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Monday, August 15th, 2016
Pius Ayinor, Rio de Janeiro In spite of the denials by the sports ministry officials in Rio de Janeiro that the Team Nigeria captain Mikel Obi paid the hotel bills of the extra persons with the football team at the Olympics, it has been confirmed that the money has actually been returned to the Chelsea […]
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
TOP HEADLINES Rio 2016: Nigerian rower, Chierika Ukogu, qualifies for the semi-final • Three Nigerians create records at ongoing Olympics Chierika Ukogu Nigerian rower, Chierika Ukogu has qualified for the semi-final of the Women’s Single sculls rowing event in Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Ukogu finished fifth in Quarterfinal 3 and although she was initially ruled […]
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
For the first time in almost six months, the Super Eagles of Nigeria now has a substantive coach, as German tactician Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year deal to become technical adviser of the team. The Nigeria Football federation (NFF) announced the deal on its Twitter account on Tuesday, two days after its technical and […]
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
In attempting to clarify his actual name, the Chelsea veteran has just made everyone very, very confused. Jon Obi Mikel has been called many things by Chelsea fans during his decade at Stamford Bridge… many of which are far too rude, reports UK Mirror. However, while he may have got used to the abusive slurs […]
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
Nigeria Olympic soccer team has for the second time failed to fly out of its training base in Atlanta, United States of America, AfricanFootball.com can exclusively reveal. Officials disclosed that the Dream Team may now travel to Brazil today for the Rio 2016 Olympics. “Top officials are running around to ensure the team finally leave […]
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
Le Guen Frenchman Paul Le Guen has reportedly rejected the Nigeria Football Federation’s offer to lead the Super Eagles as Technical Adviser. According to reports, the 52-year-old rejected the offer because the Glass House failed to meet his terms and conditions. Herve Penot, a reporter at L’ Euipe, wrote via his handle @hpenot_lequipe: “Paul Le Guen […]
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
LEICESTER’S £16m record buy Ahmed Musa is desperate to become a Premier League legend — like his close pal Nwankwo Kanu, The Sun reports. But the diminutive striker realises it is a tall order to top anything his fellow Nigerian achieved when 6ft 5in Kanu towers above him. At 5ft 7in Musa, 23, has always looked up […]
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Sunday, July 17th, 2016
Brazil’s football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimentor, popularly known as “Pele’’ will be the country in August for a two-day programme on youth development and empowerment. The facilitators of the visit, Winihin Jemide Series (WJS) and Youth Experience Days Africa (YEDA), made the disclosure at a news conference on July 15 in Lagos. The football […]
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Thursday, July 14th, 2016
-Sun THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is set to receive a massive financial boost from world soccer ruling body FIFA. The world soccer governing body said yesterday that she would from next year be increasing her financial support to member federations. According to a release by FIFA, the cash support would represent a 312 […]
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Thursday, July 7th, 2016
By Onochie Anibeze, Atlanta – How time flies.Twenty years ago, the world celebrated Nigeria here. 24 hours after Chioma Ajunwa won Nigeria’s first and only individual Olympic gold medal, the only Dream Team Nigeria ever had dazzled to Nigeria’s second gold. It was in soccer. It was the first time an African country would clinch […]
