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Sunday, July 29th, 2012
Photo: Sun News Publishing Nigeria’s Shehu Abdullahi (l) in action Date: Sun, 07/29/2012 – 22:09 Nigeria’s Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, took a massive step towards reaching the third round qualifying series of the 2013 African Youth Championship after it defeated host, Tanzania 2–1 yesterday. Enugu Rangers’ striker, Alhaji Gero, netted a first-half brace, before […]
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
July 25, 2012 by Kazeem Busari When the athletes flying Nigeria’s flag at the London Olympics begin their events, their aims will not be to just feature in the Games but to win medals and etch their names in history. They have the chance, just as every athlete from other participating nations, to return home […]
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
Defending champions Nigeria will have the chance to gain some revenge over Cameroon at the finals of the African Women’s Championship later this year. They were drawn in Group B on Tuesday by the Confederation of African Football with Ivory Coast and Ethiopia. The Indomitable Lionesses beat the Super Falcons to reach the Olympic football […]
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Monday, July 16th, 2012
PORTMOUTH manager, said Nigerian international Kanu Nwankwo can go ahead and sue the club even as he insists on dropping all the club’s senior players from the team. There had been reports that the former Nigeria striker could sue the club for breach of contract, but Appleton says he is leaving that for administrator Trevor […]
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Friday, July 13th, 2012
Former Super Eagles skipper, Nwankwo Kanu Former Super Eagles skipper, Nwankwo Kanu Thursday accused Portsmouth FC of England of ‘utter contempt and disrespect’ and pledged to continue to boycott training . To drum support for his action against Portsmouth, Kanu has already filed claims running into millions of pounds against the Blues with the English […]
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Friday, July 13th, 2012
Nigeria skipper Joseph Yobo is sad over his treatment by Fenerbahce . Yobo has spent the last two seasons on loan in Turkey. With the Turkish vice-champions due to start pre-season training next week, the defender wants to know his fate. Negotiations are ongoing between the management of Everton and the Yellow Canaries on a […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Nigerian striker Ayegbeni Yakubu insisted on Wednesday his move to China was made out of a fierce desire to help his ambitious new club, rather than the huge money on offer. The former Blackburn Rovers striker is the latest in a series of Premier League footballers to join the Chinese Super League for reportedly […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Nwankwo Kanu | credits: File copy Portsmouth are considering punishing former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu for his continued absence from club activities while he stays in Nigeria. The veteran striker missed training for a second day on Tuesday as his teammates took part in a double session at Fratton Park. The reason for […]
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Saturday, July 7th, 2012
July 7, 2012 by Kazeem Busari 10 Comments Former youth international, Olusegun Fetuga, has written off the Lone Stars of Liberia as a threat to the Super Eagles as both sides are drawn to clash in the final qualification round for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. In the draw conducted in South Africa on […]
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Friday, July 6th, 2012
Arsenal have announced that they have postponed their proposed trip to Nigeria in August. The English club said they have taken the decision “as a result of complexities linked to the planned game against Nigeria on Saturday, August 5 in Abuja.” The team with arguably the largest fan base in Nigeria did not give any […]
