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Kigali pitch robbed us of victory — Etuhu

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Dickson Etuhu NIGERIAN midfielder, Dickson Etuhu was scathing in his assessment of the Kigali pitch after the 0-0 draw against Rwanda on Wednesday. The artificial pitch of the Stade Regional de Kigali was roundly blamed, as the uneven surface did not allow for quality passing. “What a bad pitch,” Etuhu wrote. He also added […]

NFF stinks of corruption –Senate

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

The Senate concluded on Tuesday that the Nigeria Football Federation portrayed a circus of corruption, given the manner it had administered football in the last few years. Football’s dwindling fortunes in the country came under examination on the floor of the Senate, with senators expressing the need to immediately reverse the situation. As a step […]

Confidence Soars as Eagles Round off Kigali Game Plan

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 27th, 2012

Keshi addressing Super Eagles players before training started on Monday The Nigerian national football team; styled the Super Eagles rounded off their training sessions in Nigeria for the Nations Cup qualifier against the Rwanda national team, mid-Monday with a resolve to approach the encounter in Kigali with all the seriousness it deserves. As expected […]

Battle of Kigali: Aiyegbeni Asks Nigerians to Forget the Past (How can we?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 27th, 2012

Yakubu Aiyegbeni By Olawale Ajimotokan Yakubu Aiyegbeni Monday pleaded with Nigerians to stop dwelling on his World Cup 2010 misadventure where his failure to convert a goal from an open scoring position resulted in his subsequent exclusion from the national team. The Blackburn striker is one of the players expected to fly to Kigali […]

Rwanda must fall, Maigari insists (The same way Guinea fell in Abuja)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 27th, 2012

Monday February 27, 2012 Eagles Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, has expressed confidence that the Super Eagles would record an outright victory over the Amavubi Stars of Rwanda in the crucial Nations Cup encounter billed for Kigali on Wednesday. The Glasshouse […]

How dubious pastors almost ruined my career — Ochei

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 25th, 2012

India-based ex- Enyimba striker and two-time CAF Champions League winner, Michael Ochei, in this interview with ’TANA AIYEJINA talks about his career and how pastors almost ruined his once promising career How is life in India? Things didn’t go well for me in the first club I played for but I could not come back […]

Nigeria vs Rwanda: Poser over Kaita’s fitness

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

RECALLED Super Eagles star Sani Kaita is in the centre of a controversy on whether or not he is fit for next week’s Nations Cup qualifier in Rwanda. Kaita himself has debunked claims attributed to his Ukrainian club and representatives that he is nursing an injury that has sidelined him for over two months. “There […]

The Africa Cup of Nations, FIFA and the Rules of the Game – By Raymond Belleh

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Raymond Belleh, Sports Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

By Raymond Belleh, NNP, Feb. 21, 2012 – What a conclusion to the Africa Cup of Nations! What a final! Against all odds some might think, the Chipolopos of Zambia are the new football champions of Africa. A first Africa Cup of Nations trophy for them, a memorable final for the rest of us. This […]

Siasia visits Eagles at training

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Monday, February 20th, 2012

February 20, 2012 by Agency Reporter The Super Eagles had a two-hour workout on Saturday morning, the first since their return from Liberia and one major guest at the training venue was immediate past handler of the team, Samson Siasia. Siasia, had apparently come for his weekend relaxation game with the All-Stars team that […]

Rwanda must be crushed – Chukwu

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 20th, 2012

By Okey Ndiribe Former Coach and one time captain of Super Eagles Christian Chukwu has said nothing short of victory is expected from the newly assembled national squad when they file out against the Rwandan National Team on February 29 in Kigali. Speaking to Vanguard Sports in an exclusive interview yesterday, Chukwu who was fondly […]