Category: Sports

Le Guen rejects Super Eagles job
July 20, 2016 No Responses

Le Guen rejects Super Eagles job

Barely 24 hours after Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appointed  Paul Le Guen as the technical adviser for Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Le Guen has turned down the offer.   NFF had   on Monday announced Le Guen as the new technical adviser...
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Nigeria appoints Le Guen as new technical adviser for Super Eagles
July 19, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria appoints Le Guen as new technical adviser for Super Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new Technical Adviser of the senior national team, the Super Eagles. He will be assisted by Nigerian Salisu Yusuf, who takes the role of Chief Coach....
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FIFA President, Secretary-General To Visit Nigeria
July 12, 2016 No Responses

FIFA President, Secretary-General To Visit Nigeria

President of world football governing body, FIFA, Mr Gianni Infantino and the Secretary-General, Ms Fatma Samoura, will arrive in Nigeria on July 24 on a two-day working visit. This is contained in a statement on the website of the Nigeria...
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Super Eagles drops to 66th position
December 4, 2015 No Responses

Super Eagles drops to 66th position

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped seven places to 66th in the latest Fifa world ranking released on Thursday morning. The Super Eagles gathered a total of 541 points to fall to no. 14 in Africa behind Cote d’Ivoire,...
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Akwa United wins Federation cup
November 23, 2015 No Responses

Akwa United wins Federation cup

Akwa United have emerged champions of the 2015 Federation Cup having silenced Lobi Stars 2-1 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Sunday. A fantastic first half free kick by Namso Edo and Afeez Awakan were  all the Uyo based outfit needed...
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Siasia begs Kidnappers to free his mother
November 18, 2015 No Responses

Siasia begs Kidnappers to free his mother

Nigeria U23 coach Samson Siasia has begged those who kidnapped his mother to free her to allow him focus on winning a ticket to next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Madam Ogere Siasia, 72, was, according to coach Siasia, abducted in the...
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Nigeria v Swaziland: Oliseh backs Super Eagles to soar after dour first leg
November 16, 2015 No Responses

Nigeria v Swaziland: Oliseh backs Super Eagles to soar after dour first leg

Nigeria were held to a dispiriting 0-0 draw by Swaziland on Friday but Sunday Oliseh remains confident of World Cup qualification progress. Sunday Oliseh believes his Nigeria players are ready to put a lacklustre outing in Swaziland behind them as...
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What happened to U-23 team in Ghana, the story by NFF, Arik Air
November 16, 2015 No Responses

What happened to U-23 team in Ghana, the story by NFF, Arik Air

The managements of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and that of ARIK Air have come out to clear the air about what happened with players and officials of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles, the Dream Team, when they escaped an air mishap in...
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FCMB to Support 5th COPA Lagos Beach Soccer
November 13, 2015 No Responses

FCMB to Support 5th COPA Lagos Beach Soccer

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited, the major sponsor of the 2015 COPA Lagos Beach Tournament scheduled to hold between December 18 and 20 in Lagos has reiterated its commitment to the organisers of the event, Kinetic Sports Limited. France’s...
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2018 World Cup Qualifier: Glo Charges Super Eagles To Beat Swaziland
November 13, 2015 No Responses

2018 World Cup Qualifier: Glo Charges Super Eagles To Beat Swaziland

Telecommunications firm and sole sponsor of the Nigerian Premier League, Globacom, has called on Nigeria’s senior national male team, the Super Eagles, to work assiduously towards defeating the Swaziland National team,the Sihlangu Semnikati, in Lobamba today...
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Heroic Reception for Eaglets in Abuja
November 12, 2015 No Responses

Heroic Reception for Eaglets in Abuja

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria today, returned to the country from Chile amidst fanfare and jubilations from fans and well wishers after clinching the 2015 U-17 World Cup trophy, beating Mali 2-0 in the finals. The Coach Emmanuel Amuneke -led...
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Oliseh Absolves Self from Eagles Lowly FIFA Ranking
November 12, 2015 No Responses

Oliseh Absolves Self from Eagles Lowly FIFA Ranking

Super Eagles Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, yesterday passed the buck and pleaded he was not liable for Nigeria’s free fall in FIFA world ranking. The Eagles are currently ranked as the 59th best team in the world following the updated...
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Man Utd 2-0 West Brom: Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata earn hosts win
November 8, 2015 No Responses

Man Utd 2-0 West Brom: Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata earn hosts win

Jesse Lingard’s fine strike and Juan Mata’s penalty earned Manchester United a 2-0 victory at home to West Brom in the Premier League on Saturday. United academy graduate Lingard struck superbly from 20 yards – his first senior goal for...
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Stoke 1-0 Chelsea: Marko Arnautovic condemns Blues to seventh defeat as Jose Mourinho banned
November 8, 2015 No Responses

Stoke 1-0 Chelsea: Marko Arnautovic condemns Blues to seventh defeat as Jose Mourinho banned

Chelsea’s struggles continued as Marko Arnautovic’s second-half volley earned Stoke City a 1-0 victory over the reigning champions on Saturday Night Football. Manager Jose Mourinho was not at the Britannia Stadium due to his one-match stadium ban b...
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