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Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Samson Siasia was pleased to see his wards chalk up 7 goals in two games, plus the additional bonus of two clean sheets, but says the team is nowhere near where he wants them to be. The Super Eagles scored four and claimed three points against Ethiopia in Sunday’s Nations Cup qualifier, and added a […]
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Nigeria continued from where they left off at the weekend with a 3-0 defeat of Kenya in an international friendly match played at the National Stadium, Abuja. A third-minute goal from Venlo youngster Ahmed Musa, one from Everton’s Victor Anichebe on 48 minutes, and a stoppage-time Ikechukwu Uche smasher were all that the Super Eagles […]
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Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Written by Staff Writer – New Nigerian Politics – March 27, 2011 – Nigeria claimed all three points at stake at the Abuja National Stadium and gave newly hired coach Samson Siasia his first official win in a must-win match in African Nations Cup qualifying against Nigerian Coached Ethiopians. With this 4-0 win and with […]
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Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Nigeria’s Olympic team cruised to a 5-0 win over Equatorial Guinea in the opening match of their 2012 Olympic qualifier in Benin on Saturday. Lillestrom’s Nosa Igiebor plucked a brace, Ekigho Ehiosu scored on a second debut and Haruna Lukman could afford to miss a second half penalty after scoring in the first half. Faced […]
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Under-23 team chief coach, Augustine Eguavoen, says today’s match against Equatorial Guinea is a must win for him and his wards, stressing that their 4-1 victory over Insurance Football Club of Benin on Tuesday was just a tip of the iceberg. “As a matter of fact our aim is to win the match against Equatorial […]
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Team manager of Niger Tornados, Danladi Nasidi has said that the club’s 16th position on the log with 20 points after 19 games of the first half the season would be better at the close of the season. Naside who made this known while speaking with Inside Out Premier League said that the Minna Based […]
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
Former Gombe United Football Club Chairman, Alhaji Gara Gombe has said the African Nation’s Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles and Ethiopia will serve as a litmus test for Samson Siasia as coach of the national team. Disclosing this to Saturday Vanguard sports, Gombe said amongst all the matches Siasia has handled as the coach […]
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Friday, March 25th, 2011
The Ethiopian national team coach, Iffy Onoura has waved off the Super Eagles as a threat to his ambition to pick the ticket to the 2012 African Cup of Nations finals just as he expressed satisfaction with the performance of the team he took over last July. The Nigerian-born Chief Coach of the Walias of […]
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Friday, March 25th, 2011

The Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday announced the appointment of former Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu as Ambassador of Nigerian football. The 35-year-old, who was present at the official announcement of an international friendly match between Nigeria and Argentina in Lagos on Wednesday, is the most decorated Nigerian football player. “We made the decision […]
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Football fans will once again have a privilege of watching a high-profile duel when Nigeria’s Super Eagles take on the dreaded South American side, Argentina, on June 1 in Abuja. The proposed duel put together by Eagles official sponsor, Guinness, is expected to give football fans value of their support to the national team. Nigeria […]