Tijani Babangida
TVC E, SPORTS – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has sacked Tijani Babangida, Personal Assistant to Sunday Oliseh, the Super Eagles Head Coach.
NFF stated this in a communiqué at the end of the meeting of its Executive Committee issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Ademola Olajire, the NFF Assistant Director of Communications.
It said the disengagement of Babangida followed recommendation of the NFF Technical and Development Committee which was unanimously approved.
The board, therefore, mandated the General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, to follow the due process in effecting the disengagement.
Similarly, the NFF executive committee endorsed the recommendation of the Technical and Development Committee for the appointment of erstwhile Golden Eaglets’ Coach Emmanuel Amuneke, as Head Coach of the Flying Eagles.
NFF also approved the recommendation of the Technical and Development Committee that the backroom staff of the various National Teams be reconstituted immediately, with the exception of the Super Eagles.
