements secured and high reckoning for Nigeria in global football administration) achievements, the General Assembly passed a vote of confidence on the NFF Executive Committee led by Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced that its total budget for 2018 activities is N6.4 billion (N6,382,500,310).
This was part of the decision reached by the General Assembly of the NFF in Jos on Thursday.
“The General Assembly approved the NFF Financial Statement for the year 2016 and the 2018 Budget as proposed.
“The Federation’s total budget for the year 2018 activities is the sum of N6,382,500,310.00. The guaranteed revenues from sponsors and government subvention are the sum of N3,062,500,310.00, leaving a shortfall of the sum of N3,320,000,000.00, which the Federation has to work to augment through sponsorships and special interventions,” the communique from the meeting stated.
The body will be getting a minimum of $12 million from FIFA as participation fee for the Russia 2018 World Cup.
Meanwhile, the Congress composed new NFF Electoral and Electoral Appeal Committees thus: Electoral Committee: Barr. Mohammed Sani Katu; Mr. Sani Salawu; Barr. S.C.A. Umeha; Barr. Olusola Oke; Mr. Mohammed Manzo; Dr. Mohammed Sanusi (Secretary). Standby: Hon. Isong Isang; Barr. Mohammed Aliyu Sambo.
Electoral Appeal Committee: Barr. A. U. Mustapha; Mr. Mojeed Adegbindin; Barr. Gbwen Alex Gbejule; Secretary to be provided by Secretariat. Standby: Sir Emma Ochiagha; Barr. Mohammed Zanna Mala.
Hence, In consideration and appreciation of the numerous on-field (including Nigeria’s qualification for the 2018 World Cup finals with a match to spare) and off-field (including but not limited to numerous sponsorship agreements secured and high reckoning for Nigeria in global football administration) achievements, the General Assembly passed a vote of confidence on the NFF Executive Committee led by Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick.