The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has suspended referee Abdulrasheed Jimoh and assistant referee Adamu Zakari following the controversial disallowance of a goal scored by Kwara United in their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) encounter against Enugu Rangers on Sunday.
The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has alleged that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) prevented him from greeting members of the national Under-17 women’s football team at the Abuja airport.
Obi, who described the incident as another troubling manifestation of what he called the growing culture of toxic politics in Nigeria, said he was stopped from welcoming the young footballers despite making what he described as a simple request to greet them.
Former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation warned him not to invite the trio of Vincent Enyeama, Emmanuel Emenike, and John Obi Mikel when he took over the team.
The Nigeria Football Federation disclosed on Thursday in a statement on its website that the football governing body has approved the committee's appointment.
Nigeria has become adept at producing young sporting talents, but many struggle to transition from junior success to sustainable senior careers due to inadequate long-term support.
The joint assessment mission, which began on Monday, September 14, brings FIFA and CAF officials into discussions with Nigerian football stakeholders following a wave of resignations that has left the NFF facing questions over its leadership structure, governance and electoral process.
The two governing bodies are also preparing to send a joint delegation to Abuja as they seek to establish what happened, following the mass resignation of senior NFF officials and determine the appropriate next steps.
Martins made the remarks during an appearance on the Obi One Podcast, where he discussed the state of Nigerian football and the leadership crisis currently affecting the country's football administration.
Nigeria's football federation has been led by administrators who inherited the same enormous responsibility: managing a football-mad nation that expects the Super Eagles to win and qualify for every major tournament.
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of a marriage that has lasted over 43 years, ruling that lack of love and mutual respect between spouses does not, on its own, constitute sufficient legal grounds for divorce.
