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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have said they are still studying a new centralised television deal approved by CAF for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.Nigeria’s income as well as those of South Africa and Egypt are expected to be hardest hit...
Manchester United claimed a record-equalling 18th successive home win to march two points clear at the Premier League summit with victory at Old Trafford. And that does not even scratch the surface of a day of drama against Chelsea.
First-half goals fr...
Kaduna United have been eliminated from this year’s CAF Confederation Cup after they lost 1-0 at home to Club Africain of Tunisia yesterday.
Kaduna needed to win by a big score yesterday, but instead they fell to their Tunisian rivals after they ...
National U-23 coach, Austin Eguavoen will tomorrow defend his Olympic games qualifying programme before the Barrister Chris Green-led technical committee of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Eguavoen, who is presently undergoing the ritual of becoming a...
Today,Manchester United take on Chelsea in Old Trafford, in the biggest game of the season so far. After losing to the ‘Red Devils’ three times last season (twice in the Champions League and once in the Premier League, with two of th...
Two years after he turned his back on French football, Nigerian defender, Rabiu Afolabi, 31, has returned to AS Monaco with the aim to help the club regain top flight status in no time after they were demoted last season.
Besides playing f...
Nobody plays against Novak Djokovic and starts as a favourite. That’s how hot he is presently. The Serbian overpowered powerful-serving Spaniard Rafael Nadal during the week,in the US Open final, to add to his trophy cabinet and make it ba...
Nigerian Ukraine based dazzling midfielder, Michael Babatunde, has heaped praises on the Super Eagles Handler, Samson Siasia, for discovering and giving him the big break while handling the Flying Eagles in 2009. The player who made quick assist...
Nigeria CAF Confederation Cup campaigners, Sunshine Stars of Akure and Kaduna United will be hopinng for places in the semi-finals of the continental competition, as the group mini-league phase ends this weekend.
A win for Sunshine Stars ...
Defending champion, Manchester United, and Chelsea will meet tomorrow in a clash of Barclays Premier League titans. Both teams have started off the season well and find themselves at or near the top of the league table.
It has been a terrific st...
Valerenga of Norway midfield star, Fengor Ogude tells MTNFootball.com there will be no hiding place for Guinea on October 8 as Nigeria’s Super Eagles aim to qualify for next year’s Nations Cup in fine style.
What fired the Super Eagles to w...
Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia is expected to recall Peter Osaze Odemwingie and Ekigho Ehiosun when he announces the squad to face Guinea in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier next week.
The same squad for the Cup of Nations qualifie...
Chelsea manager, Andre Villas-Boas maintained there was no longer an issue with critical comments from striker Fernando Torres after the Spaniard helped his side record a 2-0 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge.
Torres ...
Coach of the Super Falcons Eucharia Uche is optimistic Falcons will get up to three weeks camping before jetting out to Cameroon to honour the return leg of ...
Odense striker, Peter Utaka has asked Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia for more playing time so he could reproduce club form for country.The highly-rated Utaka told MTNFootball.com that his goals for the Eagles have suddenly dried up, while he continue...