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Aiyegbeni Inspires Leicester, Utaka Scores

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

YAKUBU Aiyegbeni continued his good run for his championship side, Leicester City, scoring the second goal in the 4-2 defeat of Millwall yesterday. The Super Eagles striker made a goal-scoring debut last weekend and his coach, Sven Goran Eriksson will be happy he made the move for the Nigerian striker. The win also […]

Okafor: Dallas Police make U-turn on cause of death

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, January 17th, 2011

The police in Dallas, USA have made a u-turn on the death of former Super Eagles star, Uche Okafor. Victor Ugo, Vice Chairman of Nigerians In Diaspora in the Americas, said yesterday that the police have withdrawn from their position of suicide being the cause of death to “inconclusive evidence.” The police also added that […]

Ameobi Finally Snubs England for Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, January 15th, 2011

At last it appears that Newcastle United’s Nigerian born forward Shola Ameobi has finally decided to play for his fatherland after his name was included in the list of players invited for next month’s international friendly against Guatemala. For years the player, who was born in Nigeria but moved to England with his parents at […]

Guatemala Offers Eagles ‘Five-star’ Treat

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has jumped at the offer to play Guatemala on the next world international free day on February 9 after the South American football lightweights tabled a juicy, all-expense paid package before the national team of Nigeria. The match to be played in Miami, Florida has already been approved by Super Eagles […]

Okafor’s corpse released to family

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Uche Okafor’s corpse has been released to his family, it was revealed on Wednesday. Tunisia’94 Nations Cup winner Okafor reportedly committed suicide in the United States on Thursday. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office said he hanged himself in an upstairs hallway. But his family suspect foul play, denying the former Super Eagles defender committed […]

Oliseh mourns Okafor

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, January 10th, 2011

Former Nigeria international, Sunday Oliseh has described the death of his former team mate in the national team, Uche Okafor as a “very great loss to Nigerian football. Sunday Oliseh Speaking in an interview with BBC, the former Super Eagles attacking midfielder said, “”there is something a lot of people don’t talk about. In a […]

Exit of Another Defence Icon, Uche Okafor

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, January 7th, 2011

AT a time when ex-Nigerian footballers, both home and abroad, are putting heads together to re-build the nation’s football, death has again struck, whisking away a member of the all-conquering Super Eagles team to the Tunisia ‘94 African Nations Cup and World Cup in USA, Uche Okafor. In this report, GOWON AKPODONOR looks at the […]

Siasia Shuns Aiyegbeni

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s attempt to re-ignite his Super Eagles career has suffered a huge blow after national coach Samson Siasia told him he does not feature in his programme. Siasia is expected back in the country on Saturday from his trip to Europe where he had talks with some of the current players and other targets. […]

Siasia to lead Eagles against Iraq, Poland, Malaysia

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

SUPER Eagles coach Samson Siasia will lead a largely home-based team to an invitational tournament in the United States of America. The competition, which is in honour of American President, Barack Obama, will take place from February 12-20 in the new year. Organizers of the United States President’s Day celebration soccer invitational tournament, the Green […]

US lines up Chile, Egypt for Eagles

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

United States of America Soccer Federation, has lined up a series of matches to keep its national team in good shape towards the proposed 8-team invitational tournament, involving Nigeria’s Super Eagles next year. According to the information from the US football body, the team is billed to battle Chile on January 22 at home before […]