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Ex Eagles keeper Rufai denies receiving money from Belgian govt

BY JACOB AJOM The former national team goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has distanced himself from claims in the report that alleged he received money from Belgian football authorities on behalf of the Nigerian community in that country. “My name remains Prince Peter Rufai. I am not running to anywhere. As I speak with you, my family […]

FIFA rankings Eagles drop one step

Nigeria dropped one spot to 31 in April’s ranking of the world’s senior national football teams released by Fifa. The Super Eagles were unable to consolidate on their 30th spot from March after emerging champions at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. Nigeria’s Victor Moses struggling for ball possession in the World Cup […]

NFF cuts Eagles bonus, coaches salaries

The Nigeria Football Federation has taken a very significant step to curtail overhead cost in the administration of football in the country. The Technical and Development Committee of the federation, which met in Abuja on Tuesday, recommended for immediate implementation, a list of decisions that would substantively cut down the cost of prosecuting games involving […]

Yobo should be grateful to Keshi – Taribo

Taribo West has launched a scathing attack on Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo over his outburst against coach Stephen Keshi on Tuesday. Yobo, who was excluded from the March 23 World Cup qualifying game against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in Calabar, told Lagos sports radio Brila FM that he was disappointed that Keshi did […]

CAF Cup: Heartland in trouble – Absent at return leg in Gabon

BY ONOCHIE ANIBEZE Rochas Okorocha’s heart is not deep in the land of his state’s club and that has resulted in the state Heartland have found themselves today in the CAF Cup. The club arrived Gabon Saturday, the day of their CAF Confederation Cup match with Union Sportif Bitam. They scurried to Gabon in two […]

NFF intervenes in Keshi, Yobo row

Nigeria Football Federation president, Aminu Maigari, has directed the technical committee of the football body to resolve the disagreement between Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi and the national team captain, Joseph Yobo. Yobo, who criticised the coach on how he was left out of the squad in the World Cup qualifier against Kenya in Calabar […]

Enyeama for Lille return

Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama will return to Ligue 1 side, Lille Olympique Sporting Club at the end of the 2012/13 season. The 30-year-old joined Israeli club, Maccabi Tel Aviv on loan at the start of the season but has now exclusively revealed to supersport.com that there will be no renewal of his loan spell at […]

Nigerian Olofinjana joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan

Former Nigeria international Seyi Olofinjana joins English Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency loan deal from Hull. The 32-year-old will remain with the Owls until the end of the season. Olofinjana moved to England in the summer of 2004 to join Wolves and has also played for Stoke and Cardiff. The powerful midfielder is […]

By Patrick Omorodion who was in Calabar Former Eagles Captain, Nwankwo Kanu has tipped the African champions to bounce back from the 1-1 draw they got against the Harambee Stars of Kenya in a 2014 World Cup qualifying race. The Coach Stephen Keshi-tinkered Nigerian side, weekend at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar, needed a […]

Oduamadi late strike denies Kenya victory over Nigeria

The African champions Nigeria needed a dramatic equaliser to draw 1-1 with Kenya in their 2014 Group F World Cup qualifier in Calabar. Substitute Nnamdi Oduamadi scored three minutes into stoppage time to cancel out Francis Kahata’s first half free-kick for Kenya. It was the second draw in three games in World Cup qualifying for […]