NFF congratulates Customs boss, Adeniyi, on election as honcho World Custom Organization The Nigeria Football Federation has felicitated with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on his election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO). At the elections in Brussels, Belgium, Adeniyi swept to victory to become the first Nigerian to lead the 73-year-old organization, which has 186 member-nations. President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON), who is also President of WAFU, said: “The NFF heartily congratulates CG Adeniyi on his well-deserved victory. We are not in any way surprised because he has…
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Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
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Over 100 lawyers trade tackles. As lawyers football league kicks off in Kano By Abdulgafar Oladimeji. The maiden edition of the Kano lawyers soccer league jointly organize by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA Kano and Ungogo branches has kicked off. Our correspondent gathered that the soccer fiesta for the men in wig is been sponsored by Kano state government. Aztec football arena located along Ibrahim Dabo road has been designated to play host to the matches scheduled to feature over 100 legal practitioners drawn from the public and private bar. The teams on parade are , Attorney General Chambers, Nureini…
WAFU B U20 Tourney: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles resume camping Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has defined his objectives as Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles resumed camping in Abuja ahead of the upcoming WAFU B U20 Boys Tournament to be staged in Ghana. “We are taking proactive measures to ensure that the challenges we encountered previously are addressed, squarely. My assistants and myself are very much aware of the issues related to the team’s attacking prowess and we are making concerted efforts to rectify the situation. “The tournament in Ghana offers us a good window to showcase a few more players and…
NFF extends tenure of NPFL, NNL and NLO boards The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has opted to extend the tenure of the present boards of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Nigeria National League (NNL) and the Nigeria Nationwide League One (NLO) till the end of the tenure of the present NFF administration headed by Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON). The tenure of the present NFF Board will come to an end on 29 September 2026, having taken office on 30 September 2022. By this decision, the boards headed by Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye (NPFL), Chief George Aluo…
NFF congratulates Customs boss, Adeniyi, on election as honcho World Custom Organization The Nigeria Football Federation has felicitated with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on his election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO). At the elections in Brussels, Belgium, Adeniyi swept to victory to become the first Nigerian to lead the 73-year-old organization, which has 186 member-nations. President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON), who is also President of WAFU, said: “The NFF heartily congratulates CG Adeniyi on his well-deserved victory. We are not in any way surprised because he has…
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau (MON) on Monday formally took office as President of the WAFU Zone B. The taking-over ceremony took place at the WAFU headquarters in Cocody Rivera 4 area of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Gusau was elevated to the position following the election of Mr. Kurt-Edwin Simeon Okraku, President of Ghana FA, into the CAF Executive Committee at the congress in Egypt on 12th March 2025. Okraku has since been appointed CAF’s second Vice President.
President Fed cup victory: Kwara Governor splash ₦5M, Land largesse on Kwara United Players Kwara state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has splashed the sum ₦5 million cash reward on Kwara United players for wining the 2025 president federation cup. The governor , during a reception hosted in honour of the players at the government house in Ilorin also promised the players plots of land AbdulRazaq said it is “proud moment for the state” he applaud the new Fed cup kings for the bravery and hard work.
Mission X: Madugu assures Super Falcons will continue to improve after win over Ghana Head Coach Justine Madugu insisted on Monday that Nigeria’s Super Falcons must continue to improve in several areas, despite an emphatic 3-1 win over Ghana’s Black Queens in a friendly in Casablanca on Sunday evening. Goals by Mexico-based Chinwendu Ihezuo, Asisat Oshoala and captain Rasheedat Ajibade affirmed the Falcons’ supremacy over the Queens, at a closed-door game played at the Ziaida Palace Benslimane field. “The match gave us the opportunity of having the full squad together to really assess our strength as a team, and build…
Former Nigerian int’l footballer, Segun George Hunkarin arrested for alleged involvement in cocaine smuggling By Abdulgafar Oladimeji with Agency report. Officers attached to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended an ex-international footballer , Segun George Hunkarin, over his alleged involvement in cocaine smuggling. The NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, last Sunday in a statement issued stated that investigations into the matter had revealed that , one Mr Chinedu was suspected to had travelled from Turkey aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight , while on transit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he allegedly collected the exhibits from an …
Why US based women’s footballer, Chioma Okafor dumps Malawi , opts to represent Nigeria The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed that an USA based women’s footballer Chioma Okafor has chosen to be robed in the Green White Green national colours of Nigeria’s Super Falcons after consultations with her parents. Chioma, 21 years old, who has a Nigerian father and Malawian mother, plays for the University of Connecticut , her in Nigeria’s final 24-member squad for the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which kicks off on July 5 in Morocco. Chioma had refused offers from Malawi’s women’s…
