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The youth football coaches will fly to London for a personalised training session with Arsenal Football Development coaches, Online money transfer company WorldRemit and Arsenal have announced that Chinasa Ukandu from Nigeria and Luis Alejandro Castañeda from Colombia are the winners of the 2019 Future Stars coaching programme. The two youth coaches will now prepare to travel to London for a personalised training session with Arsenal Football Development coaches, and their trip will be sponsored by WorldRemit. Chinasa and Luis were among eight finalists, four women and four men, who were selected by a panel of judges from WorldRemit and Arsenal for their commitment to using football to empower young people and benefit their communities. Andrew Stewart, Managing Director Middle East & Africa at WorldRemit said: “At WorldRemit, we are inspired every day by our customers, who work hard to send money home to support their communities. “Through our partnership with Arsena

1. Jigawa GS: - Lala Abdullahi; 1 2. Plateau Utd: - Nerot Silas; 1 - Amos Gyang; 1 3. Lobi Stars: - Sikiru Alimi; 1 4. Delta Force: - Bala Yahuza; 1 5. MFM FC: - Clement Ogwu; 1 6. FC Ifeanyi Ubah: - Samuel Kalu; 1 7. Warri Wolves: - Samuel Amadi; 1 8. Akwa Utd: - Mfon Udoh; 1 9. Abia Warriors: - Jimoh Oni; 2 10. Wikki Tourists: - Saidu Abubakar; 1 - Idris Guda; 1 11. Akwa Starlets: - Isaac George; 1

Matchday 1 (November 3, 2019): 1. FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 Adamawa United Samuel Kalu 41'. 2. Warri Wolves 1-1 Akwa Utd Samuel Amadi 2’ --- Mfon Udoh 28’. 3. Abia Warriors 2-0 Katsina Utd Jimoh Oni 8’, 47’. 4. Wikki 2-1 Jigawa Stars Saidu Abubakar 47’, Idris Guda 61’ --- Lala Abdullahi 15’. 5. Kano Pillars 0-0 Rivers Utd. 6. Delta Force 1-1 Akwa Starlets Bala Yahuza 78’ --- Isaac George 50’. 7. Heartland 0-1 MFM Clement Ogwu 39’. 8. Plateau Utd 3-1 Lobi Nerot Silas 12’, Solomon Kwambe 27’ (og), Amos Gyang 67’ --- Sikiru Alimi 32’ (PEN).

NFF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Chieftains of the Nigeria Football Federation, including its President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, have been discharged and acquitted on all counts of alleged corruption charges in a case brought by the defunct Special Presidential Investigation Panel, SPIP. The panel, headed by Okon Obono-Obla who is now on the run to avoid prosecution by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission, ICPC had filed a 16 –count charge against Pinnick, Seyi Akinwunmi (1 st  Vice President), Shehu Dikko (2 nd  Vice President), Mohammed Sanusi (General Secretary) and Ahmed Yusuf (Executive Committee member) with wild claims of alleged corruption against the men, and even subjected them to extensive media trial at home and abroad. Among the charges were misappropriation of the sums of $8.4million and N4billion, conflict of interest and non-declaration of assets. At a point, now –fleeing Obono-Obla wrote to the Confederation of African Footbal