The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have endorsed the setting up of Football CV (FCV) International Football Academy in Nigeria, which is meant to combine football alongside education. The NOC through its Secretary General, Tunde Popoola, described the academy as the right platform for footballers to combine sports and education which […]Read More
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has dedicated the African Football Alliance Award he received in Johannesburg on Saturday night to the NFF executive committee, members of the federation’s congress, as well as its sponsors and partners. Speaking in Asaba yesterday, Pinnick said the road would have been rougher without the full […]Read More
Nigeria’s women’s national team have finally received their kits for the Ghana 2018 African Women’s Cup of Nations on Thursday in Abidjan after they arrived at their training camp in Ivory Coast without their kits. Eight-time African champions Super Falcons, who are in Group B with Equatorial Guinea, South Africa and Zambia, travelled to Abidjan […]Read More
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick has directed Super Eagles’ Manager, Gernot Rohr to monitor domestic competitions for players for his team. Pinnick said the continued dependence on players based overseas was undermining the development of Nigerian football, noting that inviting 23 foreign-based stars for a match against lowly-rated teams like Seychelles was a waste […]Read More
Onyekuru, Lokosa three others on standby Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has called up stand-in Captain, Ahmed Musa and 22 other players for next month’s crucial 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Johannesburg. The same group will prosecute the friendly encounter against the Cranes of Uganda at […]Read More
Two goals from Odion Ighalo and one from Ahmed Musa helped the Super Eagles overcome Libya 3-2 in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group E qualifying fixture in Sfax on Tuesday to assume leadership of the group for the first time. South Africa had led the group before Match Day 4 of the qualifiers […]Read More
English Premier League club, Arsenal, have celebrated their Nigerian forward, Alex Iwobi, following his impressive showing for the Super Eagles in the 4-0 win against Libya in Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, reports Completesportsnigeria.com. Iwobi threaded a superb pass for former Watford striker, Odion Ighalo, to […]Read More
Odion Ighalo has said fans were overtaken by passion when he failed to score at the World Cup in Russia, while pledging to always give his best in a Super Eagles shirt. Fans particularly on social media, were vociferous in their criticisms of the former Watford star at Russia 2018. “The fans love football, they […]Read More
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has said his team must approach the Cameroon 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Saturday with all seriousness to get a positive result. Nigeria face Libya in the first of the qualifying double-header at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. The Mediterranean Knights host the second leg […]Read More
Amrouche has resigned just days before his side faces Nigeria in an African Nations Cup qualifier. The match is billed for Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. His departure has been confirmed by the Libyan Football Federation and on Wednesday by Belgian Amrouche, who told the media that he was frustrated by working conditions with the team. […]Read More
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