Nigeria FA grooming Yobo for future coaching role
May 12, 2020, at 03:05 pm
Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said its recent appointment of Joseph Yobo as a member of the technical coaching crew of the senior national team was to groom him for a future team management role.
Nigeria, Sierra Leone survive semi-final scares
Aug 28, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Dubai, Aug 28 (IBNS): Favourites Nigeria and Sierra Leone qualified for the final of the ICC Under 19 World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifier tournament, but they both got a major scare along the way.
Argentina beat Nigeria to enter last 16 of FIFA World Cup
Jun 27, 2018, at 01:43 am
Saint Petersburg, Jun 26 (IBNS): Riding on Marcos Rojo's 86th minute goal, Argentina defeated Nigeria to enter the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Stadium here on Tuesday.
FIFA World Cup: Argentina to face Nigeria in a battle for survival
Jun 26, 2018, at 06:14 pm
Saint Petersburg, Jun 26 (IBNS): In a must win game, Argentina will come out to play against spirited Nigeria in their last Group D match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Stadium here on Tuesday.
FIFA World Cup: Nigeria outplay Iceland 2-0
Jun 22, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Volgograd, Jun 22 (IBNS): Nigeria defeated Iceland in a Group D match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at the Volgograd Arena Stadium here on Friday.
CWG: Indian men's TT team win gold medal
Apr 09, 2018, at 10:25 pm
Gold Coast, Apr 9 (IBNS): After women, now the Indian men's team on Monday won the gold medal by beating Nigeria in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games here.
FIFA extends ban of five Nigerian officials
Feb 08, 2017, at 06:13 pm
Zurich, Feb 8 (IBNS): FIFA on Tuesday confirm the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed by the Nigerian Football Federation’s (NFF) Disciplinary Committee on May 12, 2016, against the officials Christopher Giwa, Muazu Suleyman, Yahaya Adama, Sani Fema and Johnson Effiong for breaches of the NFF Statutes and the FIFA Code of Ethics, an official release said.