Nigeria Football Federation

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football association sports governing body

The Nigeria Football Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing football activities and competitions in Nigeria, including the administration of its national teams.

Aliases (1)

Nigeria Football Association ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football association → sports governing body →
affiliatedTo	Nigeria Olympic Committee →
basedInCity	Abuja →
collaboratesWith	state football associations in Nigeria →
continent	Africa →
country	Nigeria →
formerName	Nigeria Football Association →
foundedBy	football administrators in Nigeria →
governsNationalTeam	Nigeria national football team → Nigeria under-17 national football team → Nigeria under-20 national football team → Nigeria under-23 national football team → Nigeria women's national football team →
governsSport	association football →
hasAbbreviation	NFF →
headquartersLocation	Abuja →
homeStadiumOfNationalTeam	Moshood Abiola National Stadium →
jurisdiction	Nigeria →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	Confederation of African Football → FIFA → West African Football Union →
officialSport	football →
organizesCompetition	Federation Cup → Nigeria FA Cup → Nigeria National League → Nigeria Professional Football League → Nigeria Women Football League →
oversees	beach soccer in Nigeria → futsal in Nigeria → men's football in Nigeria → women's football in Nigeria → youth football in Nigeria →
regionServed	Nigeria →
regulates	club football in Nigeria → football transfers within Nigeria → player registrations in Nigerian football →
responsibleFor	appointment of coaches for Nigeria national football teams → development of football in Nigeria → organization of national football leagues in Nigeria →
scope	national →
sector	sports administration →
shortName	NFF →
significantEvent	suspensions and disputes with FIFA over government interference →
subjectOf	corruption investigations in Nigerian sports governance → governance reforms in Nigerian football →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nigeria Football Federation ("Nigeria Football Association") →	formerName
Nigeria national football team →	governingBody
NGA →	governingBodyOfTeam
Rivers United F.C. →	governingNationalAssociation
Kano Pillars F.C. →	nationalAssociation