Governance

The World Cup miss hurts, but the case for sticking with Eric Chelle is stronger than it has ever been for any Super Eagles coach in recent memory. Nigeria will not be in the United States, Canada or Mexico this summer. That fact is settled, and no petition or CAS appeal is changing it. But […]

DR Congo have qualified for the 2026 World Cup and Nigerian stakeholders want answers — was the NFF’s petition ever more than a smokescreen? DR Congo’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Jamaica in Guadalajara on Wednesday confirmed the Leopards’ first World Cup appearance in 52 years, and in Nigeria it has lit a fire. Stakeholders are

The CAF Congress in Egypt has ratified the appointment of Nigerian football administrator Samson Adamu as acting secretary general of the Confederation of African Football, a historic first for Nigeria at the continental governing body. Nigeria has its first-ever secretary general of the Confederation of African Football. Samson Adamu, who previously served as CAF’s director

Ebi Ezekiel Egbe, one of Africa’s foremost sports infrastructure voices, has urged Nigerian football to treat the NFF Elective Congress in September 2026 as a genuine reset — not another occasion where the right words are spoken and nothing changes. The September 2026 NFF Elective Congress in Lafia, Nasarawa State is still six months away,

Shehu Dikko, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, used the 2026 NFF Extraordinary General Assembly in Yenagoa to deliver a pointed message: Nigerian football’s governing structures are overdue for a complete overhaul. The Federal Government has issued its clearest call yet for a root-and-branch reform of how Nigerian football is governed. Speaking at the 2026

Two months after Senegal lifted the AFCON 2025 trophy in front of the world, CAF handed it to Morocco. Segun Odegbami says the decision is the most unpopular in African football history and must be reversed. Former Super Eagles captain Segun Odegbami has delivered a sharp verdict on CAF’s decision to strip Senegal of the

Kennedy Boboye has offered a blunt assessment of the NFF’s chances at CAS, arguing that Nigeria bungled the protest from the very start and that no court can fix a case built on procedural failure. Kennedy Boboye has seen enough football administration go wrong to know when a protest is dead on arrival. The Bendel

The Anambra State Football Association has moved to formalise its internal structure with the inauguration of new standing committees, as Chairman Chikelue Iloenyosi pushes to restore the state’s footballing reputation. Chikelue Iloenyosi has taken another step in his effort to rebuild Anambra State as a serious force in Nigerian football, formally unveiling the Anambra State

With a neighbouring African football federation boss now serving a life sentence for misusing FIFA grants, Harrison Jalla is asking Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies why the NFF has not faced the same scrutiny over funds that have similarly gone unaccounted for. The timing could not be

Nigeria’s most decorated women’s footballer has weighed in on the biggest controversy in African football right now, and she is not holding back. Asisat Oshoala has had enough. Hours after CAF’s Appeal Board stripped Senegal of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and handed the trophy to Morocco, the Super Falcons and Barcelona forward