France began their 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup™ campaign in winning fashion but were made to work hard by a competitive Nigeria, who eventually succumbed to a lone Marie-Laure Delie strike just after the interval. France started strongly with left-sided midfielder Louisa Necib the initiator of many attacking forays for the Europeans, with the scenario played […]
Chief coach of national Under-23 side, Austin Eguavoen says the best legs will be fielded in today’s All Africa Games qualifier against arch rivals, Black Meteors of Ghana at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City. Eguavoen said the match against Ghana will be a though match but that the team’s mentality was never to […]
Few days to the commencement of the sixth FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany, some Nigerians in Berlin say they were confident the Super Falcons would qualify for the second round of the competition. Our correspondent reports that Nigeria was drawn in Group A and will play against France, Canada and Germany. The group is […]
NIGERIA is certain to play Ghana on August 9 after top players turned down a proposal to fly to South Africa just days before the start of the European season. NFF officials were considering offers from both the two countries for a friendly game during that FIFA window, but were compelled to plump for the […]
If arrangements by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) get the nod of the board and the Presidency, Nigeria may join the bidding race to host the eight-nation’s African qualifier tournament for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The Dream Team V had last weekend defeated visiting Tanzania side on 3-1 goal aggregate at the Samuel […]
Isiaka Olawale The National Beach Soccer team, otherwise known as Supersand Eagles, reached this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after a hard-fought 7-6 defeat of Madagascar in Casablanca on Saturday evening. Home-based Super Eagles’ midfield ace and veteran beach soccer campaigner, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu scored four of the goals in the see-saw game that had […]
FIFA had always said that women are the future of football and they have in deed taken that hope to a different level, as the German national women football team has introduced a new dimension to their World Cup preparations. Rather than give full concentration on the field of play, the German ladies have decided […]
I still do not understand the rationale behind the decision of the Nigeria Football Federation to re-play Argentina after Nigeria walloped her 4-1, even if it was her third best team. The hype, preparations and pressure to break a long jinx against the South Americans in Abuja, cost the Super Eagles a crucial win and […]
The Nigeria Football Federation has submitted to world governing body, FIFA, a list of 21 players who will fly the country’s flag at the 6th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals taking place in Germany this summer. Goalkeeper Precious Dede, a 31-year veteran from the 2003 and 2007 FIFA World Cup final tournaments, tops the list […]
The atmosphere at the Teslim Balogun Stadium Surulere, on Saturday night, was simply electric, as one of Nigeria’s most celebrated footballer of all time, Nwankwo Kanu, played his testimonial match alongside great football stars from around the world. Football fans could not but savour the frills and thrills that came with the event, as Kanu’s […]
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