Nigeria will be at this year’s CHAN with an unbeaten record after defeating Cote d’Ivoire 1-0 in a final warm-up match before their departure to Rwanda. And El Kanemi Warriors midfielder Ifeanyi Matthew underlined his class with the match winner in the 45thminute courtesy of a neat finish. Last year, the Nigeria ‘B’ team beat […]
Ivory Coast captain and Manchester City star Yaya Toure has said he was disappointed after narrowly missing out on a record fifth straight CAF African Player of the Year Award. The 32-year-old midfielder has previously bagged the prestigious individual accolade in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Given his form at Manchester City and that he […]
Gunmen have kidnapped Maimunat Ogude, wife of Fegor Ogude, Super Eagles and Amkar Perm of Russia player, according to TheCable. Ogude, who spoke with TheCable on Tuesday, said his wife was kidnapped by unknown armed men in Warri. Delta state, on Monday night. “I wasn’t home yesterday. My wife, Maimunat Ogude, went out with my […]
NAN The Nigeria Football Federation on Saturday in Abuja said Head Coach Sunday Oliseh has named the Super Eagles B squad for the 2016 African Nations Championship in Rwanda. The Federation, in a statement by its Assistant Director (Communications), Ademola Olajire, said the coach released the team’s final list of 23 players for the championship. […]
By Tunji Balogun A Ukrainian woman Alex has accused Olympiacos FC striker, Brown Aide Ideye to be father of her two children, Joel and Michelle while the striker was playing in the Ukrainian league with Dynamo Kyiv. The Ukrainian women posted a series of pictures on Instagram, claiming the boy and girl (mixed race) belongs […]
Angola’s locally-based national team will travel to South Africa today, 27 December, to begin a 15-day training camp ahead of the 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Rwanda. Palancas Negras returned to camp yesterday after a brief break to spend time with family and loved ones over the Christmas period, having had a preparatory spell […]
You are at:Home»Sports»Rio 2016 Olympics: Go for Musa, Ambrose, Ighalo Adepoju, Lawal tell Siasia FROM ROMANUS UGWU, ABUJA NIGERIAN former internationals, Mutiu Adepoju and Garba Lawal, have urged Dream Team VI chief coach, Samson Siasia, to select the mandatory three overage players to beef up his squad for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from […]
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalong has congratulated the Dream Team for picking a ticket to play in the men’s football at the 2016 Rio Olympics Solomon Dalong Dream Team yesterday secured their ticket to fly Nigeria’s flag at the summer Games, following a nail-biting 1-0 win against hosts Senegal at the Leopod […]
Former Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi has confirmed the sudden death of his wife, Kate, in the United States. Keshi who revealed that his wife had been sick for a while said he never expect that the sickness will lead to her death. “She is more like a sister to me and was the rock […]
Senegal U-23 coach Serigne Saliou Dia insisted that they must keep their focus ahead of their clash with Nigeria in the semifinals of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. The tournament hosts finished top of Group A to book their spot in the last four of the competition, after enjoying consecutive victories over South […]
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