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Mr Chris Green, the Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles would improve in future matches. Green told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar, Cross R...
Jose Callejon is full of ambition ahead of the 2012-13 campaign, and has vowed to do his utmost to help Los Blancos to success. Callejon stressed that he’s determined to help Real Madrid to win more silverware next season after winning the 2011-1...
The Nigerian Super Eagles yesterday began the quest for a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup on a good note with a slim 1-0 win over the Brave Warriors of Namibia in Calabar. The victory gave the Nigerian side the needed maximum three points at stake. Th...
The Abuja home of Flying Eagles assistant coach Samuel Abimbola was burgled Sunday morning. Abimbola, who is away on official duty with the Nigeria U-20 team in South Africa, disclosed that his family were away at Sunday service when the incident happe...
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic completed his third career comeback from two sets down yesterday to pull out a 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 victory over No. 22 Andreas Seppi and keep his hopes alive to win a fourth straight Grand Slam tournament. Djokovic won...
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will arrive Lagos, Nigeria tomorrow afternoon from Johannesburg, South Africa, officials have disclosed. The Nigeria U-20 team featured in the Cape Town International Challenge and was eliminated in the first round of a gr...
Salah Mejri who led Tunisia to their first Olympic qualification with dominant displays in the low post last summer at the Afrobasket in Madagascar has predicted that Nigeria will not survive the Olympics playoffs for a place in the London Olympics. Th...
The Technical Adviser, Rangers FC of Enugu, Okey Emodi, has faulted the officiating of Saturday’s premier league match which ended 1-0 in favour of hosts Heartland FC of Owerri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emodi also faulted the...
Over 250 golfers are expected to compete in the maiden edition of Chetex Open golf competition billed for June 2 and 3, 2012 at the golf section of the Kano Club. The competition is being sponsored by a Kano-based businessman and sports philanthropist,...
The Super Eagles training at the University of Calabar soccer pitch inside the main campus of the ivory tower is fast turning to a funfair of some sort as fans numbering over five thousand troop in daily to cheer the team at training. It was initially ...
Atletico Belaeres midfielder, Raheem Lawal, might miss out of the Super Eagles versus Brave Warriors of Namibia World Cup qualifier on Sunday, following a battle for visa regularization in Spain. Lawal, was exquisite in the midfield when the Super Eagl...
As preparations reach fever pitch for the Super Eagles versus Brave Warriors of Namibia World Cup qualifier, the camp of the national team at the Metropolitan Hotel in Calabar, has been playing host to notable ex-internationals. Three of ...
Super Eagles boss, Stephen Keshi has dropped five players ahead his commencement of preparations for the Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier against Namibia in Calabar this Saturday. He announced that five players will not be part of the camp in the Cross ...
Wigan Athletic Victor Moses is the first foreign based player to hit the Super Eagles camp ahead of the busy schedule of qualifiers for the Nations Cup and World Cup 2014. Moses breezed into the team’s temporary abode at Excel Oriental in Lagos, ...
Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio has predicted that Team Nigeria would surpass all previous attempts in the Olympics at the London 2012 Olympics which begins on July 23. Sports-loving Governor Akpabio said this during a courtesy call on him b...