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Rio Olympics: Nigerian soccer team stranded in Atlanta USA

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports 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 […]

Le Guen rejects Super Eagles job

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports 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 […]

I can become a hero like Kanu – Musa

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports 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 […]

World football legend, Pele visits Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports 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 […]

FIFA to splash N1.4bn on NFF (It will be embezzled by the corrupt NFF officials)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports 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 […]

Rio Olympics: Fears in Atlanta as doom looms for Nigeria

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports 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 […]

Eagles coach: Count me out – Eguavoen

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

By Jacob Ajom Former Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen has said even though he counts himself as eminently qualified to apply for the vacant office of manager of the senior national football team, he is not interested, at least for now. Eguavoen Speaking with reporters after the unveiling of the Jay-Jay Okocha Foundation in Lagos […]

Barcelona’s Messi, father bag 21 months imprisonment for tax fraud

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

A court in Spain on Wednesday sentenced Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and his father to 21 months in jail for tax fraud and slapped them with a fine of 3.7 million euros ($4.1 million). But these prison sentences are likely to be suspended as is common in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying […]

Messi, defeated at COPA America finals by Chile, 4th finals defeat at major tournament, retires from international football

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 27th, 2016

Lionel Messi sensationally announced his retirement from international football after Argentina crashed to an upset defeat against Chile in the final of the Copa America. The heartbroken Barcelona superstar was distraught after missing a spot-kick as Chile snatched victory in a penalty shoot-out – Messi’s fourth straight defeat in a major final while representing Argentina. […]

Controvercy trails Yekini’s family four years after his demise

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, June 19th, 2016

Rashidi Yekini Deaths of Nigeria’s golden generation of footballers have rocked the country in recent times but one death that has left controversy behind it is that of ex-Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini, reports ’TANA AIYEJINA and SUCCESS NWOGU After earning Nigeria a debut appearance at the World Cup and a first Africa Cup of […]