LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has summoned Gernot Rohr and his technical crew to a meeting on Saturday (today) after the Super Eagles lethargic display against Sierra Leone at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State on Friday. This was revealed in a statement by the media…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation has refuted claims they owe Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr close to $100,000 in bonuses and allowances. This was disclosed in a press statement released by the Communications Department of the NFF on Wednesday. The statement was reacting to an interview credited to Rohr, where he said the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles Manager Gernot Rohr has expressed profound concerns regarding how his welfare is being handled by his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), saying he is getting tired of begging to get the payment of his salary The German said he had enjoyed the three year he has spent as national…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation announced yesterday that its lawyers have started to review the decision against former Nigeria player and coach Samson Siasia by the FIFA Ethics Committee, which on Friday announced that it had placed a life ban from all football-related activities on him. Acting President of the NFF, Seyi Akinwunmi,…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Mr Amaju Pinnick, has been impeached as 1st Vice-President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). His removal took place on Thursday at CAF Executive Committee meeting, after a well attended congress in Cairo Egypt. It would be recalled that Pinnick was elevated to the…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gernot Rohr will remain on as Nigeria head coach, despite the country’s Africa Cup of Nations disappointment in Egypt. The Super Eagles’ hopes of a fourth African title faded into thin air following a 2-1 defeat to Algeria in the semi-final. Defeat to Djamel Belmadi’s men prompted much soul-searching in Nigeria and…
LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former national team captain, Segun Odegbami, says he would have sacked Gernot Rohr after Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Madagascar at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations if he were the Nigeria Football Federation boss. Odegbami, a guest on Channels TV programme, Sunrise Daily, on Monday faulted Rohr’s attitude during Nigeria’s matches, saying…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Paul Aigbogun’s men were dumped out of the youth global showpiece by their West African neighbours on Monday. Emmanuel Babayaro has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to launch an investigation into the exit of the Flying Eagles in the ongoing Fifa World Cup in Poland. Despite starting the tournament impressively…