NFF Endorses Garba As Eaglets Caoch.

The Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of its technical committee for the appointment of Manu Garba as the Head coach of the Under 17 team, the Golden Eaglets.

Garba will be supported by Emmanuel Amuneke, Nduka Ugbda and Emeka Amadi, who is the goalkeeper trainer.

The NFF made the pronouncement on Wednesday after its Emergency meeting held in Abuja

In a communique signed by Effiong Johnson, Chairman, Communique Drafting Committee,the Federation also mandated the Imo State Football Association to investigate, with painstaking approach, the recent allegations of fraud and match-fixing levelled against a Nigeria Amateur League club in the State, Imo United FC as the F.A is expected to report back to the NFF Executive Committee within 14 days.

On the Premier League,the NFF urged the NPL to conduct fresh elections into the offices of Chairman of NPL and Chairman of Chairmen on or before Monday, 5th September, 2011, failing which the NFF will activate its own machinery to conduct the elections latest Thursday, 15th September, 2011, in line with the order of court that elections must be held within 45 days.

The Executive Committee congratulated,Aminu Maigari on his election as second Vice President of West Africa Zone B, at elections which took place in Accra on Saturday, 13th August, 2011 and at which Nigeria was represented by NFF 1st Vice President, Chief Mike Umeh.

The Committee also commended the Nigeria Police and other security agencies who worked assiduously to find the kidnapped father of Nigeria international midfielder John Mikel Obi, and also commended the generality of Nigerians for standing by the footballer and his family while the ordeal lasted.