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A former BBC journalist, Osasu Obayuwana, has voiced his opinion on the current state of Nigerian football.Obayiuwana, displeased at the recent stand-off between members of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the self styled Nigeria Football Asso...
The fate of the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi and three erstwhile officials, Amanze Uchegbulam, Taiwo Ogunjobi and Bolaji Ojo-Oba will be determined today as the substantive suit instituted by the...
The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has postponed the group stage games of this year’s Federation Cup competition, earlier billed to take place between July 20 and 24 in four centres across the federation. At a meetin...
Samson Siasia is still in the hunt for at least three quality additions to his back four as he gets set to name his squad this week. At centre back, he is in the hunt for someone to partner captain Joseph Yobo. At left back, he requires a capable depu...
In only his first season in Portugal, Nigeria international defender Elderson Echiejile was part of the Sporting Braga team who went all the way to the final of the Europa League as well as finished fourth in the Portuguese championship. However, injur...
Flying Eagles captain, Ramon Azeez and teammate, Olarenwaju Kayode will today join the rest of the team as they continue the build-up for the world U-20 championship slated for Colombia. It is now exactly two weeks before Nigeria’s opening match ...
Former Nigeria international, Austin Okocha has faulted the international friendly rematch between the Super Eagles and their Argentine counterparts billed for Dhaka, Bangladesh on September 6. Okocha, now a member of the Nigeria Football Federa...
The 2011 FIFA ‘Ballon d’Or’ will only be handed next January, but there’s little doubt that the winner will be the same as in the past two editions of the award: FC Barcelona’s mercurial player Lionel Messi.While most peop...
It’s not too early to examine how Rafael Nadal fits in with the all-time tennis greats.Only 25 years old, Nadal has won 10 Grand Slam titles. Earlier this year he tied Bjorn Borg for a record six French Open victories and is poised to win his sev...
Friday Ekpo was arguably the Super Eagles’ best midfielder of all time, eclipsed perhaps, by the sheer skill of Jay Jay Okocha. But football insiders will still tell you that Ekpo’sgame was more purposeful, void of show-boating and his atta...
Former Super Eagles’ captain, Sunday Oliseh, has passed a vote of no confidence on Nigeria’s football administration with a damning verdict that the game is nearing its death in the country. Speaking to sports radio station, Brila FM, on We...
Osaze Odemwingie has said only a good offer from one of Europe’s ‘Big 10’ clubs will convince him to leave West Brom. The Nigeria striker is in talks with the Baggies over a new deal but remains in the thick of transfer speculation af...
National U-23 defender, Kingsley Udoh has blamed the ouster of Dream Team V from the All Africa Games on ill luck and a bad day. They lost 2-0 against Ghana in Kumasi. But the defender insisted that the Black Meteors second goal should not have stood. ...
The team of 43 competitors and 18 officials that represented the country in the last Special Olympics event held in Athens, Greece, has returned to the country with laurels.The contingent won a total of 27 medals comprising 9 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronz...
Rory M.cIlroy is determined to put a smile back on the face of British sports fans The country’s summer of discontent has seen Andy Murray, David Haye, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton all fall short of greatness. His focus is now firmly on North...