CAF Club Competitions: Nigeria Football Federation to inspect Bauchi, Enugu, Nnewi and Port Harcourt stadiums

 

     In an effort to ensure that Nigeria teams are ready for the Confederation of African Football Continental Championship, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will inspect all the venues to be used by all the clubs representing Nigeria in the 2017 CAF organized competitions.

    Nigeria Professional Football League champions, Rangers International of Enugu and Rivers United will fly Nigeria’s flag in the CAF Champions League, while Federation  Cup winners ,FC Ifeanyiubah  and Wikki Tourists of Bauchi campaigns in the CAF Confederations Cup.
   The decision was taken at the end of the meetings between the NFF and officials of the four clubs involved in the continental challenge at the NFF Secretariat yesterday in Abuja  .
   According to reports, the NFF’s Director of Competitions, Bola Oyeyode, also briefed officials of the four clubs on requirements of the Confederation of African Football, and harped on the importance of being fully prepared in all the noted areas in order not to attract avoidable sanctions and unpleasant experience during their campaigns.
   The first leg, first round of this year’s African club competitions is billed to take place on the  9th – 11th of February 2017.