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Tuesday, March 27th, 2018

• Team arrives London for Serbia friendly Joe Apu Despite the 1-0 victory over Poland in the international friendly ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Nigeria’s manager Gernot Rohr has warned his players and the country’s supporters not to get carried away by the 1-0 win over Poland on Friday night. The Super Eagles defeated […]
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Sunday, March 18th, 2018

File: Enyeama Vincent Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr said it was practically impossible to consider Vincent Enyeama for the World Cup because the former national keeper is struggling with his form. Enyeama called time on his international career in October 2015 following a row with former Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh, but there were rumours that […]
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Thursday, March 15th, 2018

Nigerian international, Vincent Enyeama and his Lille teammates on Saturday scampered for safety, following an attack from their own fans. Supporters broke through the barriers after a 1-1 draw with Montpellier and attacked their own players. Security and stewards were unable to stop fans invading the pitch and had to move quickly to protect the […]
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Saturday, March 10th, 2018

A referee is facing murder charges after football players forced him to kill a member of an opposing team in southern Malawi, police said Friday. The referee was overseeing a football match between two local teams, Billiat FC and Chilengo FC, in the town of Thyolo on Wednesday, when Chilengo FC players refused to accept […]
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up team captain Mikel Obi, midfielder Ogenyi Onazi and Victor Moses in a 28-man squad for the Poland and Serbia friendly matches. Newsmen report that the friendly matches are in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by Russia. Home-based goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, who […]
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Monday, February 19th, 2018

Former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi who declared himself Super Eagles number one fan still has that patriotic zeal running in his veins like in the days he played for Nigeria. The USA ’94, France ’98 and Korea-Japan 2002 World Cup star has said he would want to see his twin sons follow the path […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2018

Dutch second tier club Fortuna Sittard have denied that former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh was suspended due to his “refusal to participate in illegal activities”. Oliseh was suspended on Wednesday for what the club dubbed “unacceptable actions”. In response, Oliseh claimed the club wanted him to “violate the law”. On Thursday a statement from Sittard […]
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Thursday, February 8th, 2018

CHAN EaglesEagles Members of the home based Eagles are already reaping the benefits of their heroics at this year’s CHAN in Morocco as no fewer than six of them are now considering overseas offers. Investigations have shown that two top clubs are jostling for 19-year-old Sunday Faleye, who enjoyed two great games against Rwanda and […]
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Thursday, February 1st, 2018

The trio of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga will fly Nigeria’s flag for the first time at the Winter Games. Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga are the force behind the team, which officially qualified for the games in November last year. “When people see us, they’re like ‘oh you guys are […]
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Thursday, February 1st, 2018

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state football Association (ENSFA), says despite numerous challenges, associated with soccer development in Nigeria, it has recorded impressive feat in the last few years, including producing a FIFA badge Referee, Miss Patience Ndidi Madu. It hinted that aside the newly graded Madu, who was decorated in Enugu yesterday, scores of Referees […]