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NFF grooming Yobo as Super Eagles future coach – Pinnick

Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick has disclosed that the federation appointed Joseph Yobo as assistant coach of the Eagles to prepare for a future role of the team’s manager. Pinnick noted at the weekend that the leadership role displayed by Yobo when he was the captain of the Eagles motivated the NFF to appoint […]

FIFA’s co-administering CAF: Infantino rejects ‘colonialism’ critique

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected comments that the global soccer body has taken a “colonialist” attitude towards African football and its governing organisation CAF (Confederation of African Football). FIFA last month took the unprecedented move of announcing it would jointly administer African football with CAF and would send it its Senegalese secretary general Fatma […]

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Amaju Pinnick Ousted As CAF Vice President

The tenure of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) elapsed on Thursday and CAF President, Ahmadu Ahmadu did not re-appoint him. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF Director of Communications on Thursday in Abuja, said Pinnick’s tenure along with […]