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Team Delta wins Eko 2012 as cash rain awaits them

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field Monday, December 10th, 2012

TEAM Delta has emerged winner of the 18th National Sports Festival, Eko 2012 which ended on Sunday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, amid pomp and ceremony. Delta amassed 116 gold, 97 silver and 75 bronze medals to dethrone Team Rivers which finished second with 76 gold, 71 silver and 71 bronze medals while the […]

Mikel banned, fined for confronting Clattenburg

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, December 7th, 2012

Mikel Obi has been hit with a three-match ban and fined £60,000 for his part in the Mark Clattenburg race row debacle. The Chelsea midfielder ran into the referee’s dressing room at the end of Chelsea’s defeat against Manchester United in October and confronted him over an alleged racial slur. Mikel had already admitted a […]

Nigeria beat Mali to qualify for African tourney in Morocco

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, December 3rd, 2012

DECEMBER 3, 2012 BY KAZEEM BUSARI 9 COMMENTS Golden Eaglets Coach Manu Garba | credits: mtnfootball.com Nigeria have qualified for the Africa U-17 football championship holding next year in Morocco after the Golden Eaglets beat the Young Eagles of Mali 2-0 at Stade Kanoute in Bamako on Sunday. The Eaglets had beaten the Malians 2-0 […]

Eko 2012 Festival: Rivers leads on medals table

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, Soccer, Sports, State News, Track & Field Thursday, November 29th, 2012

By MONICA IHEAKAM at Teslim Balogun stadium Barely two days after the commencement of the 18th National Sports Festival, Rivers State is already blazing the trail with 3 gold medals and 1 silver as Oyo State in the second place with 1 gold, 2 silver medals. Delta state is third on the table as at […]

National Stadium in ruins as festival begins

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

,NOVEMBER 27, 2012 BY ’TANA AIYEJINA 30 COMMENTS As the opening ceremony of the 18th National Sports Festival begins on Tuesday (today) in Lagos, it is shocking to note that the main bowl of the National Stadium, Surulere, venue of field events, has not been given a facelift by the organisers and officials of the […]

South Africa 2013: FG charges Eagles to go for cup, not jamboree

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, November 26th, 2012

By ROMANUS UGWU, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan may have given the Nigeria Football federation (NFF), the technical crew and officials of the Super Eagles a tall order, as he ordered them to ensure that they bring back to Nigeria the South Africa 2013 Cup of Nations trophy. President Jonathan, warning the federation, players and officials […]

Racism: Referee cleared, Mikel charged

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, November 22nd, 2012

The Football Association has cleared referee Mark Clattenburg of using “inappropriate language” towards Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel. But Mikel, 25, has been charged by the FA with misconduct following his involvement in the incident. The Blues had claimed Clattenburg directed racial language at Mikel in their home defeat by Manchester United. Clattenburg said it […]

Al Ahly crowned African champions

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, November 17th, 2012

A mesmerizing Al Ahly side defied the odds to win a record-extending seventh Champions League title after beating Tunisia’s Esperance 2-1 in Tunis for a 3-2 aggregate victory on Saturday. Defending champions Esperance were deemed favourites to retain their title after holding Ahly to a 1-1 draw in Alexandria two weeks ago but they outplayed […]

Moses Scores for Chelsea, as Man U beats Arsenal

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, November 4th, 2012

NIGERIAN international, Victor Moses scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea, as the Blues laboured to a 1-1 draw away to Swansea at the Liberty Stadium yesterday. Moses struck with a header in the 61st minute to put Chelsea in the lead but were forced to settle for a share of the spoils […]

Missing N38m: NFF yet to query NPL (Check their personal bank accounts)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field Friday, November 2nd, 2012

The Nigeria Premier League board has denied that they have been queried by the Nigeria Football Federation over the alleged missing N38m from the television broadcast rights of the league. The NPL Secretary Mr. Tunji Babalola who spoke with The PUNCH on the telephone on Thursday said that everything known so far on the matter […]