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With the sole aim of ensuring transparency and accountability, the Nigeria National League (NNL) Board will present its 2025/2026 Audited Accounts and Financial Statements at its Board Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 21 August,2026. The audited accounts will detail the League Board’s income, donations, sponsorships received, expenses, liabilities, and assets. The audit was conducted by reputable firm Gokay & Co. (Chartered Accountant), known over the years for accuracy and integrity. Speaking ahead of the AGM, *NNL Chairman, Mr. George Aluo*, said:   _"With each passing season, the League Board engages an audit firm to go through our books and present the true picture of the Board’s performance. They also review weaknesses in our control systems and suggest ways forward."_ Also speaking, *NNL Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Emmanuel Attah*, stated that:   _"A proper accounting system will be entrenched through yearly audits...

By: Mustapha Aliyu The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the impactful initiatives of his administration, particularly the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), describing the student-loan scheme as a laudable intervention capable of transforming the lives of thousands of Nigerian youths. Gusau, while speaking in Abuja on the importance of government policies that directly improve the welfare and future prospects of young Nigerians, particularly, youth development, said he had personally come across more than 2,000 undergraduate students, who are benefiting from the student-loan initiative. According to the Zamfara born Football Administrator, the NELFUND programme is giving many students from less-privileged backgrounds an opportunity to pursue their academic dreams without allowing financial difficulties to terminate their education. The NFF President's commendation...

The Pillar of Sports Youth Development Foundation, in collaboration with the Oyo State Football Association (OYSFA), is set to bring together key football stakeholders across the state for a strategic stakeholders' meeting aimed at discussing the development, restructuring and future direction of football in Oyo State. The high-level meeting, scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 12:00 noon, will take place at Café One, Iwo Road, Ibadan, near Sterling Bank, Iwo Road Branch, Abayomi, Ibadan. The initiative is part of the growing efforts of the Foundation and OYSFA to create a stronger, more coordinated and sustainable football structure across the state. The meeting is being convened under the leadership of the Founder and Chairman of the Pillar of Sports Youth Development Foundation, Mr. Temitope Ademola Obideyi, in collaboration with the Oyo State Football Association, under HRM Oba James Oluyemi Odeniran, the Alakinyele of Akinyele. The organisers...

The Nigeria National League (NNL) has officially unveiled the identity of the *8 teams promoted from the Nationwide League One (NLO)* ahead of its *17th Annual General Meeting* in Owerri this Friday. The promoted teams will be *formally welcomed* at the AGM, which will also feature the presentation of the *2025/2026 Audited Accounts*. *According to the NNL Secretariat the 8 promoted clubs are:* 1. *Dekkal Khairu FC* - Osun State   2. *Mighty Jets Feeders* - Plateau State   3. *Neurospark FC* - FCT, Abuja   4. *DMD FC* - Borno State   5. *Right-2-Win FC* - Abia State   6. *OYC FC* - Delta State   7. *Junior Danburan FC* - Katsina State   8. *Ikorodu City FA* - Lagos State   Speaking ahead of the AGM, *NNL Chairman, Chief George Aluo* said:   _"It is a delight to have the promoted teams join the NNL fold from the NLO. We hope they will abide by the tenets of the league which p...

This year's Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria National League ( NNL) will hold at the prestigious Rockview Hotel near Government House, Owerri, the Imo State Capital. A statement from the League board disclosed that arrival will be on Thursday while the meeting proper will hold on Friday, August, 21, 2026. According to a statement by the board, the meeting  which will have in attendance, the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau and other top football administrators, including all the club chairmen  will be declared open by the Executive Governor of Imo State Senator Hope Uzodinma. The statement further stated that arrival will be on Thursday, August, 20, 2026 while the meeting proper will hold on Friday and departure on Saturday. The meeting is expected to deliberate amongst other things the new date for the kick off of next season, review of activities of the league and the way forward for the most important league of the country

The hunger paid off. As underdogs, Flight FC Gboko have written themselves into TICO Select history and booked a place in this year’s final. After a tough opening loss to NPFL champions Enugu Rangers 3️⃣ - 2️⃣, the Transporters steadied the ship. A 1️⃣ - 0️⃣ win over Excellent FC all in the early stage followed by another 0️⃣ - 1️⃣ victory  against NPFL newcomers Doma United in the Quarterfinals, then a penalty shootout victory 4️⃣ - 2️⃣ against INGAS FC after the game ended 0️⃣ - 0️⃣ at full time in the Semi-Finals The semi-final was a different kind of battle. Tight, tense, and decided by moments of individual brilliance between the sticks. For the first time ever in the Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO Select Preseason Tournament, one team played two goalkeepers in a single match and it worked. *Bartholomew Tarnande* started and delivered a full-time clean sheet. Calm, commanding, and impossible to beat over 90 minutes. *Donnie Teryima* came on and immediately made h...