LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun did not hold back when he spoke about the state of Nigeria’s national team in a recent interview. Balogun was on The Beautiful Game Podcast where he was asked about the state of the Super Eagles and put the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on blast over unpaid…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the death of Obakpolor on its verified Twitter handle on Monday night. “We @thenff regret to announce the passing of our one-time chairman of then Nigeria Football Association, Group Captain John Obakpolor (Rtd). May his soul Rest In Peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with his…
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 MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With information reaching us, it is a sad news to say. Our own Nigerian Former Professional League Chairman, Oyuki Obaseki is dead. He, Obaseki, who was also the second vice president of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has been battling an undisclosed ailment for almost 3 years. He died early Sunday at 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…