1. Rohr: Super Eagles Need NFF, Sports Ministry Solidarity To Progress
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr hopes that a peaceful coexistence of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Sports Ministry hierarchies will be restored before the New Year in order to give the national team and Nigerian fòotball a condusive atmosphere for further developmentt, reports Completesportsnigeria.com.
Both the NFF and the Sports Ministry have been at loggerheads for over four years following an earlier court ruling directing the current NFF board to vacate office for another one led by Chris Giwa, who contested an election against the current President, Amaju Pinnick.
2. Larry Eteli installed as Bayelsa United head coach
5. Nigeria: We Can Host Afcon 2019, Says Facilities Expert
Following the stripping of Cameroon of the AFCON 2019 hosting right, sports facilities expert, Ebi Egbe, has called on Nigerian football authorities to bid for the soccer showpiece.
Egbe while backing CAF’s decision to strip the Central African country of the hosting right, noted that Cameroon doesn’t not have the capacity to host the event, which is Africa’s World Cup.