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FIFA plaque excites Enyeama

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

FIFA plaque excites Enyeama Vincent Enyeama TOP HEADLINES Idris Adesina Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, on Tuesday expressed his excitement over his FIFA 16 Ultimate Team of the Week plaque. The Lille goalkeeper was picked as the goalkeeper for the Week 24 Team by the football body. Enyeama […]

Micho may replace Siasia as Eagles coach

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 1st, 2016

Micho may replace Siasia as Eagles coach PHOTO: redpepper.co.ug advertisement undefined TOP HEADLINES Sredojevic Milutin also know as Micho is in line to dump Uganda and be named Nigeria’s next coach at the end of a two-match mandate handed the three-man caretaker coaching team led by Samson Siasia. According […]

Oliseh’s resignation shock to NFF – Spokesman (You didn’t know when you were hiring him?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 27th, 2016

Ademola Olajire, an Assistant Director of Communications in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Saturday said that the resignation of the Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh, surprised the body. Pinnick and Oliseh The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former Eagles gaffer resigned his appointment on Thursday via his Twitter handle, citing contract […]

Interim Eagles’ coach, Siasia, to recall Enyeama, Emenike

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 27th, 2016

Super Eagles’ Interim Head Coach Samson Siasia on Friday assured that the consortium of coaches put together for the team would secure a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ticket. Siasia gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen in Abuja shortly after the Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), announced […]

Oliseh Resigns as Super Eagles Coach, Alleges Contract Violations, Sabotage

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Uncategorized Friday, February 26th, 2016

Sunday Oliseh has quit as Nigeria coach after claiming everything is being done by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sabotage him ahead of next month’s crucial AFCON qualifiers against Egypt. Nigeria host seven-time African champions and group leaders Egypt on March 25 in Kaduna before a reverse fixture days later in Egypt.A top official disclosed: […]

AFCON 2017: Nigeria, Egypt in date row

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

AFCON 2017: Nigeria, Egypt in date row Oliseh wants best legs for encounter BY JOE APU The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and the Egypt Football Federation, EFA appear to be in a date row regarding the AFCON 2017 qualifiers as the latter insisted that they are yet to be informed officially of the new date. […]

AFCON 2017 qualifier: Eagles, Pharaohs get new date

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 13th, 2016

By George Aluo The first leg of the all-important Nigeria versus Egypt AFCON 2017 qualifier billed for next month has been moved forward by three days by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) courtesy of a request made by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Daily Sunsports gathered exclusively yesterday that the NFF early this week […]

Enyimba lose CAF Championship first leg

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 12th, 2016

By John Egbokhan Enyimba yesterday started their 2016 CAF Champions League campaign on a bad note, losing 1-0 to Ugandan champions, Vipers SC in a preliminary round first leg match at the Nakivubo stadium. The clash had far wider-reaching ramifications than just the matter of playing for the first time in this prestigious continental competition […]

Oliseh: NFF wins round 1, stops salary of his aide

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 12th, 2016

By Tony Ubani AS Nigerians come to terms with the sensational Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh’s rant on You-tube, his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are gradually fighting back by first stopping the salary of his aide. Ex-international and former team-mate of Oliseh, Tijani Babangida was appointed by the Eagles coach as Special Assistant […]

Oliseh’s days are numbered, says top NFF official (Only after 7 months?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 8th, 2016

Super Eagles Chief Coach, Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh’s days with the senior national team may be numbered if the words of an enraged top shot of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF are anything to go by. Oliseh who took over from his former team mate, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi last year has been engaging his employers and […]