Football Archives — Page 11 of 11

October 8, 2017 No Responses

Buhari congratulates victorious super eagles

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their victory Saturday over the Chipolopolo of Zambia at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The President, who described the hard-earned victory as “very sweet, soothing and a...

July 16, 2017 No Responses

Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal’s stadium

(BBC)–Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade...

April 22, 2017 No Responses

Buhari laments death of football fans in Calabar

Pesident Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shocked to learn of the tragic event that took the lives of several Nigerians at a football viewing centre in Calabar, Cross River State, Thursdaynight. In a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the...

January 10, 2017 No Responses

Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win Fifa best player award

(BBC) Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann to the prize. ...

December 28, 2016 No Responses

Oliseh gets coaching job at Dutch club

Former Super Eagles Coach Sunday Oliseh is returning to club management ten months after he resigned as handler of the Nigerian national team. Oliseh is the new coach of Fortuna Sittard, a second division football club in Holland. The Dutch...

August 6, 2016 No Responses

NFF appoints Gernot Rohr as Super Eagles technical adviser

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Gernot Rohr to manage the Super Eagles. NFF President Amaju Pinnick, who confirmed the development on Friday said the German who is currently working on development programmes for the German Football Feder...