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Real reason Okocha went to Indian club -Kujah

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Sunday, February 19, 2012 Okocha Photo: Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section The recent two months deal that will see former Super Eagles and Bolton Wanderers of England captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, join Indian club, has been described as a very good move by FIFA-licensed players’ agent, Friday Nwankwo Kujah. While fielding questions […]

Eagles beat Lone Star 2-0 in Monrovia

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 16th, 2012

The Super Eagles continued their impressive preparation for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Rwanda when they thrashed the Lone Star of Liberia 2-0 in Monrovia on Wednesday. A brace from Sunday Mbah ensured the Eagles, made up of players from the domestic league, recorded their third victory in four friendly games […]

CAF League: Dolphins Pick Liberation Stadium

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Dolphins FC SUPERSPORT.COM Nigeria champions, Dolphins will play their 2012 CAF Champions’ League matches at the Port Harcourt Liberation Stadium. The venue for the club’s home games in this year’s edition of Africa’s elite club competition had been shrouded in mystery following reports that the brand new ultra modern Adokiye Amiesimaka Sports Complex was at […]

Wonderful Zambia celebrate historic win with street parties

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

February 14, 2012 by Agency Reporter Zambian supporters poured into the streets of the capital in the early hours of Monday and partied to celebrate the first Africa Cup of Nations title won by the copper-rich country. Confident of victory before the kick-off of a final won 8-7 on penalties against Cote d’Ivoire after 120 […]

Zambia lifts African Cup of Nations, Beats Ivory Coast (8-7) in dramatic penalty shootout

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, February 12th, 2012

Toe to toe … Ivory Coast’s Tiote challenged by Zambian skipper Christopher Katongo RELATED STORIES Perfect Zambia eye Nations Cup success Tear gas as Nations Cup gets underway Zambia 0-0 Ivory Coast [Zambia win 8-7 after extra time and penalty shootout] ZAMBIA won the African Cup of Nations Sunday, beating pre-tournament favourites Ivory Coast 8-7 […]

25 players hit Eagles’ camp…Training starts today -Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 6th, 2012

Super Eagles’ camp at Bolton White Apartment in Zone 7, Abuja came alive yesterday afternoon with, at least, 21 players in camp as at 5p.m, other nine players were expected before the close of the day, team coordinator, Emmanuel Atta revealed. Those already in camp as at press time include, Chigozie Agbim, who currently skippers […]

Nations Cup Update: Zambia, I’Coast through to AFCON s’finals

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Zambia and Ivory Coast eased into the African Nations Cup semi-finals with 3-0 wins over Sudan and co-hosts Equatorial Guinea respectively on Saturday in the first games of the weekend’s quarter-final clashes. A 15th minute goal from defender Stopilla Sunzu, a second after 66 minutes from captain Chris Katongo and a third four […]

Nations Cup: All eyes on quarter-final clashes

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Zambia, Cote d’ Ivoire, Gabon and Ghana appear the likely winners of the 2012 Cup of Nations quarter-finals across central Africa this weekend. The football feast begins Saturday with two fixtures in Equatorial Guinea — Zambia and Sudan in mainland port city Bata followed by the co-hosts and Cote d’ Ivoire in island […]

Picture: Scores die in Egypt’s soccer stadium stampede

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

In terms of global visibility there could hardly be a greater contrast between Wednesday’s soccer disaster in Egypt which claimed the lives of at least 73 people and the world’s worst recorded stadium disaster in which 340 people died in Moscow in 1982. Video footage of the riot in Port Said between fans of […]

Security fears threaten Arsenal tour of Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

PASSIONATE football lovers in Nigeria, who already look forward to the proposed Arsenal pre-season playing tour of the country in June, may have their hopes dashed if feelers emanating from the English Premier League club are anything to go by. Stakeholders in the English Premier League side are beginning to query the rationale behind taking […]