FIFA has queried Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach over “racial” comments against his Malawian counterpart coach Tom Saintfiet. The Malawi Football Association (FAM) had reported Keshi to Fifa after he called Mr Tom Saintfiet “a white dude who should go back to Belgium”. Keshi had said his comments were not intended to be a racial slur against the […]
The African Examiner FIFA have ordered Nigeria U20 star Olanrewaju Kayode back to Ivorian club Asec to put an end to his transfer saga. MTNFootball.com has gathered that the order from the FIFA legal office caused the investigative panel on the matter by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) not to sit last week. “FIFA have […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have kicked out Malawi out world cup qualification with 2 goals to nothing. The first goal for the Eagles came at the stroke of 1st half as Emenike tapped the ball into the net to beat on rushing Malawian goalkeeper. While the second goal was a penalty kick which was superbly taken by […]
ALL is now set for the maiden South East Zone 1 of the National Sports( NSC) two day chess competition for secondary schools in the zone. The zone is made up of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu state. Disclosing this to sports writers on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu , coordinator in charge of the zone, Mr. Stanley […]
Liverpool have signed Chelsea forward Victor Moses on loan for the rest of the season. The 22-year-old former Crystal Palace and Wigan player joins central defenders Mamadou Sakho and Tiago Ilori, who have joined Liverpool for a combined fee of about £25m, at Anfield. “The target is to get into the top four and for the club to compete in […]
The Bauchi State Government has donated a piece of land for the FIFA for its Goal Project due to start in Bauchi State. Speaking shortly after inspecting the site on Thursday, FIFA and Africa Development Manager, Francesco Brescoli, thanked the Bauchi State Government for allocating the plot of land for the project, saying FIFA is very much ready […]
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi was beaming after his wards extended Nigeria’s dominance over South Africa with a 2-0 win on Wednesday night. A brace from former junior international Uche Nwofor in only his second appearance, over three years after his first, sealed the win, and Keshi was understandably delighted. “With due respect, Bafana Bafana are a good side. […]
Chelsea became the first side to hold the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League titles simultaneously as Branislav Ivanovic’s stoppage-time header earned a 2-1 victory over Benfica in Amsterdam. Fernando Torres’ sixth goal in six Europa League games gave the Blues a lead which was cancelled out by a penalty from Oscar Cardozo, awarded […]
Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo says there will be no favourites when his side face Mali in the semifinal of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday night. The Super Eagles edged favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 in their quarterfinal on Sunday to book a meeting with the Eagles of Mali, […]
Leo Igwe, As the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) gets underway in South Africa, it is pertinent to critically examine the role of witchcraft in African football. In sub Saharan Africa, it is widely believed that magic can affect the performance of players, that juju, charms or muti can influence the outcome of matches. Though […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were unimpressive on Wednesday Night as they played goaless draw with the blue Sharks of Cape Verde in a build-up match ahead the January 19 African Nations Cup. The Eagles particularly lacked creativity in the first half of the game as Cape Verde made dangerous incursion into the Nigeria’s […]
