As the days draw closer to its Annual General Meeting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, has appointed four prominent Nigerians as Patrons of the body. The four heavyweights are foremost philanthropist Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, Industrialist Chief Sunny Iwedike Odogwu, foremost Sports Administrator and former Chairman of Nigeria Football Association Alhaji [...]
There are strong indications that high-flying Glasgow Rangers winger Sone Aluko may be recalled by Nigeria for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Namibia and Malawi. Top team officials specially informed MTNFootball.com that Aluko, who has banged in 12 goals for Rangers including a hat-trick at the weekend, will be one of the foreign pros [...]
After knowing their opponents in the 2012 CAF Champions League group stage, management of Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure have concluded plans to beef up the team ahead of the challenges in the tourney. The Akure Gunners, as Sunshine Stars are called by their fans, have been paired in a tough group that will [...]
Rising Stars’ Manager, Sunday Erelesusi has vowed to turn around the fortune of his side with few lecture notes he picked from the WIAWA coaching course. Erelesusi was among the Nigeria Premier League, NPL coaches and national team coaches that attended the FIFA ‘Win-in-Africa-with-Africa’ one-week course in Abuja organised at the instance of the Nigeria [...]
ABS FC goalkeeper, James Kehinde Aiyeyemi has issued a give-me-a-call-up to fight for the number one shirt of the Super Eagles. The 23-year-old custodian told SuperSport.com that he has enough potential to go straight into the Nigerian men’s national team and ruffle feathers in a bid to claim the number one position. “I’m good enough [...]
Organisers for the Arsenal tour to Nigeria in August have disclosed they plan to fix the Abuja National Stadium pitch ahead of the tour. Arsenal’s advanced party three weeks ago visited the Abuja National Stadium to take first-hand information on the state of the pitch. According to a three-page report seen by MTNFootball.com, the Abuja [...]
President, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Aminu Maigari, has applauded the board of the National League for what he described as ‘a surprise achievement’ recorded in a very short time in office. Maigari disclosed this after meeting with the board members of the National League led by chairman, Ahmed Kawo Muazu, who paid him a courtesy [...]
