Category Archives: Sports Federations

NWWF Honours Danagogo, Welcomes Yakmut

May 8 Sports Federations, Sports Personality 1 comment

Photo: Ambassador Rachel Bakam(2nd r) and other NWWF officials presenting Dr. Tammy Danagogo with the Award plaque in Abuja. – The Nigerian Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation (NWWF), has honoured the Sports Mini...

Yakmut Assures Forum On Sports Development

May 7 Athletics, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 27 comments

Acting Director General of National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut has pledged the implementation of the Communiqué for the development of sports read and presented by the Executive Committee of the Direc...

Yakmut Joins Commonwealth Advisory Body

April 30 Athletics, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 20 comments

The newly appoint­ed Acting Direc­tor General of the National Sports Com­mission, Al-Hassan Yakmut has added an­other feather to his cap with his appointment into the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) by the Co...

Nigeria Supporters Club Congratulates Buhari

April 9 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 42 comments

.Praises Sports-Loving Jonathan For Uniting Nigeria – Following his election as next President of the country, the Nigerian Football Supporters Club has congratulated General Muhammadu Buhari over his success in th...

NFF Board Ratifies Sanusi As Scribe

March 26 Football, Sports Federations 3 comments

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday formally ratified the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Sanusi as the General Secretary of the Federation. At a meeting in Uyo, NFF President Amaju Pinnick pr...

Ilaboya Emerges Edo FA Chairman

February 27 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 24 comments

.As Icheen Retains Seat In Benue – Foremost journalist and former chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, Frank Ilaboya is the new Chairman of Edo State Football Association. Ilaboya...

Ogunjobi, Ogba Retain FA Chairmanship Seats

February 27 Football, Sports Federations 44 comments

Former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation and former chairman of NFF Technical Committeee, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi has been re-elected chairman of Osun State Football Association. In elections conducted in Oso...

Akinwunmi Returns As Lagos FA Boss

February 25 Football, Sports Federations 3 comments

Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has been re-elected as Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association. The elections conducted in Lagos on Tuesday, 24 February, 2015 and supervised by a Member of the NFF Executive Committee a...

FA Elections: Green, Others Retain Chairmanship Seats

February 19 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 7 comments

Barrister Christopher Green, Alhaji Abubakar Ladan and Alhaji Ganiyu Majekodunmi have retained their seats as chairmen of the Rivers State Football Association, Kebbi State Football Association and Ogun State Football As...

Wenger Pledges Co-operation With NFF

February 18 Football, Sports Federations 22 comments

Photo: Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger (r) welcoming NFF President Amaju Pinnick to his office in London this week. – Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, President Amaju Pinnick held what was generally described as an ...

NAWIS Abuja Gets First Excecutives

February 16 Sports Federations, Sports Personality 3 comments

By Ebenezer Osamo – The National Association of Women In Sports, NAWIS Federal Capital Territory, FCT Chapter, has elected its first set of excecutives. The Abuja-based sports enthusiasts met in the Federal Capital...

Blatter, Others Cleared For FIFA Elections

February 10 Football, Sports Federations 33 comments

FIFA’s electoral committee has approved Sepp Blatter and his three rivals for the world governing body’s presidential elections on 29 May. A FIFA statement said all four had passed “integrity checksR...

NFF Warns State FAs Ahead Of Elections

February 4 Football, Sports Federations 37 comments

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has reiterated its warning that, in line with the NFF Statutes, there must be no external influence in the conduct of elections into the boards of the Football Associations of the 36...

NFF Badges 28 FIFA Referees

January 8 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 18 comments

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will on Thursday 8 January in Lagos, present badges to Nigeria’s FIFA Referees for the year 2015. The list includes six men Referees, three women Referees, seven men Assistant Refere...

Pinnick: Ministry Accepts Appeals Committee Ruling

December 6 Football, Sports Federations 5 comments

The National Sports Commission, NSC, has noted the conflicting reports of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Appeals Committee on the cases brought before it by some contestants of the September 30,2014 election of th...

Pinnick Remains NFF Boss, Appeal Committee Rules

December 4 Football, Sports Federations 37 comments

Amaju Pinnick has been given the go ahead to continue in his position as President of the Nigeria Football Federation by the NFF Elections Appeal Committee. Along with Pinnick, the other members of the Executive committe...

Minister Condoles SWAN Over Ugele’s Death

December 4 Football, Sports Federations, Sports Personality 54 comments

The Sports Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has received with shock the news of the demise of one of the members of FCT Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Mr. Ramsey Ugele who p...

FCT SWAN Mourns Ace Journalist Ramsey Ugele

December 3 Sports Federations, Sports Personality 25 comments

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN FCT chapter has been thrown into a mourning mood over the death of ace journalist, Ramsey Ugele. The well respected media luminary died on Wednesday morning at the Suleja H...

1960 BET Is Headline Sponsor of League Bloggers Awards

December 3 Football, Sports Federations 5 comments

The leading Sports betting company in Nigeria, 1960 BET, is by this release officially unveiled as the Headline Sponsor of the 2014 League Bloggers Awards (LBA) for its end-of-season event billed to hold at the Sheraton ...

Ebikagboro Named U-23 Team Media Officer

November 26 Football, Sports Federations 14 comments

The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed hardworking broadcast journalist, Timi Ebikagboro as the Media Officer of the U-23 National Team, otherwise known as Dream Team. Respected among his peers around the country ...

Embrace Youth Policy, Danagogo Charges States

November 18 Grassroots Sports, Sports Federations 8 comments

Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has called on all State Governments and corporate organisations to key into the Transformation Agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan, to fis...

Ndanusa, Gumel Go To War

November 16 Sports Federations 4 comments

.As NOC Elections Hold In Asaba 19-20 Nov –   Orchid Hotels & Events Centre in Asaba, Delta State will be the battle ground come Wednesday and Thursday, 19-20 November, when two heavyweights; incumbent Pre...

Nigeria Senate Passes NFF Bill

November 14 Football, Sports Federations 21 comments

The Federal House of Assembly in Nigeria has passed the bill that would formally change the name of the country’s football body, Nigeria Football Association, NFA to Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. When the bill ...