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CAF axes Eagles’ opponent, Rwanda, from AFCON

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, August 18th, 2014

By MONICA IHEAKAM on August 18, 2014 · Sports The Confederation of African Football (CAF), Sunday announced the disqualification of Rwanda from the Morocco 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches. Rwanda was in Group A along with South Africa, Nigeria and Sudan, but will now be replaced by Congo, which it had defeated in […]

Nigeria moves up in FIFA rankings

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, August 15th, 2014

Nigeria has moved up a spot from the 32nd position they occupied last month to the 33 rd position in the latest rankings released by FIFA yesterday. The Super Eagles have 673 ranking points, nine points from last month’s 664 points, to move up one step in the table despite not playing any match since […]

FIFA orders Maigari’s return (The return of incompetence)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, August 15th, 2014

World soccer governing body, FIFA has again ordered the return of the impeached president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari. FIFA in a letter ad- dressed to NFF scribe (which Daily Sunsports is in possession of) stated that the sacked NFF boss must preside over the August 26 congress. While regretting the […]

FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Falconets hit Edmonton for England

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

By MONICA IHEAKAM on August 12, 2014 · Sports Ahead of their August 13 last group game against England, Nigeria’s Falconets on Monday arrived Edmonton, one of the cities hosting the Canada 2014 FIFA U-20 women’s world Cup. The team, which flew aboard a Canada North Airline, is camped at the Delta Edmonton South Hotels […]

A Word For The Eagles – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 31st, 2014

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | July 31, 2014 – Just before the World Cup began, most Nigerians, including my humble self, never believed that the national team, the Super Eagles, would advance beyond the group stage. The team was, however, ousted in the second round of 16. Their ouster from the tournament notwithstanding, […]

NFF to finalise Keshi’s contract, set to earn $45,000/month

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 31st, 2014

The board of the Nigeria Football Federation will convene an emergency meeting devoted to finalising contract deal with Stephen Keshi as Nigeria coach. The decision follows the meeting of the Federation’s Technical Committee members and later the board on Wednesday in Abuja. A member of the committee, Mr. Paul Bassey, however told The PUNCH that […]

Goal 50 award: Enyeama rated 27th

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

Goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has been named in the 27th position in the 2014 Goal 50, which was released in full on Monday afternoon. The Akwa Ibom State-born player is the only Nigerian to be named on the list of the top 50 performers from last season, and the second-ever after Sunday Mba made the […]

Breaking News: Nigeria’s Okagbare wins women’s 100m Gold medal in Commonwealth games

Posted by admin Headlines, Sports, Top Stories, Track & Field Monday, July 28th, 2014

GLASGOW (AFP) – Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare won women’s 100m gold at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. Okagbare, who won long jump silver and 200m bronze at the 2013 world championships, clocked a Games record of 10.85sec. Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare celebrates winning the women’s 100m athletics event at Hampden Park during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in […]

Eagles too much for Keshi – Owolabi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, July 26th, 2014

Felix Owolabi insists Nigeria were capable of reaching the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup if coach Stephen Keshi had the right administrative and technical support in Brazil. The Super Eagles, who failed to progress beyond the group stages at the Korea/Japan 2002 and South Africa 2010 World Cups, exited the Brazil 2014 finals in […]

NFF ready to renew Keshi contract

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, July 24th, 2014

ABUJA (AFP) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Thursday they are set to begin talks with coach Stephen Keshi over a new contract. Keshi took over as coach in 2011 and his first contract ended after the World Cup in Brazil. He has since been linked with the vacant South Africa post. The […]