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Rohr breaks silence on Tammy Abraham’s Super Eagles snubbing

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, November 21st, 2019

Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has said Tammy Abraham would have played second fiddle to Victor Osimhen even if he had chosen to play for Nigeria. It would be recalled that Abraham and club teammate Fikayo Tomori had turned down the request by Rohr to play for the Super Eagles, instead chose to play […]

Ex-Eagles midfielder Isaac Promise slumps, dies at 31

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, October 4th, 2019

Sodiq Oyeleke Former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles’ captain, Isaac Promise, has passed away at the age of 31. US club side Austin Bold FC announced the passing away of the player in a statement by its chairman, Bobby Epstein, on Thursday. The club said the Kaduna-born attacker died late Wednesday after collapsing at his […]

I need N36m to appeal life ban – Siasia

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, September 26th, 2019

Sodiq Oyeleke Former Super Eagles player, Samson Siasia, needs N36m to appeal the life ban sanction imposed on him by FIFA over alleged match-fixing. Siasia, who made this known on Wednesday, said failure to secure the money would affect his appeal of the life ban. According to him, inability to get the money before October […]

Brazil name squad for Eagles friendly today

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, September 22nd, 2019

‘Tosin Oluwalowo The Brazilian national team will name their squad for the October 13 friendly against the Super Eagles on Friday (today). Brazil had announced on Tuesday that they had reached an agreement for a friendly match against the Eagles and the Senegalese national team. The Brazil federation announced on its website that the squad […]

Ukraine vs Nigeria: Why Ahmed Musa will not play for Super Eagles

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, September 6th, 2019

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, will be without captain Ahmed Musa, for Tuesday’s international friendly against Ukraine, according to Sporting Life. The Al-Nassr winger has pulled out of the game with injury, that has failed to heal as quickly as expected. Musa joins defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Tyronne Ebuehi, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and […]

Nigerian footballer jailed for beating up 21-year-old woman, Krystal Mission, outside a South London nightclub

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

A footballer who repeatedly punched a woman in the head before dragging her along the pavement by her hair in front of horrified New Year revellers has been jailed. Andrew Akingbaje, 24, who signed for League One club Accrington Stanley at the age of 21, was branded “dangerous to women” by the judge who locked […]

BREAKING: FIFA Bans ex Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, for life over fraudulent match mixing

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Top Stories Friday, August 16th, 2019

Former Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has been banned for life and fined $50,000 by Fifa for agreeing to ‘the manipulation of matches.’ Siasia was coach of Nigeria between 2010-2011 and for a spell in 2016 but the time period when Fifa believes he committed his infractions is unclear. He has also served as coach of […]

Kanu hails Okowa for developing sports in Delta

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News Friday, August 2nd, 2019

Former Super Eagles Skipper and football legend Kanu Nwankwo, has commended the Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa’s commitment to the development of sports in Delta State. In a tweet on his personal handle @PapiloKanu, the former Arsenal and PSG player thanked Okowa for receiving him at his office this week and acknowledged the great […]

FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles now 3rd in Africa

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 25th, 2019

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as against 1, 433 it had in […]

Ighalo wins AFCON Golden Boot & retires from international football

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, July 21st, 2019

Ebenezer Bajela With five goals and one assist at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations, retired Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo emerged the top scorer of the competition to take home the Golden Boot award for the top marksman. Ighalo netted the only goal of the game for the Eagles in Wednesday’s third-place win against […]

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Rohr breaks silence on Tammy Abraham’s Super Eagles snubbing

Ex-Eagles midfielder Isaac Promise slumps, dies at 31

I need N36m to appeal life ban – Siasia

Brazil name squad for Eagles friendly today

Ukraine vs Nigeria: Why Ahmed Musa will not play for Super Eagles

Nigerian footballer jailed for beating up 21-year-old woman, Krystal Mission, outside a South London nightclub

BREAKING: FIFA Bans ex Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, for life over fraudulent match mixing

Kanu hails Okowa for developing sports in Delta

FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles now 3rd in Africa

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