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Yaya Touré Scores Hat Trick; Wins Glo/CAF African Footballer of the Year Award

Ivory Coast midfielder, Yaya Touré, has won the highly coveted individual award on the African continent for the third year in a row. The Manchester City star won the African Footballer of the Year Award by defeating Nigeria’s John Mikel

D’Banj, PSquare,Lagbaja to Perform at Glo/CAF Awards Tonight

Three Nigerian music superstars and Glo Ambassadors, D’Banj, PSquare, and Lagbaja are billed to perform and thrill fans and guests at the GLO CAF Awards in Lagos tonight, January 12, 2013 at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and

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

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,

Glo CAF Awards: Stephen Keshi, Ethiopian Coach Pick Mikel for African Footballer of the Year Award

Coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi made a statement over the weekend that it is about time Nigeria returned to its place of pride by having one of its star players win the coveted laurel reserved for individual

Vincent Enyeama is Best Goalkeeper in Europe – Supersport

Super Eagles goalie, Vincent Enyeama, has been announced as the best goalkeeper in major leagues across Europe in the 2013/14 football season. According to a research by supersport.com, the ratio of saves made to goals conceded by Enyeama is the

Nigerian Super Eagles Striker Emenike Signs Deal With Globacom

Super Eagles striker and Fenerbache frontman, Emmanuel Emenike, has inked a deal with Globacom Limited to become its brand ambassador. Emenike was unveiled as a ‘Glo Ambassador’ at the Mike Adenuga Towers in Lagos last Friday. Segun Adeyemo, national sales

Super Eagles Defeat Ethiopia 2 – 1; Keshi Lauds Team

The Super Eagles of Nigeria trumped the Ethiopian national team 2 – 1 on Saturday, 4th of January in a friendly match ahead of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Eagles wasted no time in netting the two goals in

Western Union’s PASS Initiative Reaches 250,000 Pass Milestone

The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services and a Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League has announced that, as the Group Stage in this season’s competition comes to an end, over 250,000 successful passes have been

Nigerians in the English Premier League

TOTTENHAM 0-5 LIVERPOOL Victor Moses was a late substitute for Brazilian wonder kid, Phillipe Coutinho in Liverpool’s destruction of Spurs at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Luis Suarez was unexpectedly the star of the show, grabbing a brace and setting

First Ever Sports Ministers Summit and Landmark Initiatives Announced

Doha GOALS 2013 will be remembered for the series of firsts that were delivered throughout the forum amongst them, the first ever Sports Ministers Summit and the launch of the first initiatives to benefit from the actions agreed at Doha

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

World Cup 2014: Nigeria to Play Argentina

Nigeria was grouped with familiar foes, Argentina in Group F for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. This is the fourth time in World Cup history Nigeria has been paired with the South American giants. The record is in favour

Christine Ohuruogu Named Sportswoman of the Year

Christine Ohuruogu has been announced as the Sportswoman of the Year by the Sunday Times and Sky Sports for 2013 during an awards ceremony at Sky Studios in London, United Kingdom. “It’s such a hard category, which is really great,

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

Nigerians in the English Premier League

HULL CITY 3-1 LIVERPOOL Victor Moses started the game in absence of Daniel Sturridge, who has been ruled out for eight weeks as a result of injury. Hull City Tigers stunned the visitors with their style of play. Jake Livermore

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