The Super Eagles toiled to a 1-0 win over the Lone Star of Liberia in the only match of the day as the 2011 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup competition got underway in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Wednesday. Ekigho Ehiosun, who also stars for the country’s Olympic team, scored the only goal with a poacher’s […]
The Super Eagles may be denied the services of Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi and Wigan winger Victor Moses following the delay to speed up the paperwork on their clearance to play for Nigeria by the English FA. The Eagles are expected to engage an African country on May 28 followed by the clash against […]
The Federal Government yesterday treated the Flying Eagles to a rousing welcome as the team arrived Nigeria with the Africa Youth Championship trophy won in South Africa for the sixth time. Speaking at the Presidential Dinner for the victorious team at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, Sports Minister and Chairman […]
Nigeria survived a late fightback to beat Cameroon 3-2 after extra-time to win the Africa Youth Championship title in Johannesburg on Sunday. Terry Envoh scored the winner in the 92nd minute to give the Flying Eagles their sixth continental title. Two second-half goals from Olanrewaju Kayode and Uche Nwofor to put Nigeria in a comfortable […]
Birmingham City forward Obafemi Martins has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on Thursday to repair a stress fracture. The former Inter striker, who is on loan at Birmingham from Rubin Kazan, has not played for the club since March. Blues manager Alex McLeish told the club’s official website: […]
After a nervy start, Nigeria’s Under-23 national team came from a goal down to beat Liberia 6-1 in the Nigerian mid western city of Benin. Edet Ibok and Solomon Okpako were the biggest culprits in the early minutes giving out balls to the opponents even when unchallenged. One of those mistimed passes by Okpako was intercepted and […]
SUPER Eagles defender, Taye Taiwo has made the decision to leave Marseille for Italian table-topper, AC Milan on a free transfer at the end of the season, according to L’Equipe. The defender has an expiring contract at the Stade Velodrome and has been linked with several major European clubs in the past few months. Taiwo […]
The Nigeria’s Under-20 national team has been drawn in Group D of the FIFA Under-20 World Championship and will play against Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Guatemala. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will kick off their World Cup campaign against Concacaf representative, Guatemala, in the Colombian city of Armenia on July 31. On August 3, John Obuh’s men […]
Those who knew Kabiru Adewunmi could easily imagine the 16-year-old flashing his pearl-white smile as he and five friends from his native Nigeria walked to a Chatham-neighborhood convenience store after celebrating a playoff win Tuesday night by the Chicago Bulls. As much as he cheered on his adopted hometown’s team, the youth’s real passion was […]
It was tears and eulogies when the body of late Super Eagles player, Olubayo Adefemi lied in state at the Indoor Sports hall of the national stadium, Lagos Thursday. Members of the Nigeria Football Federation, led by its first vice president, Chief Mike Umeh, chairman of the NFF technical committee, Barrister Chris Green, national team […]
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