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Eagles must qualify for Nations Cup –Enyeama

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Nigeria’s Footballer of the Year, Vincent Enyeama, is already looking forward to the Super Eagles qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations championship to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea after receiving his AIT Award on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. Elated Enyeama who, arrived late to the venue, Hotel Presidential, for the award […]

NFF begs Rivers, Taraba govts to fund F/Eagles’ camping

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is relying on state governors to bankroll the extended camping for the Flying Eagles players and officials, following the indefinite extension of the African Youth Championship (AYC) formerly billed to hold in the crisis-hit Libya. Disclosing this to Daily Sunsports in Abuja, the chief media official of the FA, Ademola Olajire, […]

Martins returns to Eagles

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Obafemi Martins’ cup-winning feat with Birmingham City has been promptly rewarded with a recall by coach Samson Siasia. Martins has been overlooked by the Super Eagles since a disastrous outing at last year’s World Cup in South Africa, but a top team source has now revealed that ‘Obagoal’ will be picked for this month’s Nations […]

Give me another chance, Kaita begs Siasia

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, March 7th, 2011

Nigeria international Sani Kaita has again rued “the worst mistake of my life” when he was sent off at last year’s World Cup and has revealed he looks forward to a Super Eagles recall to show how sorry he is to his country. kaita In an interview with MTNFootball.com, the midfielder asked Eagles coach Samson […]

Nigeria/Ethiopia clash: NFF may throw open stadium

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, March 7th, 2011

The nation’s soccer governing body, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may throw open the National Stadium, Abuja to give the Super Eagles total support in the March 27 Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia. The federation’s first vice president, Chief Mike Umeh, in an exclusive chat with Daily Sunsports said since Abuja had been chosen as the […]

Nations Cup qualifier: No experiments against Ethopia – Siasia

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Eagles’ Coach, Samson Siasia, has told players invited for the Nations Cup cracker against Ethiopia to either shape up or be ship out as he is not ready to experiment with the match. He told the technical committee of the NFF last Friday that he was going to field only players who showed understanding of […]

I’m too stiff for romance – Igali

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Track & Field Sunday, March 6th, 2011

He wields the magic of leadership and oozes appeal, the traits that endear him to the opposite sex. Yet, Olympic gold medallist, Daniel Igali, says he finds it difficult being romantic. For a man, who deals with people from all works of life in his capacity as a motivational speaker, great sports personality with the […]

S’Eagles resume March 14, as Iroha makes case for home-based players

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, March 4th, 2011

THE Super Eagles will reconvene in Abuja on March 14 to begin preparations for the Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Ethiopia, which Nigeria must win to retain hope of qualifying for the Gabon/Equatorial Guinea championship. According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), coach Samson Siasia will begin preparations with the home-based players, who recently returned […]

(Picture) Abuja Stadium fading away

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Nigeria’s prestigious sporting arena, the National Stadium, Abuja, is gradually withering away like a dry grass. The stadium, which was purposely built for the 2003 All Africa Games that was held in the capital city, is fast losing its beauty and would require an urgent and adequate attention to regain its beauty. Abuja, which became […]

Obama tourney: Agent accepts to pay compensation

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

The agent, Pius Oleh, who was responsible for the ill fated Obama Greenbowl invitational tournament in Dallas, US has agreed to compensate the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on the expenses it incurred in the botched trip. The agent blamed the problem on the failure of the ticketing company as NFF’s spoke person, Ademola Olajire, revealed […]