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Nigeria Football Federation

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Headquarters
  
Abuja

CAF affiliation
  
1960

Website
  
http://www.thenff.com/

FIFA affiliation
  
1960

President
  
Amaju Pinnick

Nigeria Football Federation

Founded
  
21 August 1933; 83 years ago

The Nigeria Football Federation (until 2008 Nigeria Football Association) organises domestic and international football in Nigeria. It was formally launched in 1945 and formed the first Nigerian national football team in 1949. It joined FIFA and the CAF in 1960. The NFF headquarters are in the city of Abuja.

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As of 2008 it organises three leagues: The Nigerian Premier League, the Amateur League and the Women's League, and five competitions, including the Federation Cup and Women's Cup.

Past and Present Leaders

  • Pa Mulford (1945-1947)
  • Pius Quist(Anthony) (1947-194)
  • D.H. Holley (1949-1950)
  • Harvey (1951-1953)
  • Miller (1954-1956)
  • Dennis J. Slattery (1957-1958)
  • R.B. Allen (1959-1960)
  • Godfrey Amachree (1960 - 1961)
  • F.A. Ogunmuyiwa (1961 - 1962)
  • Louis Edet May (1962 - 1963)
  • M.S. Adawale(Acting) (1963 - 1963)
  • A.B. Osula (Acting) (1963 - 1963)
  • Francis Giwa-Osagie (1964 - 1964)
  • Ishola Bajulaiye (1965 - 1965)
  • Chuba Ikpeazu (1965 - 1967)
  • Godfrey Amachree (1967 - 1970
  • Kevin Lawson(Col.) (1971 - 1971)
  • Edwin Kentebbe(Comdr.) (1971 - 1972)
  • Ademola Adeoba(Acting) (1972 - 1972)
  • Emmanuel Sotomi(Brig.) (1973 - 1973)
  • Sunday Dankaro (1974 - 1980)
  • Mike Okwechime(Col.) (1981 - May 1982)
  • Edwin Kentebbe(Comdr.) 1982 - 1983
  • Tony Ikazoboh (1983 - 1987)
  • John Obakpolor (1987 - 1988)
  • Chuba Ikpeazu (1988 - 1989)
  • Efiom Okon (Interim) (1989)
  • Tony Ikazoboh (1989)
  • Yusuf Ali (1990 - 1991)
  • Efiom Okon (1991 - 1992)
  • Amos Adamu (1992 - 1993)
  • Emeka Omeruah (1993 - 1997)
  • Abdulmumini Aminu (1997 - 1999)
  • Kodjo Williams (1999)
  • Dominic Oneya (1999 - 2002)
  • Ibrahim Galadima (2002 - 2006)
  • Sani Lulu (2006 - 2010)
  • Aminu Maigari (2010 - 2014)
  • Amaju Pinnick (2014 - Present)

    • Formation dispute

    Author and Nigerian football historian Kunle Solaja has found evidence that the Nigerian Football Federation could have been formed in 1933 and not 1945 as previously thought.

    Solaja cited two Nigerian Daily Times' articles dated from 21 July and 21 August 1933. The first was an article called titled "Proposed Football Association", the latter was an advert invited people to attend an open meeting.

    The FA's Public Affairs Officer David Berber, revealed that the FA held evidence of the Nigerian Football Federation existing before 1945: “I can advise that the name of the Nigeria Football Association first appeared in the ‘FA Handbook’ for the season 1938-39, in the list of our affiliated associations. The NFA Secretary at that time was F.B Mulford, with a Lagos address.”

    2014 dispute

    In July 2014, upon the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Nigeria was suspended from FIFA, briefly. However Nigeria was back for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

    In September, another dispute risked leading to Nigeria missing qualifying for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, but problems were resolved, and Nigeria went on to the 2014 African Women's Championship.

    References

    Nigeria Football Federation Wikipedia
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