Governance

Victor Agali played eleven times for Nigeria, scored five goals, and helped shape a golden generation of Super Eagles football. He says FIFA has been sending money to the NFF every year on behalf of retired internationals like him. He has never received a penny of it. The accusation Victor Agali has made on the […]

A supporters’ coalition has declared it has reached the limit of its patience with the NFF and is mobilising fans across Nigeria for a protest at the federation’s Abuja headquarters this week. A coalition of football fans operating under the name Reform Our Football has announced a nationwide protest beginning in Abuja this week, demanding

Godwin Okpara, who earned 29 caps for the Super Eagles and played at the 1998 World Cup, says former internationals are ready and capable of running Nigerian football if given the opportunity. Former Super Eagles central defender Godwin Okpara has entered the ongoing debate over the direction of Nigerian football leadership, calling on the Nigeria

Ibrahim Galadima, who served as president of the Nigeria Football Association between 2002 and 2006, passed away on Saturday at the age of 74, plunging the Nigerian football community into mourning once more. Nigerian football has lost one of its most respected administrators. Ibrahim Galadima, the former Nigeria Football Association president, died on Saturday at

Dr Terry Eguaoje, the NFF’s Head of Coaching Education, has added a US Soccer Federation Coach Educator badge to his already impressive portfolio, qualifying him to deliver the B-Licence course and deepening Nigeria’s capacity to train elite coaches from within. Nigeria’s football future does not just depend on what happens on matchday. It depends on

NFF president Ibrahim Gusau has made a concrete commitment to VAR training for Nigerian match officials, pairing it with a broader push to raise recruitment standards and stamp out the poor officiating that has long frustrated domestic football. The Nigeria Football Federation will train at least 10 Nigerian referees in VAR operations before the end

Stanley Nwabali has delivered a frank assessment of West African football, arguing that poor salaries and inadequate infrastructure will continue pushing players out of the region for as long as the structural problems go unaddressed. Stanley Nwabali has never been one to dress up hard truths, and his latest interview with Brila FM is no

A sharp public dispute has broken out between Nigerian football stakeholders and the NFF over claims the federation spent more than N300 million on a FIFA petition against DR Congo that was ultimately dismissed, with NFF president Ibrahim Gusau pushing back on the figure. The fallout from Nigeria’s failed bid to reach the 2026 FIFA

The contracts of the NFF technical department’s senior officials, including Technical Director Augustine Eguavoen, are set to expire in September, triggering a significant leadership transition at the federation. Major changes are coming to the Nigeria Football Federation. The contracts of the chieftains of the NFF technical department will come to an end in September, with

The man they called ‘Headmaster’ says DR Congo deserve their World Cup place, and he wants Nigeria to stop making excuses and start making things right. Mutiu Adepoju, one of Nigeria’s finest midfielders of the 1990s, has congratulated DR Congo on their historic qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Leopards secured their place