Nigeria’s failure to participate at the just concluded 2012 Africa Cup Of Nations, AFCON, held in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, has taken its toll on the country. Nigeria, who were ranked 45 dropped 11 spots to 56 in the latest FIFA ranking, while Zambia, the new African champions overtook Nigeria from their previous 71st position [...]
Still in the excitement of winning the first competitive game in 2012 when the Flamingoes beat Kenyan girls 2-0 in Nairobi last weekend, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, says performing very well at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan later this year is the main target of the federation. Chris Green, a board [...]
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, is not happy with the home-base players for missing scoring chances during the international friendly match against Angola’s Palancas Negras at the Abuja National Stadium yesterday. The Eagles, comprised of local-based players, put in a gritty display as they held the Angola team that will be competing at the [...]
Former skipper of the Super Eagles, Nwankwo Kanu, has urged soccer loving Nigerians not to lose hope on the Eagles and other national teams following their failure to qualify for international football competitions next year. The Eagles will not take part in next year’ s Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. [...]
Players and officials of the Nigeria’s Under 23 Eagles will arrive the country in the early hours of Tuesday, after a disappointing outing at the ongoing CAF Under 23 championship, in Morocco. The Olympic Eagles finished third in Group A following defeats to hosts, Morocco and Senegal. Despite an impressive outing against Algeria in their [...]
In his bid to avoid an over reliance on foreign based players to prosecute national team matches, Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, said he will now focus his attention on players on the local scene for the 2013 Nations Cup qualifiers that starts next year. Keshi had promised to effect changes in [...]
Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles are pleading with Nigerians to forgive them for failing to secure a ticket to play in the football event of next year’s London Olympic Games. Coach Austin Eguavoen and his team crashed out of the Africa Qualifying Championship for the Olympics in Morocco after losing two matches and winning one. The victory [...]
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