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Nigeria has launched a scathing attack on English Barclays Premier League club, Newcastle United accusing the club of “playing double standards.”
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Newcastle United have been locked in battle over str...
The number of Europe based players in the Super Eagles camp rose sharply on Sunday, with the arrival of Emmanuel Emenike and Ahmed Musa who are both based in Russia, landed at the Faro base of the team making the total now nine.
The other players who c...
West Bromwich Albion striker, Osaze Odemnwingie has attributed his recent outburst against the Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi on anger arising from a feeling of betrayal by the coach.
Odemnwingie had at the wake of the release of the team list for A...
Onigando of Igando in Lagos State, Oba Lasisi Gbadamosi has commended Globacom for harnessing and nurturing young football talents in West Africa through its Soccer Academy, describing the step as ‘very proactive.’
The Monarch gave the comm...
Today will see the last round of English Premier League fixtures for 2012. Arsenal which was aiming to make it to the top four before the year runs out will come up against Newcastle. The Gunners had their Boxing day clash against West Ham postponed du...
Nigeria captain, Joseph Yobo has advised West Bromwich Albion striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie to grow up instead continue be disrespectful.
Odemwingie since Sunday has been attacking the Super Eagles’ head coach, Stephen Keshi, Yobo, the Nigeria ...
With doubts over the release of Newcastle United striker, Shola Ameobi for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi is reportedly considering send late invitation to Levante forward, Obafemi Martins.
A top official of the Niger...
Defeat at Malaga on Saturday has dashed any hopes Real Madrid has of defending their La Liga title and they urgently need to find their form before Manchester United’s Champions League visit on February 12.
Jose Mourinho’s decision to drop ...
Some notable football stakeholders in the country yesterday stressed the need for Super Eagles handlers to present a formidable team at the forthcoming 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in South Africa. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff has offered that Arsenal must never sack Arsene Wenger, insisting that the French manager has achieved “incredible” things with the north London club.
The three-time Ballon d’Or winner thinks the Gunner...
Rafael Benitez has said Chelsea will still improve in spite of the emphatic victory against Aston Villa 8-0 rout. The Spaniard said there was plenty of room for improvement. As Chelsea made it 13 goals from two games since returning empty-handed from a...
Former international striker, Jonathan Akpoborie has disclosed that Super Eagles coaches should not have considered West Brom attacker, Peter Odemwingie for a place in the team for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
The former international says the West ...
Russia-based forward Obinna Nsofor has admitted his chances of making the Nigeria squad to the AFCON are “very slim.”
Nsofor is back in Nigeria on holidays and has revealed he has not received a call-up for next year’s Nations Cup. A ...
Nigeria national team coach, Stephen Keshi has admitted that he is facing a dilemma in selecting his provisional list of players for the Nations Cup. Already, 22 home based players are in the Abuja camp preparing for the championship, while the list of...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles, following their 3-1 convincing win over Venezuela in a friendly last month has seen them move up five places from 57th to 52nd in the world in the latest FIFA rankings released yesterday by the world soccer ruling body, FI...