Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
By Akinyemi Akinrujomu, Correspondent, Lagos Coaches of Kenya and Namibia national teams have respectively written off their teams ahead of the all-important 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Super Eagles in June. According to Brave Warriors of Namibia’s newly appointed coach, Roger Palmgren, the Southern...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
By Peter Edema, Group Sports Editor Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, is yet to name a replacement for injured Victor Moses and Kalu Uche, who both pulled out of the team preparing for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Namibia on June 5...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
By Akinyemi Akinrujomu and Oluwafemi Oladeji National Beach soccer team, Super Sand Eagles has been placed in a tough group for the African qualifiers for the 2013 Beach Soccer World Cup. The team is drawn in Group B alongside Egypt, Libya and Cote d’Ivoire in...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
he Confederation of African Football (CAF) released the names of its various standing committees for the 2013-2015 period on Tuesday relieving several Nigerians of their membership of the various committees and replacing them with new ones.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
By Uzor Odigbo, Snr Correspondent, Lagos Nigeria’s queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare, has been urged to push for glory as this season belongs to her in world’s track and field. This charge is from the newly elected President of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, Solomon...
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
By Uzor Odigbo, Snr. Correspondent, Lagos Nigeria’s U-17 junior athletes that won at the just concluded first Africa Youth Athletics Championship (AYAC) held in Warri, Delta State last April have been invited to Abuja for a grand reception by the President. The athletes, who won 13...
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
As the decisive month of June draws near with series of crucial engagement lined up for the Super Eagles, the team’s former coach, Shuaibu Amodu, has cautioned the team’s coach, Stephen Keshi, against
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will host the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire between 6th and 7th July in the first of a two-leg qualifying fixture for next year’s African Nations Championship, the Confederation of African Football has decided. In a letter to the Nigeria Football Federation, CAF...
Monday, May 20th, 2013
Warri Wolves defeated Kano Pillars a 2-1 to prevent the northern team from consolidating its position at the top of the league table in one of the Week 13 matches played in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) on Sunday.
Monday, May 20th, 2013
By Akinyemi Akinrujomu Correspondent, Lagos Rangers International of Enugu secured a slim 1-0 win over visiting CS Sfaxien of Tunisia in the CAF Confederation Cup play-off fixture at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu on Sunday. Ugonna Uzochukwu got the goal in the 85th minute...
Monday, May 20th, 2013
By Tony Ezimakor SNR Correspondent Abuja Barely four years after it introduced the concession policy, the National Sports Commission has decided to scrap it, citing non performance of the concessioned sports federations. Swimming, Hockey, Cycling among others, were concessioned to interested stakeholders four years as...
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
As countries prepare aggressively to ensure qualification for the 2014 World Cup to be hosted by Brazil, Nigeria’s Super Eagles chief coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi,
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
By Ayo Bada/Lagos General Manager of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Babes of Ilorin, Alloy Chukwuemeka, said his side plays the best brand of football in the Nigeria elite league, describing it as ‘’digital football’’ Chukwuemeka fondly called ‘ACC’ disclosed that the style of football the...
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Football legend and former Green Eagles, Captain, Segun Odegbami, has commended Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, for the monumental achievements he has recorded within a spate of two years, saying that his generation is very proud of the governor. Odegbami gave the commendation when...
Saturday, May 18th, 2013
Football fans in Ado Ekiti have expressed displeasure with what they termed the pathetic situation of the Ekiti State owned team, Fountain FC. Apart sitting at the bottom of the log in the Nigeria National League (NNL) Group B, the situation within the club’s camp...
