Nigerian Football

Pinnick Denies AITEO Dissatisfaction Story

Published

7 years ago

September 19, 2017

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has denied a report that claimed “a top official of AITEO group” stated that the company was not happy with the way the AITEO Cup competition was being handled by the football –ruling body.

According to a statement issued by Callistus Ebare, the Special Adviser on Media to the NFF President the “AITEO Group has continued to express delight at the visibility they are getting from the relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation”.

Continuing, Ebare remarked that top officials of AITEO Group were with the NFF in Uyo and Yaoundé during the FIFA World Cup qualifiers earlier this month, and “they have continued to talk about their satisfaction with the relationship and the way everything is going.

“The story is borne out of sheer mischief. The attempt was to rock what amounts to be the biggest partnership in the history of Nigerian Football but it has failed.”

Ebare disclosed that Pinnick showered encomiums on AITEO Group for the noble steps they have taken to boost Nigerian Football and said the report was uncalled –for at a period positive results are gladdening the hearts of members of the football fraternity.

“AITEO Group is very happy with the handling of the sponsorship agreements on coaches’ salary and AITEO Cup. They are overjoyed we even went farther than the agreement by paying even coaches who were owed by previous NFF administrations.

“That report is not correct. It is sheer blackmail because I speak with the top echelon of AITEO everyday and they are so happy with the NFF that they are even asking to take over more properties of Nigerian Football.

“We are looking at the FIFA World Cup ticket; our boys are making progress at the WAFU Cup and; things are looking up. We can do without puerile distractions,” the release concluded.

Nigerian Football

GTI enlarges coast…spreads from League fund-raising to Federation Cup

Published

6 hours ago

April 19, 2024

Kunle Solaja

BY KUNLE SOLAJA.

Strategic partners of the Nigeria Football Federation, GTI Asset Management and Trust Ltd has expanded their scope of operations from fund sourcing for the Nigeria Premier League to adding the responsibility of getting the national cup competition back into its glamorous days.

The MD of the company, Abubakar Lawal at the unveiling a revamped Federation Cup which has been renamed President Federation Cup remarked that his company decided to take a bold step to support the national cup.

“I am the happiest man today, he said in the opening remark of the rebranding of the national cup through signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Sports and the NFF.

“Our company is also strategically involved in ensuring that the President Federation Cup is given necessary attention to thrive using The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF) as our vehicle to actualise this dream.

“Therefore, it is our vision that the oldest domestic football event becomes one of the best organised football events in the world in no distant future.”

Nigerian Football

Ikenne’s Beyond Limit Football Academy top goal chart as NNL releases vital statistics

Published

2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Kunle Solaja

The secretariat of the Nigeria National League has released the match statistics of the four conferences of the 2024 season.

With 198 matches so far played in Conferences A and B, 426 goals were scored, with 125 home wins and 26 away wins, representing 63.1%, & 26% respectively. There were 47 draw matches, representing 23.7% of matches. 299 home goals were scored, and 127 home goals.

Beyond Limit FC scored the highest goals of 33 goals, with Stormers FC and Ekiti United conceeding the least goals of 28 goals. Tradesafe and Solution FC scored the least numbers of goals of 11 goals and Osun conceded the least numbers of goals of 8.

In group C & D, 209 goals have been scored in the 106 so far played, with 70 home wins and 14 won away representing 66. 3% and 13.1% respectively.

Teams drew 31 matches representing 29.2% of the matches played. Wikki Tourists scored the highest numbers of goals, with 23 goals, while EFCC FC conceded the least numbers of goals. They conceded 18 goals. Nasarawa United’s 8 goals conceded made them the team that conceded the lowest numbers of goals, while ABS scored the least number of goals of 5 goals.

Nigerian Football

Heartland back to their homeland as they host Shooting Stars

Published

2 days ago

April 18, 2024

Kunle Solaja

BY TOSIN OMOJOLA, OWERRI

The uncertainty surrounding our Matchday 31 encounter against Heartland FC of Owerri, has been cleared with the game eventually slated to hold at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, the home ground of the host team

The Nigeria Premier League has given the approval to the stadium after an inspection was carried out on Wednesday afternoon.

The Oluyole Warriors have since arrived the Imo State capital and have settled down ahead of Friday’s clash which will be be shown live on cable television.

Meanwhile, the Technical Adviser of the Ibadan soccer lords, Gbenga Ogunbote, while addressing the players on arrival at their hotel, urged them not to be distracted by the development.

“I want to apologise to you on the change of venue. We got to know about it some hours ago, but be that as it may, I want us to remain focused as and get the desired results we needed”.

In the same vein, the players of the Ibadan soccer lords, said they are not in any way moved by the change of venue, expressing their readiness to get the maximum points, not minding the venue.