NFF President Resigns as Leadership Collapses in Major Football Shake-Up
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Musa Gusau has resigned from office with immediate effect, bringing an abrupt end to his tenure amid growing pressure over the state of Nigerian football. Gusau announced his resignation during a tense press conference at the NFF headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, August 27, 2026, ending weeks of speculation […]
NPFL Referee Solomon Maram Dies During Pre-Season Fitness Test in Abuja
The Nigeria Football Referees’ Association (NFRA) has confirmed the death of Plateau State-based NPFL referee, Solomon Aweng Maram, after he collapsed during a pre-season fitness test in Abuja. Maram died on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, while participating in the Batch A fitness test organised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Referees’ Committee ahead of the […]
NFF Sacks Super Falcons Coach, Technical Crew After World Cup Qualifying Failure
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has directed the entire technical crew of the Super Falcons to step down following the team’s failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The decision was announced on Monday by the NFF Executive Committee, which asked all members of the Falcons’ technical crew to leave their positions […]
Group Warns of Crisis in Nigerian Football, Demands Urgent Reforms
The Advocacy for Nigeria Football Reforms Initiative has warned that Nigerian football is facing a critical period, calling for urgent action to address what it described as deep-rooted administrative problems in the sport. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Prince Harrison Jalla, the group said attention on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) election scheduled […]
NFF Issues Apology to Tinubu, Nigerians Over WAFCON Heartbreak
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has issued a formal, unreserved apology to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Government and the international community of tens of millions of football enthusiasts, for the Super Falcons’ failure to secure automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The apology follows a grueling 1-0 defeat to 9-time […]
NFF Congratulates Nigerian Title Winners in Europe
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, MON is really pleased with Nigeria’s men and women players, who have won League and Cup titles in Europe. As a matter of fact, their accomplishments have not only delighted Nigeria’s supreme football-governing body, it also shows that these players are very good, consistent […]
Tinubu, NSC, NFF Mourn Sports Administrator, Ibrahim Galadima
President Bola Tinubu has conveyed his sorrow regarding the death of Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, a prominent sports administrator and community leader from Kano. In a statement released on Sunday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President characterized the passing of the former football promoter and administrator as a significant loss to […]
NFF ‘fooled’ Presidency with fake petition against DR Congo -Jalla
Mr. Harrison Jalla, the former Nigeria international and chairman of the Advocacy for Nigeria Football Reform Concepts, has claimed that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) fabricated a “fake” petition against DR Congo to distract football enthusiasts in Nigeria and the Federal Government from their mismanagement regarding the country’s World Cup qualification efforts.Nigeria was unable to […]
NFF appoints Akeem Busari as new Flamingos coach
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has officially announced the appointment of Akeem Busari as the new head coach of the Flamingos, Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team.The decision, confirmed in a statement released by the federation on Friday, marks a new chapter for the Flamingos as they prepare for upcoming continental and international competitions. Busari replaces […]
NFF inaugurates the electoral committee, appeals committee today
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to inaugurate the Electoral Committee and the Electoral Appeals Committee today (Thursday, 2nd April 2026), following their establishment last week. The event will take place at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja and will be led by the NFF President and President of WAFU B Zone, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa […]
Diri Praises Tinubu as NFF Assembly Opens in Bayelsa
The governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has praised President Bola Tinubu for taking practical measures to reform the country’s sports sector, particularly by moving from a ministerial system to progressively implementing judicial commissions. Diri said this when he declared the 2026 Extraordinary General Assembly of the Nigeria Football Federation in Yenagoa open, according to […]
Bayelsa Sets To Host NFF Extraordinary General Assembly
Bayelsa State is set to host the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) Extraordinary General Assembly on Monday, March 23, 2026.His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, the Governor of Bayelsa State, will formally inaugurate the assembly at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, located within the Government House in Yenagoa.Notable attendees anticipated at the event include Mallam Shehu Dikko, […]