Suspended FIFA official, Amos Adamu, says he’s asking the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn his ban for allegedly seeking bribes during the World Cup bidding contests. The Nigerian says he’s taking legal advice to challenge his three-year expulsion from football which was upheld by FIFA’s appeals committee last Friday. Adamu’s three-year ban for […]
Amos Adamu’s appeal against the FIFA Ethics Committee decision to sanction him has been thrown out by the FIFA Appeals Committee. The Committee, under the chairmanship of judge Larry Mussenden from Bermuda, confirmed the decisions taken by the Ethics Committee on 17 November 2010. Adamu, along with fellow executive committee member Reynald Temarii and five […]
Nigeria will now play Sierra Leone on February 9 after failing in an earlier arrangement to play Guatemala. Nigeria coach Samson Siasia confirmed that an arrangement had been reached to play the fellow West Africans. “I am disappointed that the Guatemala game has been cancelled, this is not good for us. “But the NFF have […]
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) last night confirmed that the much touted international friendly match against Guatemala has been called off. The friendly match set back came on the heel of the denial of US visa to two members of the national team by the American Embassy in Abuja on Monday ahead of the US President’s […]
Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has lauded the assistance the United States Embassy in Abuja did in ensuring that the Super Eagles’ visa application is promptly attended to. Nigeria will feature in a tournament in the US beginning February 12 and the US Embassy’s Marcus Falion has been named by the coach in the rapid […]
The burial ceremony of late Super Eagles defender, Uche Okafor is scheduled to now hold February 17 at Umuabali, Ubomiri in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State. According to the spokesman of the family, Ugo Nwokoro, the new date was agreed to by members of the Okafor family. In the meantime, friends of the murdered football […]
THERE are strong indications that the much talked about The United States’ President Day Celebrations Soccer Invitational Tournament tagged “Obama Cup” may afterall be a fraud. Super Eagles of Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is expected to participate in the Invitational Soccer Tournament later in the year.The championship was earlier scheduled to […]
Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins has joined Premier League side Birmingham City on a six month loan deal from Russian club Rubin Kazan. The striker, who last played in England for Newcastle, will stay with Birmingham until the end of the season. Martins became a father for the first time in December, and his desire […]
The Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday strongly condemned a report in a section of the media on Wednesday suggesting that there is uncertainty over the planned Nigeria-Guatemala friendly international billed for the United States of America on February 9, 2011. Acting General Secretary Musa Amadu stated that the game has been confirmed and will hold […]
f the crisis rocking the foundation of Nigeria’s football eventually leads to a ban from the world’s football governing body, FIFA, Nigerians have been told not to lose sleep over it because it would be a blessing in disguise. Former Green Eagles goalkeeper, Joe Erico told Sunday Vanguard sports that the period of such ban […]
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