If not Keshi, get Mourinho, Guardiola – Minister

Sports minister, Tam Danagogo has warned the Nigeria Football Federation not to employ a lesser coach than Stephen Keshi should the ex-Togo coach decline to lead the Super Eagles.

Keshi has until Thursday this week to revert to the NFF over the contract offered him.

“What I have urged the NFF to do is to make sure that should Keshi not be given the job, a coach with a lesser pedigree than Keshi should not be employed. I have said we should encourage our local coaches,” Danagogo said.

Nigeria’s Sports Minister Confirms Keshi Will Get N10m For Four Matches

Nigeria’s Sports minister, Tammy Danagogo, has  revealed that former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, would be paid two months salary which he earned during the interim arrangement that saw Keshi’s management of the national team qualifying matches in the 2015 AFCON. The minister disclosed that Keshi will be paid  this week for his services.

SR Sports was the first to report (after speaking to an NFF insider) that there was an agreement with sports minister that he’ll be paid for the periods he will be in charge.

The World is fed up with Nigeria – Issa Hayatou

Nigeria football looks to be, unfortunately, heading into a long, dark night as world football –governing body is set to wield the big stick  today against the most populous black nation on earth.

Even as the Super Eagles still have a chance of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to defend their crown, despite a poor start in the race; even with the Golden Eaglets, the reigning champions of the world, ready to compete at the African Championship to be eligible to travel to Chile to defend their world title next year, and with the Super Falcons reclaiming their continental title in Namibia on Saturday, non –conformity to simple football rules and regulations has put Nigeria at the danger of a big slam.

Nigeria not a serious football country - Keshi

Former Super Eagles manager Stephen Keshi has thrown a parting shot at Nigerian football, saying the country should stop seeing itself as a serious football nation because it was still lagging behind in many vital areas needed to attain such levels.

The former Togo and former Mali manager noted, for instance, that but for his intervention, the Akwa Ibom State governor was planning to lay artificial grass on the newly built world-class Uyo Stadium. That venue will host the decisive clash of the Super Eagles with South Africa next month.

Gullit on Nigeria’s radar for Eagles

AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is initiated moves to hire former Dutch coach, Ruud Gullit as the country’s new coach. The NFF made it clear Shuaibu Amodu will only be in charge of the Super Eagles for two AFCON qualifiers against Congo and South Africa next month, after which the country will hire a foreign coach.

Keshi to sign contract before Sudan clash – NFF

As part of efforts to ensure that the Super Eagles come out victorious in their next two matches in the on-going 2015 African Cup of Nations  qualifier against Sudan.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that it is making arrangements to see that Coach Stephen Keshi signs his contract before the tie coming up in October.

Chris Giwa has been arrested by EFCC

Chris Giwa, who claims to have been elected NFF president, has been quizzed by Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency EFCC.

The associate’s banking transactions between January and June this year were put at 300,000 Naira, but between June and August, the transactions had skyrocketed to 250 million Naira.Giwa was whisked away from his Abuja home Friday by EFCC operatives to answer to the banking transactions of one of his associates.

FIFA Reinstates Maigari as NFF President

World football governing body, FIFA, Thursday ordered the reinstatement of  impeached Aminu Maigari as the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

According to the letter e-mailed to the NFF Secretary General, Musa Amadu by the Deputy Secretary General of FIFA, Markus Kattner, status quo must remained as it was on the Nigerian federation before the World Cup in Brazil.

The implication of the FIFA directive is that all the 13 members on the NFF board, including Chris Green and Ahmed Yusuf Fresh, purportedly suspended by the Mike Umeh led executive committee  for ‘anti-board’ activities are to return to office till August 26 when the elective congress would hold for a fresh board.

FIFA Lifts Ban On Nigeria

The crisis that has rocked the Nigeria Football Federation since the Aminu Maigari-led board was sacked on July 6 is to be resolved today in line with FIFA's deadline for suspension lifting.

The development is as a result of the vacation of a suit in High Court Jos, which had earlier granted restraining order against Maigari's board thus preventing him and his board from administering Nigerian football.

Nigeria rise to 34th in newest FIFA rankings

The Super Eagles are now ranked 34th in the world, according to the latest FIFA rankings released today.

Nigeria were eliminated in the second round of the 2014 World Cup, after a decent showing where they also drew 0-0 with Iran, beat Bosnia 1-0 and lost 3-2 to Argentina in the group stages.

This means the African champions are now third in Africa, only behind Algeria and Cote d’Ivoire, who are ranked 24th and 25th respectively.

World champions Germany, are now second in the world after Spain.

We didn’t play badly — Keshi

Nigerian boss Stephen Keshi, admitted his side lacked the patience to break down Iran’s stubborn ranks of defence after their plan to get an early goal never transpired.

“There was a lot of anxiety. My players tried to finish the game in the first 25 minutes, but when the goal didn’t come I think we pushed a bit too hard and frustrations starting to come in,” he said.

Super Eagles arrive Brazil for 2014 World Cup

The African champions touched down for the World Cup as scheduled in Sao Paulo on Tuesday night from their pre-tournament camp in the United States.

A year ago, Nigeria arrived three days late for the Confederations Cup in Brazil and in disarray after a player strike over bonuses caused delays and threatened to throw the World Cup warm-up tournament into chaos.

Super Eagles land in USA

Nigeria's Super Eagles landed in the USA on the final leg of their pre-World Cup camping on Thursday evening.

The team left London the morning after their 2-2 draw against Scotland and will begin preparations for their June 3 meeting against Greece immediately.

Team officials say training will hold on Friday morning at the Lincoln Financial Field.

Stephen Keshi's squad of 30 is expected to be cut to the final 23 on June 2, in time to meet the Fifa deadline.

Yussuf Ayila Is Older Than He Claims - Team Doctor

Dynamo Kiev defender Ayila Yussuf, who spent last season on loan in Metalist Kharkiv was accused by doctor Leonid Mironov for being much older than it is stated in his official documents.

Officially 29-year old Yussuf came to Dynamo Kiev in 2003. He spent almost his entire career with the Ukrainian team, except short-term loans to Orduspor and recently finished to Metalist.Ayila

Taiwo: I’m better than Keshi’s defenders

Taye Taiwo talks about his disappointment over his national team snub, but makes it clear he will not be benched by any of Stephen Keshi’s current crop.

Despite enjoying a revival in Turkey, Taiwo has been locked out of Keshi’s Nigeria squad for nearly two years.

Nigerian Supporters Club Wants 62 Million Condoms For 2014 World Cup

 

The Nigeria Football and other Sports Supporters Club (NFSSC), are demanding for about 62 million condoms to be made available to fans, ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

This was disclosed by Rafiu Ladipo, who is the President-General of NFSSC, while appealing to the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) to take their request seriously.

Keshi Releases List Of Nigeria's 30 Man Squad To The World Cup

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi, has released his 30-man World Cup list, which includes Osaze Odemwingie, Joseph Yobo and Joel Obi.
A member of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Paul Bassey, made the list public this evening.

NFF rejected Keshi's list due to non-inclusion of Odemwingie & Yobo

 

Goal findings reveal that the Super Eagles provisional World Cup squad was not accepted by the Technical Committee due to the absence of some experienced players

Goal has discovered that the non-inclusion of experienced players in the 38-man provisional list submitted by coach Stephen Keshi to the Nigeria Football Federation last week is the reason behind the delay in its announcement.

I will be disappointed if Keshi fails to pick me on his provisional World Cup squad - John Utaka

John Utaka has said he would be disappointed if coach Stephen Keshi failed to pick him on his provisional World Cup squad.

The 32-year-old Utaka is scoring again for Turkish club Sivasspor after a five-week absence caused by a hamstring injury.