NWFL Sets Nov. 20 Deadline For Club Licensing/Registration Of Players For New Season

The Secretariat of the  Nigeria Women Football League has set a November 20, 2020 deadline for NWFL Premiership teams, for Club Licensing / Registration of players for the 2020/2021 season.

According to the Chief Operating Officer of the NWFL, Mrs. Faith Ben-Anuge: "the November 20 deadline is sacrosanct, as it would not be changed by the league board. This is to enable the NWFL commence the inspection of stadia facilities across the designated venues for 2020/2021 Premiership league games." Adding that, all the Premiership clubs have been informed about these process since March 2020 during the lockdown.

Mrs. Ben-Anuge noted in an official press statement signed in  Abuja, that, the inspection of designated league venues would start on November 13 and the Secretariat would be very strict on the provision of facilities especially as the league would this season by a straight one with more games than had been seen in the last three years.

The NWFL Chief Operating Officer also used the opportunity to remind Club Owners and Chairmen whose teams are interested in  participating in the upcoming 2020 Nigeria Women Football League Nation-Wide season, to indicate interest in writing to the NWFL secretariat.

She stressed that, all registration modalities and payment have been put on hold to enable the Secretariat collate and ascertain the number of clubs that will be participating. 'This is for speedy compliance,' Mrs. Ben-Anuge said.

Remembering Nigeria's Unsung Olympic Medalist Whose Picture Adorned Olympic Notebook in 1980s

 

By Adewale Tijani

Emmanuel Ifeajuna is a very controversial personalty in the history of Nigeria. In Sports Circle, he was a hero. In the country's political history, Ifeajuna was a villain. Among some Igbo, he was a betrayal.

Emmanuel Ifeajuna was Nigeria's first gold medalist in international competition. A High jumper, he won gold medal for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games in Canada in 1957.

 Thereafter he joined the Nigerian Army and was one of the five majors who carried out Nigeria's first military coup in January 1966. He fled to Ghana when the coup failed but was brought back to Nigeria later. 

He thereafter joined the Biafran Army and fought for the secessionists during the Nigerian Civil War. But he was arrested, tried and found guilty of plotting to overthrow General Ojukwu, the Briafran leader. He was subsequently executed in 1967 alongside Colonel Victor Banjo (Prof Mrs Omigbodun's father) and Major Alale.

Late Ifeajuna was an alumnus of University of Ibadan. In fact, he won the gold medal for Nigeria while he was still an undergraduate in U.I.

He was a close friend of Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary General. Both hailed from the same area and attended U.I  and were friends during their undergraduate days.

Ifeajuna made history in both Sports and Politics, though positively and negatively. But sadly, most Nigerians often remember him for his tragic role in Nigeria's second bloodiest coup. And this is reason, successive regimes and sports administrators refused to honour him as Nigeria's sports hero.

Even in the Olympic Notebook which had a drawing of his image. His name was not written on the notebook, and so many did not know the man that was drawn on the notebook.

May be in future, a Pharaoh who would know the value of Joseph might emerge. Then unsung heroes like Emmanuel Ifeajuna might be given the honour they deserved.

NFF President Affirms An Enhanced Super Falcons Team For Future Engagements

 

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The president of the Nigeria' football federation Amaju Pinnick has assured Nigerians that every effort has been made to advance the Super Falcons for future engagements.

He spoke on the team recently in Abuja when he paid a visit to the Glass house, the new abode of the Nigerian women football league.

" We have gotten a new Coach for the senior women national team and there are new foreign based Nigerian players who have declared their interest to play for the country. Young and enterprising players for us to prove women AFCON is our birth right".

He further explained that the NFF is working towards getting two friendly matches for the team to get them ready for the engagements.

The NFF  recently contracted Coach Randy Waldrum to tinker the team to the next level after Dennerby had unceremoniously walked out on his job poaching Precious Dede alongside to head the India U17 women' team.

Randy will be assisted by Ann Chiejine  former Super falcons goal keeper and captain with Wemimo Matthew.

Sports Chronicles Named Official Ogunjobi Gold Cup Magazine

Best read Nigeria sports magazine, Sports Chronicle has partnered Ogunjobi Gold Cup, thus becoming the official Sports magazine of the pre-season tournament.

The 8th edition of the Nigeria's First Pre-Season Tournament for domestic league clubs will kick off in Ilorin, Kwara State from Wednesday November 11 through Friday November 20, 2020.

Tunde Shamsudeen told Ogunjobi Gold Cup Media, "We're delighted to announce Sports Chronicle as the official magazine for our tourney. The magazine will provide fans the glitz and thrills of their favorite teams from the Kwara State Sports Complex in their next publication.

"Since fans can be at the stadium Main Bowl, due to COVID-19 protocols set by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the magazine will get a comprehensive package of the tournament. So our million fans should watch out for the next edition of Sports Chronicles."

On his part, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Sports Chronicle Magazine, Akeem Busari said; "We have decided to join the Ogunjobi Gold Cup as media partner in view of the competitions growing profile and its organization that's reckoned to be top notch. As the most prestigious pre-season tournament in Nigeria, we believe that our professionalism, exciting coverage and reportage, would only make the tournament, better and bigger. 

"We earnestly look forward to the being a part of the success story of the tournament. Now and in the the future."

The Magazine is an all gloss, all colours and exciting publication by Bulfazi Media Services.

Sports Chronicle magazine was first published in 2014. It is a specialized publication dedicated to 'inspiring your tomorrow with memories of yesterday'.

Ekiti FA Launches Website Today

 

Ekiti State Football Association has scored another major point in its unflinching quests to develop football in the state, as it launch its official football portal, Sunday, November, 1st, 2020.

The official website domain which is www.ekitifootball.org,  is expected to be a channel for the public to get relevant information including news releases, competition schedules and related news from the State FA. 

Speaking with journalists on the epochal event, the obviously elated Chairman of the Ekiti State Football Association, Bayo Olanlege, explained that the website is one of the several projects of the state FA, aimed at further developing football in the state. He enthused that it would also provide better exposure to activities at the grassroots, especially from the football councils in each local government area.

Olanlege stressed that the website will, among other things, help the association with improved visibility on the domestic and international front as well as open up new vitsa for the marketing and  promotion of football activities in the State. He added that this development would further improve the credibility, efficiency and coverage of the association's activities. 

Olanlege renowned for his astuteness and resourcefulness, reiterated that football players are the primary assets of football institutions, would be forward, registered with the FA at various levels for adequate monitoring in real-time.

The Biodata of all members of the affiliates of the state FA, would also be collated and kept using this digital medium. Much more,

information about football coaches, referees, as well as staff of affiliated football outfits shall be included in this new development, he revealed.