NFF Denies Moving Eagles' Matches to Port Harcourt

Published on: 20 June 2017

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has reports that it intends to move all the Super Eagles' remaining qualifiers from Uyo to Port Harcourt.

Last week the media feasted on a report by a local website that the NFF was worried by the 'spate of bad results' the national team has had at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo and therefore had decided to move all future Super Eagles' games, including the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon, from the stadium to the Adokie Aimiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt.

NFF Secretary General, Sanusi Mohammed told The Guardian at the weekend that there was no iota of truth in the story, saying, "we did not tell anybody that the Eagles' World Cup qualifier against Cameroon and other matches have been moved from Uyo. The NFF will come out with an official statement if such decision is reached.

"As at this point, all we are focusing on is the must win game against Cameroon and nothing will stop the federation from giving the team all the assistance to qualify for the competition," he said.

Meanwhile, the NFF has also revealed that Super Eagles' Coach, Gernot Rohr, will not be involved in the forthcoming 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers billed to begin across Africa in August.

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