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New Man City deal: Iheanacho demands N70m a week pay

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

New Man City deal: Iheanacho demands N70m a week pay — 4th May 2016 Vows to shock Real Madrid today Atletico beats Bayern to land in UCL final BY JOE APU NIGERIA and Manchester City hotshot, Kelechi Iheanacho is set for a new five-year deal with his club but on a new pay packet of £200, 000 […]

Troost-Ekong excited with Eagles recall

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, April 29th, 2016

Troost-Ekong excited with Eagles recall — 29th April 2016 BY MONICA IHEAKAM HAUGESUND of Norway captain, William Troost-Ekong is on cloud nine over his recent recall to the Super Eagles ahead of the international friendly matches against Mali and Luxembourg in May. Head Coach, Salisu Yusuf, had on Tuesday called up 26 players, including skipper John Mikel […]

NFF Leadership Tussle: Coalition Slams Giwa

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

Nigerian Civil Society Groups and youth organizations have slammed the the Chris Giwa- led faction of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), over what they described as his recalcitrant attitude in the leadership crisis of the nation’s apex football governing body. Pinnick-Giwa They said Giwa’s attitude is capable of jeopardizing the Nigerian football. Converging under the aegis […]

Oliseh gets FIFA appointment

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

Former Super Eagles Coach, Sunday Oliseh has been appointed into the new FIFA technical committee. Oliseh managed the Nigerian national team for seven months before he resigned citing lack of support from the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). However, he will have plenty of support from FIFA as it is a familiar ground for the former […]

CAF Champions League: Enyimba crushes Etoile du Sahel

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, April 11th, 2016

CAF Champions League: Enyimba crushes Etoile du Sahel — 11th April 2016 BY MONICA IHEAKAM MFON Udoh scored a hat-trick to nudge Eniymba International FC of Aba closer to the League stage as the Peoples Elephant crushed Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 3-0 in Port Harcourt. Udoh opened the score sheet after nine minutes of […]

More trouble for Nigerian football: Court sacks NFF president, recognises Giwa as President

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer Friday, April 8th, 2016

Court sacks NFF president, recognises Giwa as President — 8th April 2016 A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State has sacked the Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick. The Court also ordered Chris Giwa to resume office as president of the football federation. The duo of Adama Yahaya and Obinna Ogba had approached […]

Westerhof wants to coach Eagles again

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, April 7th, 2016

-Sun Westerhof joins race for Eagles job Monday, April 4, 2016 advertisement TOP HEADLINES Former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), named in PanamaPapers scandal EFCC arrests Jonathan’s cousin for $40m contract scam ‘Kaduna gold deposit bigger than South Africa’s reserves’ -el-Rufai [Wait for it …50% derivation] Saraki collected gov’s salary […]

AFCON 2017 ticket: We lost it in Dar Es Salam, not Alexandria –NFF (Excuses – you all deserve to be sacked for incompetence)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, April 2nd, 2016

AFCON 2017 ticket: We lost it in Dar Es Salam, not Alexandria –NFF — 2nd April 2016 By George Aluo DOWN cast! That is the word to use in describing the mood in Nigeria’s camp after last Tuesday’s loss to the Pharaohs of Egypt in the battle of Alexandria. The 1-0 victory the Egyptians secured at home […]

BBC: Nigerian football flounders in the dark

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, April 1st, 2016

Nigeria have been floored by coaching and administration problems in the last couple of years Without question, Nigeria is one of Africa’s biggest and most successful football nations. As three-time African champions, the first African nation to win football gold at the Olympic Games and the most successful country at the Fifa U-17 World Cup […]

AFCON 2017: Super Eagles lose to Egypt, crash out of AFCON 2017 qualifications

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

By New Nigerian Politics Reporter New Nigerian Politics: – March 29, 2016 – The Super Eagles crashed out of the 2017 AFCON tournament qualifications with a 1-0 loss to Egypt in the coastal city of Alexandra, today. The lone goal scored by Ramadan Sobhy in the 65th minute, sealed the three-time African Champion’s fate. With still one […]