Tag: Dr Mohammed Sanusi

Come Out If You’re Owed, NFF Tells Ex-coaches

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Football Federation has challenged former coaches on their payroll to come out with claims of indebtedness as long as they can prove that the country’s football governing body owes them. This is coming in the wake of the accusations that the NFF owed the late 1980 AFCON-winning captain Christian Chukwu the sum of $128,000. Chukwu died on Saturday in Enugu at the age of 74, and an interview he gave in 2024, in which he accused the NFF of owing him, resurfaced. In the wake of the allegations,…

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Another 1980 AFCON Winner, Charles Bassey, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed sorrow over the death of Charles Bassey, a member of Nigeria’s 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning team. Bassey passed away on Saturday at the age of 71 after a long illness in his hometown, Eket, Akwa Ibom State. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. His death came just hours after news broke that the captain of that victorious Green Eagles squad, Christian Chukwu, fondly called ‘Chairman’, also died in Enugu. “This has been a day of double…

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Super Eagles vs Zimbabwe: Gov Eno Purchases Free Match Tickets For Fans

Ganiyu Amodu

The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced free tickets for the Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe on Tuesday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. In a statement on Monday, the state’s Commissioner for Sports, Paul Bassey, said Governor Umo Eno had purchased all 30,000 tickets to mobilise support for the national team. “In line with his determination and promise to mobilise support for the victory of the Super Eagles of Nigeria against the Warriors of Zimbabwe, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has purchased…

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