Admin l Tuesday, April 23, 2019
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed media officers for the various National Teams.
While Mr. Toyin Ibitoye and Miss Jane Nweze have been retained for the Super Eagles and the Super Falcons respectively until after the two teams’ major championships this summer (the Super Eagles’ AFCON finals in Egypt and the Super Falcons’ FIFA World Cup finals in France), the Federation appointed a senior journalist, Mr. Pius Ayinor as media officer for the Super Eagles B, also known as CHAN Eagles.
Mr. Sharif Abdallah will serve as media officer for the U23 National Team (Olympic Eagles) while Mr. Andrew Randa will take charge at the camp of the U20 Boys National Team (Flying Eagles).
Miss Cecilia Omorogbe will work with the U20 Girls (Falconets) while Mr. Francis Achi will serve the U17 Boys (Golden Eaglets) and Miss Faith Meremegbunam will work with the U17 Girls (Flamingos).
Mr. Tobi Adepoju will be media officer of the U15 National Boys (Future Eagles). All the newly –appointed media officers will serve until after their next major championship before giving way to other persons to also benefit from the experience.
Accreditation Opens for 2019 AFCON
The Conféderation Africaine de Football (CAF) announces that the media accreditation process for the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2019 opens from Tuesday, 23 April 2019 to Friday 31 May 2019.
The competition will be held from 21 June to 19 July 2019 in Egypt, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Ismailia.
Media interested in covering the competition can apply for accreditation through the CAF Media Channel via https://www.cafonline.com. Approval to access the CAF Media Channel does not mean you have been granted accreditation. All applications are subject to confirmation. Confirmation will NOT be on a first-come, first served basis. Successful applicants will be notified and provided with further information in due course.
Furthermore, please be advised that international applicants are responsible for securing their own visas to Egypt. The visa on arrival, which does not exclude payment of the visa fees, is being discussed with the Local Organizing Committee. We also remind you that a detailed list of equipment must be received at least 10 days before the start of the competition to prevent it being held at customs.
