BascoVanVeli:
Did u guys see Iheanacho today? Awesome!

Orkpekyandega:
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NFF reject minister's allegations, insist on 'financial integrity'
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have issued an official statement to counter allegations by the country’s sports minister over the much publicised delayed departure of the Olympic team to Brazil.


Sports minister Solomon Dalung said on television the team being stranded at their training base in Atlanta was “a hoax” and an attempt to rip Nigeria off.

The NFF said they reject the insinuations by the minister.


Chairman of the NFF media and publicity committee, Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande, who is a ranking member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, said the entire board was shocked by the insinuations, as the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, had been giving them updates of useful meetings he has been having with the sports minister since he arrived in Brazil on Tuesday.


“The NFF board and management are taken aback by these insinuations. The NFF president has been telling us of meeting between him and the minister on how to avoid the kind of situation we got into in the USA in the future. So, the Minister’s latest statements are a bombshell,” Yahaya-Kwande said.


“We are not openly challenging the minister, but we must set the records straight. To start, we do not have any partnership with Delta Airlines, a company that we owe much gratitude for the way it came to the rescue to airlift our team to Brazil. The names of NFF’s partners and sponsors are known to the public.

“Secondly, the NFF is not aware of any receipt that was presented to the minister for airlifting the U23 team from Atlanta to Manaus.


“I am aware that the Minister himself requested for the phone number of our FIFA Match Agent (Jairo Pachon, who has been working with the NFF since 2009) when everybody became desperate about how the team would go to Brazil.


“The NFF president gave him the phone number, and the minister himself asked Pachon to go ahead and charter an aircraft, and Pachon reverted that the amount would be $174,000, as against the $300,000 that was bandied earlier.


“However, the money did not reflect in the airline company’s bank account within the deadline it gave to us, so the service was cancelled. We insist that Pachon acted in the best interest of Nigeria.”

Yahaya-Kwande also took the opportunity to react to earlier allegations of the federation bloating the football team’s list.


“Which persons did we increase the team with? There were two alternate players, the team media officer, the team coordinator, the team’s equipment manager and the team’s technical officer, who have always been part of the team’s crew, and who by global standard are required by the team,” he defended.

“When it was made clear that they would no longer be taken care of, we told them to return to Nigeria.


“As I speak with you, the only NFF top officials at the Olympics are the NFF technical director and the NFF president. I would like to be proved wrong on this.


“The NFF board has always displayed integrity in all its financial dealings and have always communicated to the minister on every financial transaction and detail. On this too, we would like to be proved wrong.”
http://africanfootball.com/news/639440/NFF-reject-ministers-allegations-insist-on-financial-integrity
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BascoVanVeli:
Seriously sad news, Iheanacho had to be carted off tonight after going down unoppossed. Hope it is not that bad.

joseph1013:
It was a very scary sight. I first thought he had a heart attack with his movement and how the Romanian tried a mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Glad it's not as serious...but I think it's a hamstring. Gutted!

safarigirl:
see, nothing to worry about...just his village witches trying their luck

bataderemi:
Do u guys think Iheanacho is better as a midfielder or a striker?

bataderemi:
Do u guys think Iheanacho is better as a midfielder or a striker?

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho gets top quality training as a striker at Manchester City. Playing him in another role will mean not utilizing a lot of the lessons learnt at City.

I say he strikes for us.

Orkpekyandega:

You mean Manchester City or Super Eagles?

TheGoodJoe:


Iheanacho gets top quality training as a striker at Manchester City. Playing him in another role will mean not utilizing a lot of the lessons learnt at City.

I say he strikes for us.

zoboizee:
Hmmm..."iheanacho almost perfect". it is well. But i know he's very far from perfect.

BascoVanVeli:
I must give a shoutout to the 'Colanut Boy' his goal against Zesco was stupendus.

TheGoodJoe:


Amazing goal from an amazing technique. Very impressive from the Kolanut Boy, Chisome Chikatara.

TheGoodJoe:


Amazing goal from an amazing technique. Very impressive from the Kolanut Boy, Chisome Chikatara.

joseph1013:
Please share a link.

TheGoodJoe:


I mean for the Super Eagles. If we bring him to play another role with the National team, Iheanacho will not use most of his attacking lessons he had at City.

justiz5:

That will be a nice ideal though.

But wait oooo!
Is Kelechi Iheanacho ready for the physical football common in Africa?

justiz5:

That will be a nice ideal though.

But wait oooo!
Is Kelechi Iheanacho ready for the physical football common in Africa?