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September 24, 2019 DENNERBY SNUBS NFF, SPORTS MINISTER.

DENNERBY SNUBS NFF, SPORTS MINISTER.

Super Falcons coach, Thomas Dennerby, did not appear at a meeting expected to hold between him, officials of the Nigeria Football Federation and Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, during the weekend.

Dennerby was expected in Abuja on Saturday for a face-to-face meeting to discuss his future but the meeting did not hold.

Our correspondent gathered that the minister earlier met the NFF board members on Friday with the hope of taking a position ahead of Dennerby’s meeting.

“The outcome of the meeting with Dennerby is expected to decide whether the 60-year-old tactician will continue or quit his Super Falcons post,”

However, spokesperson of the NFF, Ademola Olajire, said the coach has an option of appearing next week Monday.

According to him, the absence of Dennerby will not affect the women’s national team performance in their forthcoming 2020 Olympics qualifiers against Ivory Coast.

“He was given two options – to come last weekend or to come next Monday. He could not make it last weekend. We are expecting him to make it next Monday.

“His absence is not affecting the team’s performance. The U-20 coaching crew are there. They are doing a very good job,” the NFF spokesperson told our correspondent on the telephone.

Few days after his absence for the meeting, there were reports that the Swede may be appointed as the India U-17 women’s team head coach.

But the coach debunked the report saying, “I am still under contract with Nigeria and currently focused on sorting out my future before thinking about what is next for me.”

September 13, 2019 NFF reinstates Salisu after bribery ban

NFF reinstates Salisu after bribery ban

The Nigeria Football Federation has reinstated Salisu Yusuf to the national team after serving a one-year ban for receiving bribe.

The NFF made this known in a press statement by its spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, on Thursday.

Salisu was in August 2018 caught on camera accepting cash from men who posed as football agents to select two players for his Morocco 2018 African Nations Championship squad.

He was ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 by the federation after the NFF Ethics and Fair Play Committee ruled that the coach received   $1,000 from the men.

Though the NFF didn’t state that Salisu would take over as the Eagles coach, the federation bade coach, Imama Amapakabo farewell.

Imama was Salisu’s assistant in the U-23 national team and the CHAN team before the ban.

In the absence of Salisu, Imama led the U-23 Eagles to qualify for the 2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Sudan 5-0 in Asaba on Tuesday.

With Salisu’s return, Imama is expected to return to his position as an assistant coach of the U-23 team.

Announcing Salisu’s return on Thursday, NFF said, “The federation has noted that the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Salisu Yusuf, has now fully served the one-year suspension clamped on him last year.

“The federation thanked coach, Imama Amapakabo for his sterling efforts while in charge of the U-23 National Team in the absence of the suspended Yusuf, and for eventually seeing to the team’s qualification for the U-23 AFCON.”

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