Tag: FIFA
Nigeria Drops In FIFA Ranking
Nigeria has lost five points, dropping from the 38th position in the world to 43rd in September’s ranking released by…
Can Obuh’s Team Fly High In Colombia
As kick off date of the Colombia 2011 FIFA World Youth Championship, WYC, draws nearer, the questions many soccer loving…
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Saudi Players Want Church Pulled Down
Reports from Colombia, venue of this year’s FIFA U-20 World Youth Championship, WYC, say Nigeria’s first round foes, Saudi Arabia,…
Why Nigeria Dropped On FIFA Ranking —Onigbinde
Nigeria’s drop from 39th to 41st position on the latest FIFA ranking released yesterday has become a source of worry…
Corruption In FIFA: Blatter’s Opponent, Hammam Axed
A report monitored on FIFA website today says the FIFA ethics committee suspended one-time presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam and…
Niger’s Chaibou Decides Nigeria/Argentina Match
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has revealed that Ibrahim Chaibou, a FIFA-graded referee for years will be Centre Referee during…
No Automatic Shirts For Flying Eagles —Obuh
Chief Coach of the Flying Eagles, John Obuh, has declared that there would be no automatic shirt for any player…
Olopade Slams Ghana’s Coach
Ogun State Commissioner for Sports, Bukola Olopade, has blasted Ghana coach for underrating the WAFU Cup as a tournament which…
U-20 W/Cup Draw: Flying Eagles Face Croatia, Saudi
The U-20 national team of Nigeria have been drawn in Group D of the FIFA World Youth Championship, WYC and…
Eagles’ Olubayo Dies In Auto Crash
Tragedy befell Nigerian football early today when news from Greece confirmed that Super Eagles’ defender, Adefemi Olubayo died in an…
Siasia Is On Right Track —Kanu
Nigeria’s newly appointed football ambassador Nwankwo Kanu has saluted the flying start of coach Samson Siasia. Siasia has won his…
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Moses Out Of Eagles’ Clash With Ethiopia
The dream of Wigan Athletic winger, Victor Moses to make his debut for the Super Eagles against Ethiopia on Sunday…
FG To Reward Eaglets, Others
Athletes who did well for Nigeria in 2009 and 2010, especially the Golden Eaglets, will be rewarded by President Goodluck…
FIFA Workshop Holds In May
In deference to the need for maximum concentration on the three important matches at hand in the next one week,…
Eagles Get Date With Kenya
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will now take on Kenya in a friendly on 29 March in Abuja after plans to tackle…
A Wild Goose Chase In Sudan
The news that the former Chairman of Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, lost in his bid to win…
Adamu Faces FIFA Again
Suspended FIFA Executive committee Nigerian member Amos Adamu, who faces the body tomorrow in Zurich is confident he will be…
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Ahead Obama Cup: Flying Eagles Beat Siasia’s Eagles
National U-20 team, the Flying Eagles today defeated the Coach Samson Siasia-led Super Eagles 2-1 in a high-profile friendly match…
1.3 Billion Naira Fraud: Former NFF Officials Move To Abort Trial
The trial of the embattled former officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, resumed on Thursday before a Federal High…
Women Grassroots Football: Russia Coach Optimistic
Coach of Russia, Gift Igunbor Okunwa, says her team are favourite to win the ongoing Women Football Competition, WFC. Okunwa…
Adamu Plans Return To FIFA
Suspended Nigerian official Amos Adamu is attempting to regain his place on FIFA’s executive committee. Adamu was suspended for three…
Obama Tourney: Eagles Battle For Shirts
The Super Eagles are sweating it out to impress their Chief Coach, Samson Siasia, as the country prepare for the…
Messi wins FIFA Ballon D’Or
Lionel Messi has been named the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or at a glittering award ceremony in Zurich,…
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Russia Floors England To Host 2018 World Cup, As Qatar Wins 2022 Edition
As reported by P.M.Sports today, the fantastic bid presented by England was shunned by the Federation of International Football, FIFA,…
FIFA Axe Dangles On Ghana; Over Govt Interference
FIFA has warned that it will not hesitate to clamp down on governmental intrusion in the Ghana Football Association following…
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Bribery Scandal: FIFA Bans Adamu For 3 Years, Fined $10,118
Nigeria’s Amos Adamu was early today found guilty by the ethic court of the world football governing body, FIFA for…
Draw With England Excites Eucharia
Super Falcons’ Coach, Uche Eucharia has hailed the performance of the Falconets against England in their first group match of…
NFF Boss Impeached, As FIFA Extends Deadline
Reports reaching P.M.Sports from Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, say President of the country’s Football Federation, Sani Lulu Abdullahi has been impeached…
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Hours To FIFA Ban Adamu In Crucial Meeting With Blatter
With few hours to the deadline given to the Federal Government of Nigeria to rescind its decision on the withdrawal…