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Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

Golden Eaglets striker, Kelechi Iheanacho | credits: File copy Golden Eaglets forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, is set to join English Premier League side, Manchester City. The player left having been released on Monday from the Super Eagles camp in Abuja by Stephen Keshi. Iheanacho was in camp for the Championship of African Nations billed for […]
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Monday, December 16th, 2013

NIGERIA goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama who had his 11-game clean sheet tarnished last weekend on Sunday conceded another goal as his side, Lille beat mid-table Batia in French Ligue one. As early as the third minute of the game, Enyeama conceded his first goal at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy since October when Bastia’s Ludovic Genest beat […]
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Sunday, December 15th, 2013

Written by Friday, December 13, 2013 VINCENT Enyeama has told the BBC Sport that he is “relieved” that the attention is no longer on his clean sheet exploits. Enyeama was handed recently a two-year contract extension at French club, Lille, after a brilliant run that saw him keep 11 consecutive clean sheets. Aware of envious […]
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Sunday, December 15th, 2013

Nigeria international Ahmed was on target for CSKA Moscow as they lost 1-2 in dramatic fashion to Viktoria Plzen. Two late goals scored by Viktoria Plzen helped them beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 on Tuesday, securing third place in Champions League Group D and extending their European campaign. Substitute Keisuke Honda set up the go-ahead goal […]
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Monday, December 9th, 2013

Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella has admitted he knows nothing about the Super Eagles after the FIFA World Cup draw puts his team in Group F alongside Nigeria, Iran and Boznia-Herzegovina. It is the fourth time the African champions would be grouped together with the South Americans at this level and each time the Albiceleste have […]
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Monday, December 9th, 2013

Vincent Enyeama’s invincibility at goal ended on Sunday after Lille teammate Simon Kjaer deflected a harmless Landry N’Guémo’s shot to beat the Nigerian keeper in the 27th minute. The vital lone-goal victory pushed Bordeaux to the sixth position in the French Ligue 1 log. The Super Eagles goalkeeper had gone 14 matches without conceding a […]
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Sunday, December 8th, 2013

Iheanacho. Inset: Awoniyi | credits: Google.com The invitation of three members of the 2013 U-17 World Cup winning Golden Eaglets to the home-based Super Eagles poses new challenges to the trio, reports ‘TANA AIYEJINA On Thursday, Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, released a 30-man list with six players on standby in preparation for January’s […]
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013

Nigeria will be in Pot 2 when the draw for the 2014 World Cup holds on Friday in Brazil, FIFA has said. FIFA on Tuesday released the make-up of the four pots that will be used for the draw. As was known before the announcement, pot one consists of hosts Brazil along with the seven […]
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Tuesday, November 26th, 2013

…Tricky Spain escapes drop By KUNLE SOLAJA The good run of the Super Eagles since returning from the Confederation Cup in Brazil last June will have little effect in boosting the world ranking of Nigeria when the latest ranking is released on Thursday. Despite being the only African World Cup bound team to win the […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2013

advertisement Golden Eaglets sensation Kelechi Iheanacho has had a major falling out with his father over the European club he should move to. Kelechi has told his father in no uncertain terms that he wishes to move to Portuguese champions FC Porto, while Iheanacho senior has insisted he […]