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NFF To Publish Quarterly Magazine – NFF Secretary General

The Nigeria Football Federation is set to publish a quarterly magazine that will detail the events, activities and programmes of the federation, the national teams and other key aspects of Nigerian football.
Tidesports Source gathered that the magazine will be known as NFF News, the federation said.
According to General Secretary of the federation, Mohammed Sanusi, who has been appointed editor-in-chief of the publication, the all-colour magazine will document for posterity, the activities, events and programmes of the NFF.
“It will be distributed to several interests, concerns and institutions within and outside the football family, within Nigeria and international NFF partners, Maryland on football development.
“It will be of very high quality, and will be in the mould and character of FIFA News published by the world football, governing body. It will be made available to all stakeholders, from the Presidency to the National Assembly, critical and supportive ministries, departments and agencies, our partners and sponsors, government offices in the states, the NFF Congress, local football councils, supporters of the various National Teams, our vibrant media representatives and other bodies and concerns that work or seek to work with Nigerian football.
“It will be a regular magazine containing news, features, articles on sports medicine, football business and the likes. It will always be a rich package worthy of the time and effort to go through a copy.”
The magazine is packaged by Peachtree Communications, headed by football writer and editor of several decades, Gboyega Okegbenro, with NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire as editor. Mohammed Ameenu, special assistant to the General Secretary, is assistant editor.
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CAFCL : Rivers United Arrives DR Congo
Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt contingent, comprising players, technical crew, backroom staff, and officials, depart the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos State on Wednesday, bound for Kinshasa, DR Congo.
The team is set to face FC Les Aigles du Congo in the first-round first-leg match of the CAF Champions League.
This was contained in a press release signed by the media officer of the club, Charles Mayuku and made available to Tidesports on Wednesday.
He said that the highly anticipated match is scheduled to take place at the 80,000-capacity Kinshasa-Complexe Omnisports Stade des Martyrs on morrow with kickoff slated for 3:30pm.
According to the statement the encounter marks the first-ever meeting between both sides in any competition, adding that an air of excitement and unpredictability to the fixture.
“As the Pride of Nigeria embarks on this crucial journey, the team is determined to return with a decent result that will set them up favorably for the second leg on Sunday, 28th September” the statement said.
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FIFA rankings: S’Eagles drop Position, remain sixth in Africa
The new rankings, released via FIFA’s official X handle on Thursday, reflect the team’s continued struggles under Coach Eric Chelle amid a stuttering 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
This marks a second consecutive decline after the Nigerian side dropped from 43rd to 44th in August on the back of poor outings in recent international matches.
Despite Nigeria’s setback, several African teams made progress. Morocco remains the continent’s highest-ranked side, sitting 11th in the world after winning eight of their last nine matches. Senegal, Egypt, Algeria and Côte d’Ivoire complete Africa’s top five.
Lesotho slipped to 153rd place, while Benin Republic, Nigeria’s upcoming opponent, climbed to 93rd. South Africa’s Bafana Bafana, who held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw in June, rose to 55th, strengthening their bid for World Cup qualification.
Zimbabwe had the biggest slide down the ranking table, dropping nine places to 125th position in the world.
The rankings highlight Nigeria’s struggle to regain form on the global stage as key rivals continue to surge ahead.
Similarly, the Super Falcons of Nigeria remain 36th best in the world], while the Spanish female national team replaced the USA at the top of the women’s ranking.
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