Nigeria Football Federation

Obaseki Passes On At 75

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 […]

Mar 29 2020 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

I Am Getting Fed Up Of Begging To Get My Salary, Super Eagles Coach Lament

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 […]

Nov 27 2019 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

FIFA Life Ban: Nigeria Football Federation Offers Legal Support To Siasia

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, […]

Aug 20 2019 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Amaju Pinnick Impeached As CAF 1st Vice President

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 […]

Jul 18 2019 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Nigeria To Retain Rohr, To Go For Further Coaching Course With Bayern Munich

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 […]

Jul 18 2019 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Alleged $8.4m Fraud: Court Orders Arrest Of NFF President, Pinnick, Four Others

LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation Amaju Pinnick and four other officials of the football body. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu issued the order of arrest following the refusal of Pinnick and others to appear in court […]

Jul 1 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Falcons Protest Unpaid Accumulated Three Years Bonuses, Refuse To Leave Hotel

LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Falcons players have refused to leave the team hotel after their exit from the women’s World Cup on Saturday, demanding that the country’s soccer federation clears all of their outstanding bonus payments, ESPN reported. The players staged a sit-in protest shortly after Nigeria were beaten 3-0 by double champions Germany […]

Jun 24 2019 | Posted in National,Sports | Read More »

Babayaro Calls For Investigate Of Flying Eagles Exit From Fifa World Cup

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 […]

Jun 5 2019 | Posted in National | Read More »

Amaju Pinnick Re-Elected As NFF President

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Amaju Pinnick has been re-elected as President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Announcing the result on Thursday in Katsina, the Chairman of Electoral Committee, Mr Mohamned Sani, said Pinnick scored 34 out of the 44 votes cast in the election. Sani said that Aminu Maigari got eight votes to emerge second, […]

Sep 20 2018 | Posted in Sports | Read More »