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Super Eagles midfielder, Onazi, blasts Rohr

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Trabzonspor midfielder Eddy Onazi was on another level in his team’s 1-1 draw against Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday, earning rave reviews for his performance at the Antalya Stadyumu. Of the 28 players in action, the Nigeria international touched the ball the most, 111 times in total, placing first ahead of Argentinian […]

Why Mikel was left out of Eagles’ squad against South Africa

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has explained why he decided to ignore team captain, John Mikel Obi, from the Cameroun 2019 AFCON qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa. Mikel was left out in the matches against Seychelles and Libya, which the Eagles won. The decision by Rohr to exclude the China-based midfielder from […]

AFCON: Ighalo shoots Nigeria top of Group E

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 17th, 2018

Odion Ighalo: scores the winning goal brace by Odion Ighalo and another goal by Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria’s Super Eagles a 3-2 victory over hosts Libya in Sfax, Tunisia, to move top of Group E of 2019 AFCON Qualifiers.The Super Eagles led the game 2-0 in the first half, with Ighalo and Musa scoring three […]

AFCON 2019 qualifier: Rohr says team played to win – Maul Libya 4-0

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, October 14th, 2018

Coach Gernot Rohr of Super Eagles has said that the 4-0 routing of the Mediterranean Knights of Libya by his team in Uyo is due to excellent preparation and mentality to win. Rohr told sports journalists at a post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Saturday, that he knew his opponent […]

Eagles’ Rohr warns coach’s departure may motivate Libya

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, October 11th, 2018

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr believes the sudden resignation of Libya coach Adel Amrouche could motivate their rivals even more ahead of a crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. Amrouche quit as Libya coach just days before the clash in Uyo, southern Nigeria, over unpaid wages. But German handler Rohr has warned over […]

Mikel Excused From S’Eagles, Libya Clash

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

Captain John Mikel Obi has been “excused” from Nigeria’s latest squad because he needs time to recover from injury, according to the country’s football federation, the NFF. He was the most notable absentee from the Super Eagles squad for back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with Libya this month. The 31-year-old, who plays for Chinese […]

NFF bans Nigerian coach Salisu Yusuf for taking bribe

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, September 5th, 2018

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has placed a one-year ban from all football-related activities on Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Salisu Yusuf. Yusuf was caught on camera collecting bribe from undercover journalists who pretended to be football agents. The footage, shot by BBC’s Ghanaian reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas in September 2017, showed Yusuf collecting a handful […]

Nigerian govt. escapes FIFA ban, recognises Pinnick-led NFF board

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, August 20th, 2018

Nigerian govt. escapes FIFA ban, recognises Pinnick-led NFF board NAN The federal Government has finally recognised the Amaju Pinnick-led football federation, just at the right time to escape FIFA sanction. Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, on Monday, said the Federal Government had conveyed to FIFA a letter recognizing […]

Moses can go, says Lawal as Musa, Iwobi pay tribute

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, August 18th, 2018

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Garba Lawal said Nigerian football fans shouldn’t bother much about Victor Moses’ decision to quit the national team. Moses, shocked his numerous fans and fellow teammates when he annouced his decision to walk away from the Nigeria set up. “It’s not a big deal! that is his choice – he chose […]

Emmanuel Amunike hired as head of Tanzania senior side

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, August 6th, 2018

By Emmanuel Okogba Ex-Nigeria international Emmanuel Amunike has been appointed as the head coach of the senior Tanzanian football team. Amuike who was in charge when Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets conquered the world in 2015 signed a contract that will run till 2020. The Tanzania Football Federation confirmed the appointment on their official Twitter handle, with […]