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Nnamdi Oduamadi joins Italian Serie B side, Brescia, on loan from AC Milan

Nigeria’s hat-trick hero at the Confederations cup, Nnamdi Oduamadi has joined Brescia on a season long loan from AC Milan. Milan CEO, Adriano Galliani instructed Milan coach, Massimiliano Allegri to recall the Nigerian forward from his loan spell at Varese

Match Fixing Scandal: NFF Bans Players and Officials for Life

  A few weeks ago, Nigeria witnessed basketball scores in two football league games. Plateau United Feeders demolished Akurba FC 79-0, while Police Machine FC trashed Bubayaro FC 67-0 in Nigerian Nationwide division promotion play-off games. With promotion to the

Eneramo Completes Besiktas Move

credit: afrikansoccer.com Super Eagles striker, Michael Eneramo has completed a move to Turkish giant Besiktas despite failing the first medicals. The 27-year old who came to the fore during his time at Espeance de Tunis, has had a surgery to

Finidi Named Mallorca Coach

Spanish club, Real Mallorca, has appointed former Super Eagles winger, Finidi George as their youth team coach. Finidi, who had two spells with the Spanish outfit, will leave his intern coach job at FC Zwolle to nurture the youngsters

Okagbare Wins IAAF Diamond League

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has won the long jump event at the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Diamond League in Monaco. Okagbare, who’s one of Nigeria’s medal hopefuls at the Moscow 2013 IAAF World Championship, cleared 7.04m to record her personal

Nestlé to Launch IAAF Kids’ Athletics Project in Nigeria

Nestle Nigeria has announced that it will launch the Nestlé/IAAF Kid’s Athletics Programme, in partnership with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), in Lagos — July 25. The programme was created in 2005 by the International Association of Athletics Federations

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

Keshi Recalls Emenike, Nsofor and Ameobi for August Friendly

Emmanuel Emenike, Obinna Nsofor and Shola Ameobi have been recalled to the Super Eagles fold by Stephen Keshi for August’s Mandela Cup friendly against the South Africans. Emenike, the joint-top scorer at AFCON in South Africa early this year, returns

Dembe or Kokawa: Understanding Hausa Boxing

Dambe or Dembe, also known as Kokawa, is a form of boxing associated with Hausa’s. Historically, Dambe included a wrestling component, known as Kokawa, but today it is essentially a striking art. The tradition is dominated by Hausa butcher caste

Ameobi Makes Eagles U-turn

  Newcastle United striker, Shola Ameobi, has said he would love to represent Nigeria at next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Ameobi has made himself available again for selection after rejecting Stephen Keshi’s invitation to the AFCON party in January

Osaze Left Out of WBA Squad for Pre-season Tour

  Embattled striker, Osaze Odemwingie has been left out of West Brom’s squad for their pre-season tour to Austria. This means he’s not in Steve Clarke’s plans for the incoming season and his departure from the Hawthorns is imminent. Five

Taye Taiwo Charged For Tax Evasion

Super Eagles left back, Taye Taiwo has been accused of tax evasion while playing for Olympique Marseille of France. According to reports, the defender who spent six successful seasons with the French outfit left about one million euros on unpaid

4 Reasons why Mikel should dump Chelsea

There is definitely no doubt about the talent of John Mikel Obi given his achievement for Chelsea FC and the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the last half- decade. He has received praise and criticism from fans, the latter which

Crystal Palace eager for Odemwingie

Premier League new boys, Crystal Palace are on the hunt for a striker and have turned all their attention to Nigerian want-away striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie. Crystal Palace boss, Ian Holloway has made a bid of £2.5m for the winger

Eneramo Signs for Besiktas, and Ujah goes to Cologne

Former Esperance de Tunis striker Michael Eneramo has signed for Turkish giants, Besiktas on a two-year deal. Eneramo joins Besiktas as a free agent after his contract with Sivasspor expired at the end of the season. Daniel ‘The Bull’ Amokachi

NFF Suspends Four Clubs for Match Fixing

Nigeria Football Federation has suspended four clubs for match fixing after two incredible score lines of 79-0 and 67-0 in a promotion play-off. Plateau United Feeders FC, Akurba FC, Babayaro FC and Police Machine FC are the four clubs involved

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