About Nigeria Rugby football Federation (NRFF)

NRFF

The Nigeria Rugby football Federation (NRFF) is the body that oversees, promotes and controls the sports of Rugby union in Nigeria, the federation was founded in the year 1998 on the 6th of May. The president of the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation is Kelechukwu Mbagwu and the vice president is Grace Iyorhe. 

The body is associated to the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Rugby Africa and World Rugby. The body is fully out to oversee and organize the national tournaments and competitions and to create a sustainable development of the Rugby football team.

The Rugby Football Federation controls the activities of the sports under the Nigeria Rugby sports; thereby aiming at making the rugby football sports to compete with other popular sports across the country and improve the standard of the game as well.

The Nigeria Rugby football federation is aimed at transforming the game of rugby in the country to be able to meet the global standard through total dedication and hard work.



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