By Ayo Balogun The congress of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) scheduled for Abuja today could not hold afterall as the embattled glass house President, Aminu Maigari was quizzed by the security operatives. Today’s exercise was originally an election, scheduled to hold in Warri and put in place by new helmsman, but was on Sunday changed in an […]
Operatives of the Federal Fire Service have confirmed that that the report on the inferno that gutted the Abuja Secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation will be made available to authorities this week. In a chat with journalists at the scene, Assistant Controller General of the Service, Toyo Peter Adeoye, who made this known said […]
After weeks of delay, Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi and Sports Minister, Tamuno Danagogo have agreed on Monday to maintain “pre-contract talks”, while the former Green Eagles Skipper, remains in his current capacity. The new arrangement which implies Keshi will be fully in charge of the 2015 AFCON Eagles qualifier matches in September is also […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Nigeria’s under-20 women’s football team, the Falconets on their outstanding performance and for winning silver medal at the just concluded FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup tournament in Canada. The President in a statement Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, assured the team that […]
Lena Petermann scored in the eighth minute of extra time to lead Germany to a 1-0 victory over Nigeria to claim the under-20 Women’s World Cup at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium on Sunday. The game finished tied 0-0 after 90 minutes. The victory is Germany’s third at this competition, after winning the event in 2004 and […]
Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has opened up on his dragging renewed contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), complaining the glass house is prolonging the negotiation. Keshi who insists on monthly pay of N15 Million complained of delay and declared he would leave the country for a new coaching career, if the present situation […]
Mario Balotelli has arrived at Liverpool’s Melwood training base after the Reds agreed a fee with AC Milan for the striker and is now set to put the finishing touches to his return to the Premier League. Liverpool officials agreed terms on Balotelli’s contract with his agent Mino Raiola Friday morning to give the green […]
FIFA will move ahead with holding the Club World Cup competition in Morocco despite the Ebola outbreak currently plaguing parts of the continent. The world soccer governing body said on Thursday that there is no reason to relocate the Club World Cup from Morocco as it has not been hit by the Ebola outbreak currently […]
Asisat Oshoala was on fire, scoring four times as Nigeria made another history after hammering Korea DPR 6-2 in the highest-scoring semi-final ever seen at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Courtney Dike continued Nigeria’s habit of scoring early goals at the tournament, when the USA based forward hit the back of the net a […]
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes insists new signing Victor Moses was not to blame for his unfortunate season at Liverpool. The Super Eagles forward has joined the Potters on a season-long loan from Chelsea and could make his debut against Hull on Sunday. Moses arrives with a point to prove after flopping while on loan […]
Nigeria has qualified for the final tournament of the Orange African Youth Championship – Senegal 2015, after Lesotho was declared losers for failure to show up for the third round first leg clash scheduled for Saturday, 16 August 2014 in Kaduna. CAF Secretary General, Hicham El Amrani in a letter addressed to the Lesotho Football […]
As Nigeria heeded the World Football governing body – FIFA to reinstate the sacked President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, the embattled glass house resumed on Monday but not without mild drama. Report coming from African Examiner’s FCT Correspondent indicated that Maigari had expected to resume, with his office vacated by […]
Either of Super Eagles midfielder John Obi Mikel or goalkeeper Petr Cech is likely to be axed by Chelsea in order to free up space for new signing Mehdi Benatia. For this reason, one of Petr Cech and John Obi Mikel look certain to be leaving Stamford Bridge this summer. The Blues are thought to […]
Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal has been slamed for his training methods. Former Wales assistant boss Raymond Verheijen criticized Van Gaal for working his players too hard in training and not giving them enough rest between sessions. Verheijen listed a series of Netherlands players who suffered with injury during the World Cup, and claimed […]
Nigeria will soon establish a Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), so as to check future sporting related cases being heard in the conventional courts. Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, dropped this hint in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Friday while addressing journalists. Danagogo assured that one of the legacies he wished to leave behind […]
Louis Van Gaal is facing a major selection crisis ahead of Saturday’s Premier League opener against Swansea at Old Trafford. The Dutchman, who is expected to make a winning start to ease the pressure on him to deliver as he looks to turn United into champions again, will make his Premier League debut as the […]
Colombian lawyer, Aurelio Jimenez has taken it upon himself to get justice on behalf of the entire globe by suing world soccer governing body FIFA for having bad referees at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Jimenez, 74, has sued FIFA for €1 billion because of his emotional and physical distress. That includes being taken […]
Nigeria edged England with a 2-1 comeback win to top Group C, leaving the Europeans to head for home. The Falconets displayed their fortitude by coming from a goal down to secure this decisive win. England opened in perfect fashion scoring in just the fifth minute as Hannah Blundell played a clever through ball for […]
Nigeria has withdrawn from the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China following alleged discrimination against the country’s athletes over Ebola. Members of Team Nigeria are quarantined, isolated and barred from training alongside other athletes of the World since arriving the competition venue. In a statement signed Wednesday by the Director General of the National Sports […]
lThe Confederation of African Football (CAF) has directed relocation of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers home games from Sierra Leone and Guinea as both countries currently battle with the cases of deadly Ebola virus. Consequently, the continental football body has written other members about its decision to ask the two countries to relocate game […]
