The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) is the governing body for

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. It is affiliated to the

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and

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. The NRFF is constituted with a democratic board headed by President; Ademola Are and Vice President; AIG Aliyu Abubakar (Rtd) who have been elected to run the affairs of rugby in Nigeria.

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Rugby union governing bodies in Africa Rugby union in Nigeria

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Sports organizations established in 1998 Sports organizations based in Lagos {{Nigeria-sport-stub