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Nigerian Institute of American Football
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The Nigerian Institute of American Football or NAIF represents Nigeria in international American football competitions under the broader International Federation of American Football (IFAF) for Africa. History The institute was founded in June 2011 To educate potential coaches for the sport in the nation, coaching clinics were offered to help teach the basics of the game.<ref name"SIS"/><ref name"Ozy"/> The ABU had announced plans to offer a Programme of Study related to coaching American Football sometime in the future.<ref name="Home"/> Since the institute's founding, 57 Nigerians have become members of the National Football League (NFL), making Nigeria the highest football player exporting country on the continent, with the Lagos Marines becoming the nation's most popular American football team.<ref name"SIS"/> American football has also become one of the nation's top ten most streamed sports.<ref name"SIS"/> Funding The majority of the NIAF's funding comes from the United States. Cash fundraising events in universities and schools and football material collection drives have mainly supplied the institute to date.<ref name="Home"/> 
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