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Ruthless Falcons in deluge of goals, Beat Namibia 7-0

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Super Falcons Sunday evening whitewashed Namibia’s national women team ,Gladiators, 7-0 in an Olympic qualifier first leg in the National Stadium, Abuja. The African Champions, from the blast of the whistle, were in control of proceedings on the field with three of the players scoring brace in the one sided game. Desire Oparanozie opened the […]

Picture: Nigeria’s Samuel Peter loses again in heavy weight bout

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter recorded his fifth loss in his career on Saturday as he fell to a ninth round knockout in the hands of unbeaten Robert Helinius in Germany. The fight was for both vacant WBA and WBO Intercontinental belts. The victory was regarded as the biggest for Helinius who is looking […]

Arsenal want Taiwo to replace Clichy

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

English giants Arsenal are reportedly keen to sign Nigeria defender Taye Taiwo from Marseille in the summer to replace left-back Gael Clichy. Taiwo has been in the news lately, attracting interests from Liverpool, Newcastle, Fernerbahce, Atletico Madrid, Everton, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and other sides in Europe. According to People.co.uk on Sunday, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger […]

Messi, Tevez, others out of contest

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, April 1st, 2011

WORLD Footballer of the Year, Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona, Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez and Argentina’s captain, Javier Mascherano, are among the top stars who would not be in the South American country’s line-up when its faces the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a friendly game on June 1. According to a source close to […]

Siasia is on the right track – Kanu

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Nigeria legend and Portsmouth forward Nwankwo Kanu has praised his countryman Samson Siasia for the new life he has brought into the Super Eagles since taking over in December 2010. Nigeria have won three matches out of three under Siasia’s watch with yesterday’s 3-0 defeat of Kenya being the latest. The Eagles players who […]

Siasia says Eagles still ‘work in progress’

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Samson Siasia was pleased to see his wards chalk up 7 goals in two games, plus the additional bonus of two clean sheets, but says the team is nowhere near where he wants them to be. The Super Eagles scored four and claimed three points against Ethiopia in Sunday’s Nations Cup qualifier, and added a […]

Nigeria cruise against Kenya 3-0 in friendly

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Nigeria continued from where they left off at the weekend with a 3-0 defeat of Kenya in an international friendly match played at the National Stadium, Abuja. A third-minute goal from Venlo youngster Ahmed Musa, one from Everton’s Victor Anichebe on 48 minutes, and a stoppage-time Ikechukwu Uche smasher were all that the Super Eagles […]

Final Score: Nigeria 4, Ethiopia 0- ANC Qualifier

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Written by Staff Writer – New Nigerian Politics – March 27, 2011 – Nigeria claimed all three points at stake at the Abuja National Stadium and gave newly hired coach Samson Siasia his first official win in a must-win match in African Nations Cup qualifying against Nigerian Coached Ethiopians. With this 4-0 win and with […]

Olympic Eagles crush Eq Guinea 5-0

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, March 26th, 2011

Nigeria’s Olympic team cruised to a 5-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in the opening match of their 2012 Olympic qualifier in Benin on Saturday. Lillestrom’s Nosa Igiebor plucked a brace, Ekigho Ehiosu scored on a second debut and Haruna Lukman could afford to miss a second half penalty after scoring in the first half. Faced […]

Equatorial Guinea match, a must win – Eguavoen

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, March 25th, 2011

Under-23 team chief coach, Augustine Eguavoen, says today’s match against Equatorial Guinea is a must win for him and his wards, stressing that their 4-1 victory over Insurance Football Club of Benin on Tuesday was just a tip of the iceberg. “As a matter of fact our aim is to win the match against Equatorial […]