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Arrangements have been concluded by the Western Nigeria Football Forum (WNFF) to hold a symposium in honour of late Chief Taiwo Joseph Ogunjobi. According to the first Vice-President of Nigeria Football Federation, and coordinator WNFF Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, the symposium with the theme: 'celebrating the life and times of Ogunjobi' will hold on Wednesday March 13, at the indoor sports hall of Lekan Salami Satdium Adamasingba, Ibadan. Akinwunmi further informed that former NFF President Alhaji Sani Lulu, Amaju Pinnick, Gbolagade Busari, Segun Odegbami, Ade Somefun, Gboyega Makinde, and Elder Bode Oyewole, among others will give tributes at the event expected to have commissioner for sports in Oyo and Osun as Special Guest of honour. Akinwunmi, while expressing sadness over the death of the former NFF Secretary General said; "This is an avenue to honour him because he has done so well for football in the south west and Nigeria as a whole and enjoined all foot...

Former Secretary General Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Taiwo Joseph Ogunjobi, has congratulated Amaju Melvin Pinnick, after he emerged victorious in the 2018 NFF Elective Congress held in Katsina State on Thursday. Ogunjobi alongside Aminu Maigari lost to the incumbent President, who became the first Nigerian to win a back to back election in 37 years. The Osun State FA boss, while speaking to newsmen called for every stakeholder in the football industry to rally round the new NFF board. “My candid advice to Pinnick and his board members is to unite the aggrieved factions. Let us work towards stability of Football in Nigeria. “Let enduring peace return to Football. Like I have always said on 'Association Football' I stand.” Speaking further, “I want to wish the board a successful tenure termed with peace and progress in Nigerian Football. I would also like to wish other members of the Congress well in their future endeavours. On association football I s...

  The coast is now clear with regards to the 20 th  September elections into the NFF Executive Committee 2018-2022, following the official release of the list of candidates for the polls by the NFF Electoral Committee on Friday.   Four persons are battling for the presidency, including incumbent Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who is also the 1 st  Vice President of CAF, Member of the Organizing Committee for FIFA Competitions and President of AFCON.   Pinnick, a former Chairman of the Delta State Football Association and Executive Chairman of the Delta State Commission, is the highest –placed Nigerian ever in football’s boardroom globally, and has a very useful cordial relationship with world football’s top hierarchy. His Board also holds the ace of a blossoming positive appreciation by Corporate Nigeria that has galvanized considerable private sector funding of NFF’s activities.   There is also Alhaji Aminu Maigari, immediate past President of NFF, who was for seve...

Sixty - two (62) grassroots teams in the State of Osun will contest for the third edition of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi Football Tournament for U-13, U-15 and U-18. The age grade tournament is sponsored by former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation and organized by State of Osun Football Association to boost discovery of exceptional talents abounding at the grassroots, catching them young in a bid to provide a well defined future for the players. The tourney is scheduled to kick off proper on Sunday July 22, 2018 at Oshogbo Township Stadium, with the finals billed for August 21, to celebrate the birth date of the State of Osun Pillar of Sports. Osun FA secretary, Amoo Abayomi, told newsmen on Sunday after screening and draws for the tournament that thirty-six (36) clubs registered for the U-18 tourney which will be decided on knock out format, while sixteen (16) teams obtained forms for the U-15 and have been group into four to be played on league format, with te...

Former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Taiwo Joseph Ogunjobi, will be installed as the ‘Pillar of Sports' in the State of Osun on Sunday October 29, 2017 by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria SWAN Osun chapter, at Atlantis Civic Event Centre, Oshogbo. ‘Osun SWAN Sports Merit Awards’ is aimed at celebrating those who have rendered outstanding services to the development of sports in the country and beyond. Chairman Osun SWAN, Adeyemi Aboderin, said they considered Ogunjobi for his track records both as a player and administrator whose era as the Secretary General to the NFF witnessed appreciable success. Aboderin stated further that the Chairman Osun Football Association, track records and contributions to sports development in Nigeria speak volume and gave him edge above other considerations, having contributed immensely to the empowerment of youths in the state and South-West in general through sports. “We are aware of the pro...

Arrangements have been concluded for the second edition of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi Golden Cup, scheduled to kick-off on Saturday July 1, at the Oshogbo Township Stadium. Thirty-two grassroots teams in the State of Osun, registered for the tourney and the preliminary matches would commence on Saturday, with the final scheduled for August 21, to celebrate the former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation, date-of-birth. The competition has been rebranded and aims for this year is to scout for players for under 17 that will represent the State of Osun, at the upcoming South-West U-17 tournament. Ogunjobi, who’s the Special Assistant to the State of Osun Governor on Football Matters and Chairman Osun Football Association, while speaking through his SA on Media, Tunde Shamsudeen, emphasised the need to return to the grassroots to scout for talented football players, saying some of the country's soccer heroes were discovered at the grassroots. The competition according to...

State of Osun Governor, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, has appointed former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Taiwo Joseph Ogunjobi, as his Special Assistant on Football Matters. Aregbesola noted that Ogunjobi's appointment was based on merit and the conviction that his wealth of experience and contributions would add value to the efforts of his administration to impact positively on the lives of the people of the state through football. Ogunjobi, who’s the Pillar of Sports in the state, Chairman Osun Football Association and the immediate past Chairman of Osun United Football Club, collected his letter of appointment from the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti. “I am pleased to inform you that the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has approved your appointment as Special Assistant to the Governor on Football Matters. “While congratulating you on this well deserved appointment, the State Government ...