One of the players featuring at the Glo Soccer Academy, Anthony Obonogwu has been evicted. He joined about 12 other players thrown out of the TV Reality Show being handled by ex-international, Victor Ikpeba. It was gathered that the Northbank area of Makurdi, Benue State, where Obonogwu hails from, came alive last week as he [...]
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju has warned handlers of the senior national team not to be carried away by Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Catalonia in an international friendly match played on Wednesday. The Eagles played 1-1 draw with Catalonia, that included seven Barcelona players at the Espanyol Stadium. The performance of the Eagles, led [...]
Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has declared he is fit for the AFCON in South Africa after a slight knee complaint. Mikel was pulled off late in the second half of an EPL game against Norwich City after he suffered a knock on his knee. And he has now said that he is as fit as [...]
President of Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engr. Sani Ndanusa has tipped the Super Eagles to win the forthcoming Nations Cup in South Africa. Ndanusa told futaa.com that Stephen Keshi’s team have a great chance of winning the title despite the fact that few of the players in camp will be new to the tournament, which [...]
Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins may not be scoring goals for Nigeria in South Africa, having been overlooked by Coach Stephen Keshi, but Obagoal, as he is fondly called may have scored a vital goal where it matters: building a family. There were reports this morning that Mario Balotelli’s sister Barwuah Abigail is expecting a child [...]
In its bid to forestall a recurrence of the misfortune that befell Team Nigeria at the last Summer Olympics held in London, the National Sports Commission, NSC has concluded arrangements to stage a National U-17 Games, where budding talents would be discovered. The Games, which is expected to make his debut next July, would be [...]
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has left star strikers Peter Odemwingie and Obafemi Martins out of his squad for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. West Brom attacker Odemwingie last featured for Nigeria in a Nations Cup qualifier in Rwanda in February, while Martins, now playing for Levante in Spain, failed to impress [...]
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