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Weekend Update: Nigerians In The English Premier League (EPL)

By Arinze Ude. John Mikel Obi started Chelsea’s lunch time date with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. It was a fiery encounter which ended with Chelsea winning 4-2 winners. Chelsea opened the scoring via a beauty from defender, Gary

Eagles Must Not Relax After Victory Over Liberia!

By Obi Martins Okafor. Last weekend Nigeria witnessed the kind of football similar to that of the glory days; entertaining, exciting, flamboyance most notably, the type which our soccer team have failed to deliver since ‘the class of 94’. The

AFCON Qualifiers: Obafemi Martins Makes Bold statement.

By Obi Martins Okafor. The AFCON final qualifier match Between Nigerian Super Eagles and Liberia is tomorrow and one can’t help but notice that there is currently no goal poacher in the Eagles line up. The Super Eagles coach, Stephen

Super Eagles Prepare For AFCON

By Obi Martins Okafor. The Super Eagles camp at the Bolton White Apartment opened last week. Home-based skipper, Chigozie Agbim was the first to hit the camp. At the last count, almost all the invited players had arrived camp. Head

Weekend Update: Nigerians In The English Premier League.

By Arinze Ude. Nigerian striker, Victor Anichebe was an 81st minute substitute for Everton in their 2-all draw against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, replacing his mercurial captain, Phil Neville as his team searched for an equaliser which they

Nigerians In UEFA Champions League 2

By Arinze Ude. Ukranian giants, Dynamo Kiev, which boasts of four Nigerians in their squad, beat Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia on wednesday night. Taye Taiwo, Yusuf Ayila, Haruna Lukman and Brown Ideye all played for the Kyiv men. Chinedu Obasi

Nigerians In UEFA Champions League 1

By Arinze Ude. Super Eagles players, Emmanuel Emmenike and Efe Ambrose squared off against each other when their teams, Spartak Moscow and Glasgow Celtic met in Russia last night. Emmanuel Emmenike was a thorn in Ambrose’s flesh and finished the

WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians In The EPL

By Arinze Ude. John Mikel Obi started Chelsea’s match against Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday in the early kick off of the day. He was mobile in midfield and produced a long range shot which found its own into

Mikel Return To Super Eagles Squad [Full Squad List]

By Arinze Ude. Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has handed a call-up to Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel for the return leg of the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier next month. Mikel opted out of the 2-2 draw in the

Victor Moses Becomes A Father!

By Arinze Ude. Nigerian Super Eagles winger, Victor Moses has joined the league of fathers. He became a father on Thursday morning when his girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy, Brentley. He wrote on Twitter: “Really proud to announce

Sunshine Stars Go For Champions League Gold.

By Arinze Ude. Sunshine Stars of Akure will square off against Egyptian giants Al Ahly in the African Champions League semi-final first leg next month. The match is billed for October 6 here in Nigeria and Sunshine stars will be

Victor Moses Scores First Goal For Chelsea!

By Arinze Ude. Victor Moses was in maverick form last night where Chelsea put six past Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Capital One Cup. The Capital One cup was renamed this season after capital one bought the rights and sponsorship deal

Weekend Update: Nigerians In The English Premier League

By Arinze Ude. In the early kickoff on Saturday afternoon, Victor Anichebe helped Everton beat Swansea City away from home. The Nigerian International striker scored the opening goal of the game before Belgians, Kevin Mirallas and Marouane Fellaini scored the

Serena And Venus Williams To Play Exhibition Matches In Nigeria

By Arinze Ude. The most successful siblings in the world of tennis, Serena and Venus Williams will embark on an African tour of Nigeria and South Africa next month. The Williams sisters are billed to visit the industrial capital of

How Nigerian Players Fared In The Champions League

By Arinze Ude. Dynamo Kiev of Ukraine boasts a quartet of Nigerian players: Yusuf Ayila, Brown Ideye, Haruna Lukman and Taye Taiwo. They played away to Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night and were annihilated by the French side who

DISCOVER NIGERIA: The Day Sam Okwaraji Died!

By Nehi Igbinijesu. For many football lovers 12 August, 1989 was a day to look forward to. It was a day when Nigeria would commence its qualification bid for the 1990 World Cup at the National Stadium, Surulere. According to

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