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Amaju Pinnick sends message to Nigerian football fans
Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has assured that football fans in Nigeria would soon be allowed back .
Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has assured that football fans in Nigeria would soon be allowed back into the stadiums to support their teams.
Pinnick gave the assurance while speaking with journalists at the Osogbo Township Stadium on Thursday during a one-day working visit and inspection of football facilities and academies in the state.
The NFF president said: “The AITEO Cup finals which is coming up in the next three to four weeks will have 50 percent of fans allowed into the stadiums.
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Published 27 May 2021
Former Wimbledon star, John Fashanu, says Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori were both wrong in their decision to choose England ahead of Nigeria, if they wanted regular playing time at international level.
The duo were excluded from Gareth Southgate’s squad for next month’s Euros.
Both players, who are of Nigerian descent, snubbed the Nigeria Football Federation’s proposal to play for the Super Eagles and pledged their allegiances to the Three Lions.
Abraham has six appearances since he made his debut in an international friendly against Germany in 2017, while Tomori only saw six minutes of action in his debut game against Kosovo in 2019.
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Pinnick made this known Thursday when paid a working visit to the state.
Pinnick had expressed satisfaction at the Lanreleke Sports Academy in Ileogbo and described the academy as a novel initiative in the Sub-Saharan Africa.
But when arrived at the Osogbo Township Stadium, Pinnick expressed displeasure at the condition of the stadium’s pitch and said it is not in line with club licensing.
He called on the state government and the Football Association to re-grass it and make the tattered pitch more appealing.
In his words, “Apart from this (stadium) which we need to talk to the FA and the State Government to re-grass, because this is not in line with club licensing and the problem is that we are here, we will deal with all these issues,” the football administrator said.
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Published 27 May 2021
Former Wimbledon star, John Fashanu, says Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori were both wrong in their decision to choose England ahead of Nigeria, if they wanted regular playing time at international level.
The duo were excluded from Gareth Southgate’s squad for next month’s Euros.
Both players, who are of Nigerian descent, snubbed the Nigeria Football Federation’s proposal to play for the Super Eagles and pledged their allegiances to the Three Lions.
Abraham has six appearances since he made his debut in an international friendly against Germany in 2017, while Tomori only saw six minutes of action in his debut game against Kosovo in 2019.