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Mikel Speaks Out about Leaving Chelsea

John Mikel Obi has expressed his desire to leave English giants, Chelsea for Turkish club side Galatasaray this summer. The midfielder is adamant Chelsea and Galatasaray will agree to a deal for him to complete the transfer. Mikel starred in

Confederations Cup Round Up

SPAIN 10-0 TAHITI Spanish striker, Fernando Torres became the first player to score two hat-tricks in the history of the Confederations Cup when he scored four goals against Tahiti on Thursday night. Torres scored his first hat-trick against another Oceania

Nigeria Succumbs to Uruguay with a 2-1 loss

  Nigeria’s 18 match unbeaten run ended abruptly yesterday when they lost 2-1 to the Uruguayans. Stephen Keshi made two changes from the team that played against Tahiti, with Sunday Mba and Anthony Ujah dropping to the bench for John

Confederations Cup 2013: Nigeria vs Uruguay Preview

Venue & date:Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador; Thursday, 20 June This is the first meeting between the two countries. Uruguay won the Copa America in 2011 to book their participation in the competition. Stephen Keshi has said Ogenyi Onazi won’t be

Confederations Cup 2013: Round Up

BRASIL 2-0 MEXICO Neymar stole the show with a virtuoso display, netting a goal and setting up another as Brasil waltz into the semi-finals. Brasil coach, Felipe Scolari named an unchanged line-up from their opening game against Japan while the

Oduamadi earns a hat-trick as Nigeria overruns Tahiti 6-1

  The Super Eagles opened their 2013 Confederations Cup account with a 6-1 drubbing of Polynesian nation, Tahiti. Tahiti’s team of just one professional and a host of amateurs, ranked 138th in the world and were competing in their first

Eagles Need One Point for FIFA World Cup Qualification

The Super Eagles of Nigeria were forced to a 1-1 draw by Brave Warriors of Namibia in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on Wednesday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium Windhoek. Nigeria were almost made to rue the numerous chances they

Ogenyi Onazi’s Injury Puts More Pressure on Eagles

Super Eagles’ Italy based midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has been ruled out of the forthcoming FIFA Confederations Cup due to injury. The Lazio hard tackler picked up an injury in Nigeria’s 1-all draw with Namibia on Wednesday in Windhoek. He had

Ideye Close to Newcastle Move

The Ukrainian media has reported that Brown Ideye seems about to move to English side, Newcastle United. The Nigerian striker, who’s on international duty with Nigeria at the Confederations Cup is believed to be eager to join the list of

Pre-Confederations Cup Doping Test Results are out

  On Saturday, Prof Jiri Dvorak, the FIFA Chief Medical Officer announced that all analyses of the samples of the players picked from the eight participating teams ahead of the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 have provided

Confederations Cup Round Up

BRASIL 3-0 JAPAN Hosts, Brasil easily dispatched Asian champions, Japan in the opening fixture of the tournament. Neymar got the ball rolling in the third minute, unleashing a thunderbolt into the top right hand corner. Neymar who hadn’t scored in

Swansea City, Others have Eye on Osaze

Controversial Super Eagles striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie has attracted the interest of Carling Cup holders, Swansea City. Swansea City coach, Michael Laudrup values the Nigerian star at 3m pounds as he plans to bolster the Swans attack for next season.

FIFA announces African World Cup qualifiers Draw Date

World football governing body, FIFA has announced that the draw for the final round of African World Cup qualifiers will be made on September 16, 2013 and that the September rankings will be used to determine the seeded teams for

MATCH PREVIEW: Nigeria v Tahiti

  OVERVIEW This is the first International meeting between the two countries. Nigeria qualified as winners of 2013 Africa Cup of Nations while Tahiti qualified as winners of Oceania Cup. The match will be staged at Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte

Super Eagles to Pocket N272m from Confed Cup Outing

For participating as Africa’s representatives at the on-going 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brasil the Super Eagles of Nigeria will pocket a minimum of $1.7m (about N272m). The Confederations Cup is a competition for all the winners of the World

NFF and Eagles Settle Bonus Dispute; Nigeria to face Tahiti Today

The Nigerian Football Federation and the Super Eagles have settled their bonus rift and a pacified Eagles team will face Tahiti today in their opening fixture at the on-going Confederations Cup in Brazil. The players were angry over unpaid bonus

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