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Picture: Police use teargas in on-going Nations Cup to disperse fans

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Police used tear gas to try and slow a crush of fans forcing their way into the Bata Stadium complex for Saturday’s opening match of the African Cup of Nations. Police tried to check fans’ tickets one-by-one at the main gate to the complex ahead of Equatorial Guinea’s match against Libya. But several […]

Nations Cup: In Picture: E’Guinea claim historic win over Libya

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Co-hosts Equatorial Guinea scored a dramatic late winner to shock Libya 1-0 in the opening match of the 2012 African Cup of Nations played at the 35,000-seat Estadio de Bata on Saturday. The victory makes the Equatorial Guinea squad $1m richer as they were promised the sum by the country’s government for the […]

Nigeria missing as African party begins•Equatorial Guinea, Libya set tune in Bata

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be conspicuously missing at the 28th edition of the (Orange) Africa Cup of Nations that gets underway later this afternoon in the city of Bata with co-host, Equatorial Guinea and Libya setting the tune. It will be the first time in 16 years that Nigeria would not feature at the greatest […]

Taiwo joins QPR on loan

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, January 19th, 2012

AC Milan defender Taye Taiwo has allegedly joined Premier League outfit QPR in a six-month loan deal, according to his agent. Fabio Parisi has taken to his twitter account ‘@parisitweet’ to upload a picture of the 26-year-old full-back shaking hands with R’s manager Mark Hughes which accompanies a tweet that says: “Taiwo has […]

Age scam rocks female U-17 camp…4 flamongoes flee camp

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Following the threat from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to deal with any player who falsifies his or her age to qualify for the underage teams, four players have fled the camp of the female Under-17 team, the Flamingos, in Abuja this week. Member of the executive committee of the board, Barrister Chris Green, said […]

Leave Keshi alone – Okocha tells ex-internationals

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Former Super Eagles’ captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, is drumming up support for national team’s Coach, Stephen Keshi ahead of Nigeria’s the first round of 2013 Africa Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda. Nigeria will face Rwanda over two legs in the first round of the qualifiers with the first leg billed for February 29 in […]

Ahmed Musa eyes Arsenal

Posted by admin Soccer, Sports Sunday, January 15th, 2012

January 16, 2012 by Agency reporter Nigeria international Ahmed Musa has revealed he still nurses a dream to star for his childhood team Arsenal even after opting to join Russian club CSKA Moscow. Musa’s five-year contract with CSKA was officially finalised Saturday and that finally put paid to a reported interest by Arsenal to sign […]

Portsmouth lament Kanu’s absence in FA Cup

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, January 12th, 2012

He’s Pompey’s FA Cup icon – the match-winner on the last glorious occasion they lifted the trophy. But Michael Appleton has revealed injury was behind Kanu’s absence at Chelsea. The veteran was surprisingly missing from the Blues’ 18-man match-day squad on Sunday. Instead, 17-year-old Adam Webster was among the seven substitutes on duty for the […]

Home Eagles dare Angola without support

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Despite the unstable socio-political situation in the country, the national team currently in camp preparing for the 2013 Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda say they are battle ready to devour Angola in today’s international friendly. They however would lack support of fans because of the on-going strike over petrol price that restricts movement. Coach Steven […]

CAN 2012: I Never Wrote Off Black Stars – Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has reacted angrily to reports quoting him as saying that Ghana Black Stars does not have the quality of players that can win this year’s Nations Cup being co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Reacting to Black Stars assistant coach, Kwesi Appiah’s tirade against him over the issue, Keshi […]