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Keshi awaits NFF over official car …Defends decision to shutout gatecrashers

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, has disclosed that he was still waiting for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to buy an official car for him, admitting that he has held discussion with the federation on the issue. Speaking to Daily Sunsports at the Home-based Super Eagles’ camp yesterday, the former Hawks of Togo […]

Sports Development: Plight of Female Participants & Need for Equitable Reward – By Emmanuel Ajibulu

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP Columnists, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field Sunday, December 11th, 2011

By Emmanuel Ajibulu, Osun, Nigeria – Dec. 12, 2011 – It is most disturbing to note that Super Falcons of Nigeria that have won every edition but one of the African women Championship (AWC) titles, still has not been given a matching reward for performance. It was heart warming when the Super Eagles won the […]

2012 London Olympic football ouster – NFF Sacks Eguavoen

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Chief Coach of Under-23 Eagles, Austin Eguavoen, has resigned from Dream Team V after failing to fulfil his contractual obligations to pick the 2012 London Olympic ticket or play in the semi-final of the most glamorous world sports events. The Under-23 Eagles gaffer, speaking in a post match conference after the Dream Team failed to […]

Yakubu goes goal-crazy

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Nigeria’s Yakubu Aiyegbeni has once again proved that he is set to make a return to the Super Eagles after being left out under the tenure of sacked coach Samson Siasia. The Yak as he is called by his admirers has taken his goals haul in the English Premiership to 10 goals this season. Yakubu […]

Jonathan fires sports minister

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved the Minister of Sports, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman of his post with immediate effect. This is to afford him the opportunity to focus fully on the pursuit of his declared political ambition. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, President Jonathan […]

Are these players Nigerians?

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

By Tony Ubani in Morocco The legends of Nigerian football are here in Morocco at the on-going U-23 Olympic soccer qualifier. Current coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, Peter Rufai as co-ordinator of the U-23 team, Austin Eguavoen, coach of the U-23 team, Ben Iroha, assistant coach of the team and Aloy Agu who is the goalkeeper’s […]

Egyptian coach, Ramzy Blasts Eguaveon

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, November 26th, 2011

EGYPT’S coach, Hani Ramzy says it is disrepectful of Austin Eguavoen to rue the absence of Europe based players in the maiden CAF U-23 Championship which starts in Morocco today. Eguavoen on Thursday told a section of the Moroccan press that the competition might suffer depth in class because it is not within FIFA window, […]

Nigeria improves on FIFA rankings

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, November 24th, 2011

NIGERIA moved a step upward in the latest FIFA ranking released by the world’s football governing body yesterday. Ranked 44th in October, the two-time Africa Cup of Nations champions reclaimed the 43rd position which it occupied in September and this is as a result of the Super Eagles performance in its last two international friendly […]

Keshi begin reign with draw against Zebras of Bostwana

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Nigeria managed a goalless draw against Botswana in a friendly international in Benin City on Saturday evening in what was coach Stephen Keshi’s first game in charge. An enthusiastic crowd turned up to cheer the Super Eagles to victory but were left disappointed as the resolute, well-coordinated Zebras held their own in defence to ward […]

Soccer: Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria turn to friendlies for salvation

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa hope to start repairing the damage of 2012 Africa Cup of Nations failure when they play friendlies this weekend. Tunisia vist Algeria, Cameroon play Sudan and hosts Morocco in Marrakech, Nigeria have home advantage over Botswana and South Africa defend an unbeaten record against top-ranked African […]