Nigeria survived a late fightback to beat Cameroon 3-2 after extra-time to win the Africa Youth Championship title in Johannesburg on Sunday. Terry Envoh scored the winner in the 92nd minute to give the Flying Eagles their sixth continental title. Two second-half goals from Olanrewaju Kayode and Uche Nwofor to put Nigeria in a comfortable […]
Birmingham City forward Obafemi Martins has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on Thursday to repair a stress fracture. The former Inter striker, who is on loan at Birmingham from Rubin Kazan, has not played for the club since March. Blues manager Alex McLeish told the club’s official website: […]
After a nervy start, Nigeria’s Under-23 national team came from a goal down to beat Liberia 6-1 in the Nigerian mid western city of Benin. Edet Ibok and Solomon Okpako were the biggest culprits in the early minutes giving out balls to the opponents even when unchallenged. One of those mistimed passes by Okpako was intercepted and […]
SUPER Eagles defender, Taye Taiwo has made the decision to leave Marseille for Italian table-topper, AC Milan on a free transfer at the end of the season, according to L’Equipe. The defender has an expiring contract at the Stade Velodrome and has been linked with several major European clubs in the past few months. Taiwo […]
The Nigeria’s Under-20 national team has been drawn in Group D of the FIFA Under-20 World Championship and will play against Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Guatemala. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will kick off their World Cup campaign against Concacaf representative, Guatemala, in the Colombian city of Armenia on July 31. On August 3, John Obuh’s men […]
Those who knew Kabiru Adewunmi could easily imagine the 16-year-old flashing his pearl-white smile as he and five friends from his native Nigeria walked to a Chatham-neighborhood convenience store after celebrating a playoff win Tuesday night by the Chicago Bulls. As much as he cheered on his adopted hometown’s team, the youth’s real passion was […]
It was tears and eulogies when the body of late Super Eagles player, Olubayo Adefemi lied in state at the Indoor Sports hall of the national stadium, Lagos Thursday. Members of the Nigeria Football Federation, led by its first vice president, Chief Mike Umeh, chairman of the NFF technical committee, Barrister Chris Green, national team […]
Following what they termed political commitments, Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has pulled out of the U-23 Olympic team camping sponsorship arrangement with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), for the return leg of the All Africa Games qualifier encounter against Liberia. The head of technical of the federation, Emmanuel Ikpeme, disclosing this to Daily Sunsports […]
An executive member of Ghana Football Association and head of the team’s delegation, Jordan Anagblah, has ruled out Nigeria from the possible winners of the AYC. The Flying Eagles defeated the Black Satellites of Ghana 2-1 on Thursday but Anagblah was not convinced Nigeria’s performance was better than that of Mali and Cameroon, who have […]
AS Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia cris-crosses the entire Europe scouting for young Nigerian-born players for the team, Eagles forward Osaze Odemwingie has said even though he was born outside the country, playing for Nigeria was not negotiable. In an interview with fifa.com, the West Brom player said he had no other option other than […]
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