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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Between February 9 when Nigeria played Sierra Leone in a friendly match in Lagos and now, the home-based Eagles have improved tremendously. This was the assessment of national team handler, Samson Siasia, yesterday while still lamenting the disappointment that was the Green Bowl Tournament in Dallas. Samson Siasia Siasia went with the home Eagles after […]
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Saturday, February 26th, 2011

The Super Eagles have been left with no opponents to play against after arriving in Dallas, Texas for the Green Soccer Bowl tournament. Organisers were desperately trying to postpone the tournament till March 13, but it is doubtful if the competition will now take place. Mexico, which were to send their Under 20 team, have […]
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Thursday, February 24th, 2011

NIGERIANS resident in Dallas, Texas, stormed the Double Tree Hotel en masse yesterday to receive players and officials of the Super Eagles as the delegation landed in the United States (U.S.). The team, comprising 20 players and nine officials and led by a Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) executive committee member, Olaleye Adepoju, will play two […]
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Sunday, February 20th, 2011

The choice detail of the Nigerian sports community descended on Imo State on Thursday to pay their final respects and be part of the final passage rites of former international player, Uchenna Okafor. Represented at the occasion was the Executive Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, the National Sports Commission, a high-powered delegation from […]
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Sunday, February 20th, 2011

LIVERPOOL is plotting a second major transfer swoop on Marseille — for Nigerian left- back Taye Taiwo. Kop talent – spotter Damien Comolli watched the highly – rated defender in action against Sierra- Leone in a recent friendly match in Lagos as he looks for a solution to Kenny Dalglish’s problem position. Dalglish shattered Liverpool’s […]
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

FOLLOWING the reported civilian unrest in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has alerted the Nigerian embassy in the North African country to help it monitor the situation and also look out for the national Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles. The Flying Eagles are currently on a two-match playing tour of […]
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Nigerians may have the opportunity of watching grade A matches if the programme being put together by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) gel. President of the NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, told Daily Sunsports in Kano at the weekend that plans were on to have the England’s national team, Brazil, Germany and Argentina play in some […]
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Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Head Coach of Sierra Leone’s national team, Christian Cole, has advised Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Samson Siasia, to work on the stamina of his players before Nigeria’s forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Ethiopia. The FIFA football instructor spoke to Saturday Sunsports shortly after his team’s 2-1 loss to Super Eagles in Wednesday’s […]
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Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Having watched Super Eagles friendly match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone last Wednesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, Brigadier-General Emmanuel Okaro (rtd) says he was not happy as Lagos fans booed the team despite the fact that the Eagles were winning. As a result therefore, he has urged the Nigeria Football […]
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Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Against the backdrop of the players’ complaints over the artificial turf of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, and the booing of the Super Eagles in the dying minutes of the match against Sierra Leone’s Leone Stars Wednesday, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it does not have plans to shift the venue of next month’s […]