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My sack letter was ready 4 months ago – Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

My sack letter was ready 4 months ago – Keshi Written by Wednesday, February 27, 2013 Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has revealed that his sack letter was ready by October and it was not from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Keshi said on Supersport Monday Night Football programme that his dismissal letter was already prepared […]

Okocha, Kanu made me choose Nigeria –Moses

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 25th, 2013

Chelsea forward Victor Moses has revealed how former internationals Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu talked him into choosing Nigeria over England, especially after he was overlooked by England coaches. The former Crystal Palace sensation was named the Player of the Tournament at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa following his […]

Football dispute sets off sectarian riot in Taraba

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News, Taraba Sunday, February 24th, 2013

KANO (AFP) – A disagreement over a football pitch set off sectarian riots in a central Nigerian town that killed at least one person and left homes, mosques and churches burnt, officials said Sunday. Authorities have slapped a round-the-clock curfew on the town of Wukari, located in Taraba state, following Saturday’s rioting, which was said […]

Nations Cup success: Chelsea want Omeruo back in London

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omueruo is set to rejoin Chelsea in the summer after his superlative outing at the 2013 African Nations Cup where he help the Eagles to win the trophy. He was sent on loan to ADO Den Haag to develop his skills, but Chelsea on the look out for replacement for aging […]

English fans boo Osaze Odimweigie

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

WEST Brom manager, Steve Clarke, on Saturday incurred home fans’ wrath when he ventured to introduce Nigerian international, Osaze Odemwingie for match hero, Romero Lukaku in a 2-1 win over Sunderland at The Hawthorns in a Barclay’s Premier League clash. Odemwingie came on in the 87th minute but was booed by home fans who are […]

Opinion: Sports minister’s earthquake Super Eagles’ magic

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Uncategorized Thursday, February 21st, 2013

FEBRUARY 22, 2013 BY ’TUNJI AJIBADE(TUNJIOA@YAHOO.COM) There is a need for two standing ovations. One is for Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi. The other is for the Super Eagles. Mallam Abdullahi’s should precede that of the Eagles. It’s because earlier on the minister had championed something, before the Super Eagles championed something else, winning […]

F/Eagles down ‘Junior Pharaohs’ in Cairo

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

Nigeria’s Under-20 team the Flying Eagles gave an indication they are set to defend their 2011 African Youth Championship title next month in Algeria, when they thrashed their Egyptian counterparts in Cairo Wednesday. The match played at the Degla Stadium outside Cairo was staged to prepare both teams for AYC, starting off on March 16. […]

Picture: Ex Green Eagles star, Okey Isima, dies

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

CAPTAIN of the 1980 Nations Cup-winning Green Eagles squad, Christian Chukwu (MON), has described the late Okey Isima (MON), as a true football stakeholder. Chukwu, in a telephone chat with Tribunesport in Lagos, said that the exit of the former teammate was a great loss to Nigerian football. “In fact, I have not recovered from […]

Opinion: Government reward for Super Eagles

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

THE mind-boggling cash gifts splashed out on the national football team players and officials that won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa early in February by the Federal Government is a wrong way of incentivising those who have done the nation proud. It is excessive and perverted as there are standards of […]

CONFUSION: Discordant tunes in NFF over technical director

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, February 16th, 2013

*We’re going for one – Inyama *No, we have no such plans – Green THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it has no plans to contract a foreign technical director for the national teams. This is coming at the heels of an earlier disclosure by a Board member, Emeka Inyama that “there was […]