CAF Slams $5,000 Fine on Nigeria for Overcrowding

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) monday imposed a $5,000 fine on Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for overcrowding during the Africa Cup of Nations 2017 qualifying match between Nigeria and Egypt in Kaduna.

NFF incurred the wrath of CAF for poor crowd control measures that saw about 40,000 fans lumbered into the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna in the AFCON 2017 Group G fixture on March 25.

Nigeria Nation Wide League to kick off June 3 - NFF

The 2015/2016 season of the Nigeria Nation Wide League, will commence on June 3, 2016.

This was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), during its 2015 Congress at the Bently Hotel in Abuja.

Secretary of the NNWL, Shola Ogunnowo, told Goal: “The Congress had only two agenda, the first was to get the governing structure done by the adhoc committee set up by the Nigeria Football Federation.

“They unanimously adopt the proposal and approved of it. The second was to have a kick off date for the league.

NFF Unveils Super Eagles' Interim Managers

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Wednesday that Shaibu Amodu, the Technical Director of the NFF and Salisu Yusuf would take charge of the Super Eagles on interim basis.

This was part of the decisions taken after Wednesday's meeting of the NFF Technical Committee which took place at the NFF secretariat.

The appointment would see the coaches lead the Eagles to the two international friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg national team on May 27 and June 1 respectively.

NFF confirms Mali, Luxembourg friendlies for Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has announced that the Super Eagles will take on Mali and Luxembourg in friendly matches.Nigeria football senior national team, the Super Eagles will take on the Eagles of Mali and the Luxembourg senior national team in two international friendly matches in Europe.

This was confirmed via their official Twitter handle.

Nigeria, former African champions will take on Mali, ranked four places above them at 63, at the Stade Robert Diochon in Rouen, France on May 27. 

The Eagles of Mali have already qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals, having garnered 10 points from their first four matches of the qualification series.

NFF Building Fire: Umeh, Baribote call for probe

First vice president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chief Mike Umeh has called for a security investigation into the strange fire that gutted some offices of the football house insisting that the development was surprising because it happened during the office hour when members of staff were on duty.

Umeh who has refused to recognize Alhaji Aminu Maigari as the president of the NFF arrived the scene in the company of another board member Dr. Shehu Adamu described the fire incident as an at of sabotage adding that the continuous stay of Maigari in Nigerian football is only but a sign of desperation which he said must not be encouraged in any way.