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When the Nations Cup kicks off in January next year in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Algeria and South Africa will not be participating. Not because they are not good enough but because they did not qualify. With these five tea...
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, making his first start of the season, appeared to have won the derby when he fed a free-kick through a hospitable-looking United wall in the lunchtime kick-off. However, having failed to threaten for the majority of th...
The bitter taste of the Super Eagles non-qualification for the African Nations Cup 2012 in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea is still very hard to swallow for many proud supporters of Nigerian football. It has thrown up another reason for the not too passion...
The Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) at an emergency meeting on Saturday night issued a query to Super Eagles’ head coach Samson Siasia. NFA’s Chief Media Officer Ademola Olajire who disclosed this in a p...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria, yesterday, drew 2-2 with the Syli Stars of Guinea in a game the Eagles were supposed to win. They lived up to the ugly ‘super chickens’ tag by failing to step up to the occasion.Here are five...
As part of his new transformation agenda, the minister of sports, Alhaji Yusuf Sulieman, has declared that he is ever ready to bring total transformation into the sports sector. In this interview, he explains why the sports sector is in need of changes...
Second-half goals from Anderson and Welbeck helped a nervy Manchester United overpower Norwich City and grab their first win in three games to maintain their top spot on the premier league table. The Premier League new boys defended solidly for mu...
The second phase of camping for Nigeria’s Super Falcons which was slated for Otta has been put off.The inability of invited players to report to camp on time, and the fact that the foreign-based players will fly directly to Abuja after thei...
Disappointed Super Eagles' fans on Saturday in Abuja showed their bitterness by vandalising some parts of the stadium and by calling for removal of Coach Samson Siasia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles dr...
Even before the release of the new world ranking on Monday which placed former world number one and golf legend, Tiger Woods, out of top 50, there are many who were actually aware that the American is in the midst of some kind of ultimate decline based...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will today take on the Syli Nationale of Guinea in a must win clash. Victory in today’s game will see Nigeria qualify as either the group leaders or one of the three best losers. Last month, Coach Samson Siasia said he...
Guinea captain Kamil Zayatte, who picked a groin injury during his team’s training camp in Paris may be miss today’s deciding game for 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Nigeria holding in Abuja. The Syli Nati...
Super Falcons attacking midfielder, Vera Okolo will not be a party to the team’s London 2012 Olympic Games qualifier against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in Yaoundé next weekend, insisting that she will not allow herself to be as traini...
Bnei Yehuda of Israel goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba has played down talks that he is under pressure to fill in for axed Nigerian number one, Vincent Enyeama ahead of today’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying against Guinea. According to Supersport.co...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will go all out for victory today against the visiting Syli National of Guinea at the Abuja Nationale Stadium as the race for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea is set for a thril...