Iheanacho’s Move to Manchester City; Good Or Bad?
There are indications that Manchester City is tying up a work permit for Nigerian wonderkid Kelechi Iheanacho. The 17-year-old is set to join the Blues after starring in the Under-17 World Cup last summer, but it has proved to be a complex deal, according to pundits. City backroom duo Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain have used their contacts in […]
Mikel, Toure and Drogba Top Contenders for CAF African Footballer of the Year Award
The race to crown Africa’s best soccer star for 2013 couldn’t have been tighter. It has been so fierce that people, especially Nigerian pundits, see the Glo CAF Awards as a tournament that would unveil Africa’s winner. In my opinion, it has been an amazing a year of sports, specifically football for Nigerians as we […]
Group F: Eagles’ Golden Opportunity to Prove Critics Wrong
The World Cup finals seems like it is here already. After all, the teams that qualified for the tournament knew about their various match-ups just last weekend. Different permutations have started hitting headlines, with teams like England looking like they might just have another disastrous outing in the most prestigious soccer tournament in the […]
Are These Eagles Ready to Prove the World Wrong?
The Super Eagles of Nigeria moved down three places from 33rd to 36th position in the latest world rankings released last Thursday by FIFA, the global football governing body. The downward slide comes despite impressive wins in Ethiopia en-route to Nigeria’s qualification for her fifth FIFA World Cup appearance and a thrilling 2-2 draw recorded against four-time World Champions Italy in a […]
Mikel Vs Toure: Who Does the Crown Fit?
The title of the African Footballer of the Year has, for the past half-century, been awarded to the most outstanding African professional footballer within a calendar year. The categories for the Glo CAF 2013 Awards are African Player of the Year African Player of the Year – Based in Africa National Team of the […]
Oliseh vs Keshi: Who is Right?
It has been “royal rumble” of words between Sunday Oliseh and Super Eagles chief coach Steven Okechukwu Keshi over the former’s criticism of the amount of home-based players who were paraded at the last FIFA Confederation’s Cup Tournament held in Brazil. Oliseh had criticised Keshi for taking as much as eight home-based players to the […]
5 Things Kenneth Omeruo can bring to Chelsea
Much has being said about the young Nigerian defender, spanning from his exploits at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup held in Nigeria to the just concluded Confederations Cup held in Brazil. This kid, who is owned by Chelsea FC but plied his trade for Den Haag last season on a season-long loan, has emerged as […]