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NFF Wants Bayern Leverkusen Star, Sam Sidney to Play for Super Eagles

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is intensifying efforts to get FIFA to approve Sam Sidney, 25, who played in the U-21 German international team, and plays for Bundesliga side, Bayern Leverkusen to represent Nigeria, at the Confederations cup, in Brazil

Crowd Mentality or a Mind of Your Own?

By Arinze Ude “If you follow the crowd, you might get lost in it” Prior to the World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Kenya few weeks back, there was a war between Nigerians and Kenyans on twitter. A lot of

WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League

By Arinze Ude LIVERPOOL 2-2 CHELSEA Mikel Obi and Victor Moses were in action for the Blues at Anfield. Mikel played from the start while Moses came on for Juan Mata in the second half. Luis Suarez scored right at

UEFA Champions League Fixtures

Find below the fixtures for the UEFA Champions League as will be shown on SuperSport. Mark the dates and support your team!

Heartland FC Protests Walkover

By Arinze Ude Heartland FC has asked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to help the club appeal to Confederation of African Football (CAF) to revisit their loss against Gabon’s US Bitam on Saturday. The Gabonese club were given the go-ahead

NFF sacks Sylvanus Okpala

By Arinze Ude NFF have given the sack letter to Super Eagles coaches, Sylvanus Okpala and Valere Hounandinouo as part of their plans to cut down expenses. NFF spokesman, Emeka Inyama said the Federation lacked funds to pay these coaches

“I want to live my dream and right now I’m losing out on that desire” Sunday Mba Laments

Super Eagles star forward, Sunday Mba, who is at the centre of a transfer saga between two Nigerian clubs, Warri Wolves and Enugu Rangers, has expressed his displeasure over his inability to play competitive matches, several weeks after AFCON 2013.

WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League

By Arinze Ude READING 0-2 SOUTHAMPTON Promising young midfielder, Hope Akpan was handed a starting berth by his new coach, Nigel Adkins but was taken off in the 46th minute for Mikele Leigertwood. Adkins couldn’t orchestrate a revenge win over

Life Lessons from the Game of Soccer Part 2

By Arinze Ude Conclusion of Life Lessons from the Game of Soccer. For the first part, click here 16. Underrated people find life easy. They surprise everyone when they do well but overrated people are always under intense pressure and

FIFA approves Nigeria’s Plea

By Arinze Ude FIFA has approved Nigeria Football Federation’s request to move the dates of two 2014 World Cup qualifiers in June. FIFA had adjusted Nigeria’s qualifiers ahead of their Confederations Cup matches in June, but the NFF implored the

Keshi’s Eagles: May to July Team List Now Out

By Arinze Ude Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo has been overlooked by coach Stephen Keshi for the team’s summer matches between May and mid-July. Nigeria is billed to play 10 matches in the summer; Keshi has invited a total of

Life Lessons from the Game of Soccer

By Arinze Ude Soccer or football is the most popular sport, played and watched by millions of people worldwide. It is more than a game because it teaches us a lot about life, so let’s take a look at some

African Squash Championship for 2014 to hold in Nigeria

The Squash Federation of Africa has selected Nigeria to host the 2014 African Squash Championship, the Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) has said. This is the first time the competition is coming to Nigeria. Nigeria’s hosting of a major continental sporting

WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League

By Arinze Ude EVERTON 1-0 STOKE CITY Bullish striker, Victor Anichebe played all 90 minutes as his team got one over Stoke City at Goodison Park on Saturday. Belgian winger, Kevin Mirallas scored the only goal of the game after

After Skipping AFCON 2013, Danny Shittu Plans Return to the Super Eagles Squad

Danny Shittu has said he intends to return the Super Eagles, after missing out on the AFCON 2013 competition. He was happy the team won and declared his readiness for Brazil 2014 qualifying games. He said, “I got a call

Tiger Woods Is World’s Number One Golfer Again

Tiger Woods, who reigned globally as the best golfer in the last decade , but sunk as low as 58 on world golf rankings due to fidelity issues in his marriage that affected his reputation and play between 2010-2011, is

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