Former Nigeria national team coach, Adegboyega Onigbinde has declared that Super Eagles’ players should not be held culpable if the team fails at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. Nigeria is in Group B of the Confederations Cup alongside Spain, Uruguay and Tahiti but preparations of the West Africans have been rocked by a [...]
Nigeria Coach, Stephen Keshi has said he is set to seal qualification for the next round of the 2014 World Cup in September at home to Malawi. Nigeria would have booked their passage to the final round of the qualifiers for Brazil 2014 had they beaten hosts Namibia, Wednesday, after closest rivals Malawi were held [...]
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has described the comments made by Bayer Leverkusen player, Sidney Sam that ‘he never wanted to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria’ as “disrespectful” Only on Tuesday, Sam revealed that he never wanted to play for Nigeria, adding that his heart has always been with the German national team. [...]
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will on Thursday in Abuja hold the draws for this year’s 2013 Federation Cup finals. According to NFF’s Director of Competitions, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, a total of 63 clubs will be in the pot at the ceremony billed for the FIFA Technical Centre, National Stadium Complex, as from 12 noon.. [...]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will host the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire between 6 and 7 July in the first of a two-leg qualifying fixture for next year’s African Nations Championship, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has decided. In a letter to the Nigeria Football Federation, CAF also stated that the return leg, billed for the [...]
Everton manager David Moyes is expected to be named as Alex Ferguson’s successor at Manchester United today, as the widely-respected Scot moves into English football’s most demanding and historic job. The 50-year-old Moyes, who has spent 11 years at Goodison Park building solid squads on the slimmest of resources, is out of contract with the [...]
Many Nigerian ex-footballers, who have meritoriously served the nation during their active days, are now living from hands to mouth. Some of these former footballers are living in abject poverty despite giving their best for the country. Nigeria is one of the countries which quickly forget their heroes after they retire. Samuel Okwaraji, of blessed [...]
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