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Sad! NFF Official shot dead

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Ibrahim Abubakar, Head Of Protocol of the Nigeria Football Federation is dead. He was shot dead by armed robbers in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The announcement was made on the  Twitter handle of the NFF that they lost their Head of Protocol  to gunmen earlieron Wednesday.
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“NFF’s Head of Protocol Ibrahim Abubakar was shot dead by armed robbers in his house in Abuja in the early hours of today. Abubakar’s remains is being taken to Kaduna for burial.”“ the NFF wrote.
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"Pay outstanding bonuses and allowances before Christmas". Sports Minister tells NFF

Nigeria’s sports minister, Solomon Dalung has ordered the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay all outstanding allowances and bonuses to Golden Eaglets, the Super Falcons and the Falconets, and various officials of diverse teams. He gave the directive during the 71st General Assembly of the NFF which took place yesterday at Transcop Hilton Hotel, Abuja., . 
“I have heard series of complaints from players and coaches of how their salaries and allowances were not paid. From previous reports of crisis from the players’ camp, the issue has always been that officials took players money! Please pay them their money. 
“An angel said to the three wise men behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy. This is Christmas season. Bring glad tidings to the players. Pay them all outstanding bonuses and allowances before Christmas.” He  stated
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We have no money to pay Golden Eaglets’ World Cup bonuses – NFF

Sports . Golden Eagles win Chile 2015 U17 World Cup
Nigeria Football
Federation has denied claims that the Golden Eaglets received N20, 000 as transport allowance when the
team was decamped on Thursday. The football
body said the Amuneke-tutored team who won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile a week ago are yet
to receive some of their bonuses and
allowances because the federation is cash-strapped
“The bonuses for
the semi final and final matches of the World Cup have not been paid to the
Eaglets. There is no money to pay these bonuses and we can’t pay them for now. The
problem is that we can’t pay the money we don’t have. There was a rumour that
we gave the players N20,000 each as winning bonus. Where can we get the money?
It’s just a lie.
“As soon as we
get enough money we will pay all the players. They have done this country proud
by winning the U-17 World Cup and we must appreciate them by paying any money
due to them,” NFF General Secretary,
Dr. Mohammed Sanusi explained.

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Rashidi Yekini, Best Ogedengbe, others to receive Federation Cup honour.

Former Nigeria internationals, Rashidi Yekini, Best Ogedegbe;
Okey Isima, Friday Ekpo , Sam Opone, Amusa Adisa, Inua Rigogo, Dairu Sadi, Ifeanyi
Onyedika, Baba Out, referee Linus MBA, and seasoned journalist, Segun Adenuga
will be honored by the Nigeria Football Federation won Sunday at the Final of
the 2015 Federation Cup Finals.

They will be recognized because of their significant
contributions in making the Federation Cup the most glamorous football
tournament in Nigeria. The free-to- attend event will see attendees winning the
sum of N200,000 via a raffle draw, this is
courtesy of the NFF and the Lagos State Sports Commission.
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NFF to organise testimonial for Enyeama, bans use of social media in camp.

The Nigeria Football Federation has revealed that a testimonial will be organised for Vincent Enyeama, adding that he deserves an honourable exit  from the Super Eagles.
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“I told him that he did so well for Nigeria over the past 13-and-half years that he had been there, and by all means, is deserving of honourable exit. Whatever the situation, whether he decides to return to the team or not, NFF will organise a worthy testimonial match in his honour, because he served the nation so well.” NFF boss, Amaju affirmed.

On the row with Enyeama and Oliseh, Amaju maintained that “the head coach is in full charge of the team and the camp at all times, and that fact must be respected. The NFF will support and respect the decision of the head coach of any of the national teams at all times.

“Both Oliseh and Enyeama are true heroes of Nigeria football, if you look at what they achieved at different times. But Oliseh is head coach now and in charge of the team. We will continue to respect his contract; our role as a federation is advisory.”

He however disclosed that a code of conduct for players and officials of the various national teams will soon be implemented.
“A small group had been working on the document and I am happy to say that it is now ready for implementation. This will spell out how players and officials must conduct themselves while in any of the national camps, and minimise the probability of misunderstanding between coaches and players.”

‎ ‎ He continued, “No player launches his career through the social media. When players are at their clubs, they don’t broadcast camp situation on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The same restraint and discipline must be observed in the national camp.”
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We have no regrets appointing Sunday Oliseh – Amaju Pinnick

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has insisted that the NFF have no regrets in appointing ex-international, Sunday Oliseh as the manager of the Super Eagles.
Amaju maintained that Oliseh remains the best option for the team while also appealing to the fans to be patient and supportive.
He made this known on Tuesday via Twitter and the federation’s website as he defended some decisions of the FA that had taken public scrutiny.

He said, “We have no regrets appointing Sunday Oliseh. Other African countries were gunning for him, but he opted for his country. Oliseh’s stock in international football is high because apart from his work with FIFA, he has a company that trains and grades coaches all over the world.
“What the NFF, Oliseh, the League Management Company and other aspects of Nigerian football need is support from everyone, and patience, so that we can put in place our developmental programmes that will take the country’s game to a new height.”

In response to the regular criticisms of Oliseh due to his lack of experience, Pinnick responded that his national team playing career, which saw him winning the Africa Cup of Nations’ gold, silver and bronze, Olympic gold and working with the FIFA Technical Study Group, would take care of that area.

“Experience is accumulation of knowledge over time to be used in a given situation. Technology provides immediate solution. “Oliseh won’t be only a coach; he will be manager of the Super Eagles.”

Pinnick then urged critics of Nigerian football to be constructive and not destructive, and to cultivate the habit of proffering alternative solutions whenever they feel that the federation’s decisions were not good enough.

“Instead of simply castigating those at the helm of affairs, we should have tendency to offer what we believe are better solutions for specific issues. It is not about one person; it is about our dear country, Nigeria.
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Sam Okwaraji – 26 Years After

Gone but not forgotten! Exactly 26 years ago, Super Eagles midfielder, Samuel Okwaraji died of cardiac arrest while on duty. The doctorate degree law student slumped 13 minutes to the end of Nigeria’s 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Angola at the National Stadium, Lagos and was confirmed dead on arrival at the hospital. The sad incident happened on August 12, 1989.
‎The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will today pay tribute to the Nigerian football legend by displaying his portrait around the eight venues of the Federation Cup quarter-finals in Enugu, Benin City, Neros Stadium, Oleh, Lokoja, Abuja, Ilorin and Makurdi. 
It is sad note and very hard to believe that that the incumbent NFF President, Amaju Pinnick is the first person to call/contact Mrs Jane Okwaraji in 26 years since his son died. No NFF,NSC or Federal Government Official deemed it necessary to check up on her.
“Mama, there is nothing I can say other than to tell you to continue to take solace in the fact that Sochukwuma was a star for Nigeria, a name that no one has been able to forget no matter how much they tried. He was the quintessential professional and patriot per excellence. Please be rest assured that Sochukwuma will continue to be in our hearts and consciousness. He was a rare gem. I assure you that the NFF will continue to keep in touch with you.”‎ Pinnick consoled the woman.
He continued, “It was a horrible day, for someone like me and several other Nigerians who were right inside the National Stadium, Lagos that day. By all accounts, Sam Okwaraji was a consummate professional and was a shining example of patriotic fervour.” 
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Stephen Keshi reportedly demands N1billion compensation from NFF

Few weeks after Stephen Keshi was relieved of his job as Super Eagles manager for applying for a managerial position in another country, the ex Nigerian footballer has reportedly backed his lawsuit against the the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for wrongful dismissal and defamation of character with‎ a compensation of N1billion.
 “Keshi’s lawyers have demanded for a billion Naira from the NFF as compensation for defaming their client.”‎ A top source told AfricanFootball.com:
The letter from Keshi’s law firm in Abuja was received by the NFF on Friday.
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Keshi to drag NFF to court for "wrongful dismissal and defamation"

The last is yet to be heard of the Keshi Vs NFF imbroglio as the Ex-coach of the Super Eagles have reportedly filed a lawsuit against the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for “wrongful dismissal and defamation”.
Keshi was sacked by the NFF after findings revealed that he showed interest in assuming the vacant Ivory Coast coaching job by applying – a claim he and his agent have since debunked.
“Keshi’s lawyers have written the NFF threatening to sue for wrongful dismissal and defamation of character,” a source informed AfricanFootball.com

“But the truth of the matter is that he does not have a leg to stand on as far as this matter is concerned. “It’s all laughable and he’s just chasing shadows.”
He has since been replaced by Sunday Oliseh.
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Sunday Oliseh wades into the Enyeama/NFF matter.

Nigeria’s senior national team head coach, Sunday Oliseh has intervened in the uproar involving the ‎Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and captain Vincent Enyeama. The football governing body is bent on punishing the Lille skipper over his unguarded statement on the choice of Kaduna as the host of Nigeria’s Afcon qualifier against Chad (held last month) and his refusal to appear before the disciplinary committee.
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Oliseh, who leapt to the goal keeper’s defence few weeks back has promised to resolve the matter ahead of Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations game against Tanzania in September.

The midfield ace told Super Sports, “This is a touchy issue and one has to be careful how he treads on this. The first thing to do is to hear both sides. I have already spoken to the federation and they provided some very tangible reasons for the steps they took.
“However, when Enyeama made that statement, he was and is still the captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. You cannot forbid the captain from speaking out; it becomes autocratic if you do that and I would not want to do that as a coach.
“But at the same time, we can also caution and say ‘we don’t want such kinds of utterances because it may bring about a negative effect or whatever. I however think that he may have spoken out because of what he had already discussed with his teammates.
“Maybe he spoke out on behalf of his team-mates and I don’t think we should stop someone from speaking out when he’s the captain. However we cannot have all the players speaking out because that would be tantamount to chaos.
“I will speak to the captain and we will look at the way forward because I still view him as one of the best goalkeepers we have,” he said.

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