25 April 2011 The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have formally requested Dutch club VVV Venlo to release striker Ahmed Musa for Thursdays African Youth Championship semi-final against Mali. A top NFF official informed MTNFootball.com that a letter was despatched to VVV immediately the Flying Eagles booked their place in the last four of the biennial Under-20 tournament in South Africa…
24 April 2011 Tunisian outfit Esperance led a show of force by clubs from northern countries in African Champions League last-16 ties this weekend. The 'Blood and Gold' were ahead within two minutes against Senegalese visitors Diaraf and romped to a 5-0 victory that virtually assures them of a mini-league place after the early May return fixture. Wydad Casablanca of…
25 April 2011 Super Eagles of Nigeria coach, Samson Siasia, would pick the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon as opponents for a friendly to mark next months inauguration of the countrys president, Goodluck Jonathan, who was recently re-elected. MTNFootball.com has scooped that Siasia would like to meet Cameroon because they would provide his team with a good test as well as…
Last week, the Court of Appeal in Abuja, in a reversal of an earlier judgment of a Federal High Court, ruled that Lawal Jafar Isa, and not Mohammed Sani Abacha, is the governorship candidate for Kano State of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). Before the judgment, the CPC looked set to clinch the governorship seat of Kano State in…
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