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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude This controversial Super Eagles forward took to social media on Sunday to criticise his club, West Brom, after being subjected to substitute appearances in recent games. Osaze hasn’t started any match since he tried to force a transfer to Queens Park Rangers on transfer deadline day. He tweeted “Keeping me on the … Continue reading Osaze Criticises His Employers on Twitter

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Celtic defender, Efe Ambrose made up for his errors in the 1st leg against Juventus but it wasn’t good enough as his team crashed out of the competition. Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke became the last Nigerian to bow out of Europe’s premier club competition when his side, Schalke FC lost … Continue reading Nigerians in European Club Competitions

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has set March 19th as deadline date for the foreign based Super Eagles to report to camp for their World Cup qualifier against Kenya. Mikel Obi, Victor Moses, Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa lead the Europe-based players who have been invited for the tie. Keshi says the … Continue reading Nigeria vs Kenya: Coach Keshi sets Camp Deadline

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude Millwall captain, Danny Shittu was the hero for his club in their FA Cup Quarter-final replay against Blackburn Rovers. The bullish defender jumped above the Rovers defence to head his team to victory and set up a date against Wigan Athletic in the Semi-finals. Prior to the game, Shittu had scored one … Continue reading Danny Shittu is Millwall’s new Hero

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude Injury-plagued midfielder, Joel Obi has been ruled out for remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on his troubled knee a fortnight ago. The highly rated playmaker returned from a lengthy layoff at the end of last year but suffered a relapse in January. The operation was carried out in Finland by … Continue reading Joel Obi out for rest of the Season

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude   The Mexican Football Federation have confirmed a date with the Nigerian Super Eagles. The Mexican National team, El Tricolor will face the Super Eagles in a friendly game on the 31st of May at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The match will be part of Mexico’s annual US tour, which is … Continue reading Super Eagles vs Mexico Friendly: Venue, Date, Tickets all set

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude Following the disqualification of the original winners, the United States relay team, for doping, Nigeria’s 4x400m relay quartet at the 2000 Sydney Olympics has been presented with the Gold medal by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This comes thirteen years after the games were played. The IOC sent the Gold medals to … Continue reading Lucky Number 13: 13 Years Later Team Nigeria receives Gold from Sydney 2000 Olympics

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude   Former Nigerian amateur boxer, King Davidson Emenogu defeated Russia’s Russia’s Andrejs Iodinovs in the fifth round to retain his World Boxing Organization (WBO) International light middleweight title in Southampton on Sunday. Emenogu, who was initially pencilled down for a fight against Ghanaian-born Philip Kotey, knocked out the Russian opposition in the … Continue reading Nigerian Boxer is WBO Champion!

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude SWANSEA CITY 1-0 NEWCASTLE Fresh from their 5-nil thumping of League One side, Bradford City, in the Capital One Cup, Swansea City showed no signs of hangover as they beat Newcastle to confirm their top flight status. Shola Ameobi was brought on for Chekih Tiote in the 90th minute; there was little … Continue reading WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude WEST BROM 2-1 SUNDERLAND Peter Clarke named Osaze Odemwingie in his team list for the first time since the transfer deadline day saga. The Nigerian International striker was a substitute for two-goal hero, Romelu Lukaku, replacing the Belgian in the 88th minute of the match.   READING 0-3 EVERTON Hope Akpan was … Continue reading WEEKEND UPDATE: Nigerians in the Premier League

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude The midfield maestro was born in Kaduna on 12 July 1991 and he’s currently on loan to Romanian perennial champions, CFR Cluj from parent club, Parma FC of Italy. He started his career at ECO in Lagos with loan spells at Heartland, Wikki Tourist and Real Murcia before signing for Inter Milan … Continue reading AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile – Nwankwo Obiorah

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude   Born October 20 1992, Musa started his career at Jos, his place of birth, with Aminchi Football Academy before being loaned out to JUTH and then Kano Pillars in the Nigerian Premier League. At Kano Pillars, he set a league record with 18 goals as Pillars finished second. Musa held the … Continue reading AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile – Ahmed Musa

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude Ikechukwu Uche was born on 5th January 1984 in Aba. He started his career with Iwuanyanwu Nationale before travelling out to Spain to join Racing Ferrol in Spanish Segunda division as an 18-year old. He’s played most of his career in Spain with Recreativo de Huelva, Getafe, Real Zaragoza, Villareal and Granada. … Continue reading AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile – Ikechukwu Uche

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude The Akure-born defender plays for Sunshine Stars in the Nigerian Premier League and was born on 16th August 1990. He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012 and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He was called up to Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. … Continue reading AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile – Godfrey Oboabona

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April 19, 2022

By Arinze Ude The Norway-based midfielder was born on 29th July 1987 in the country’s commercial city of Lagos. He started his career with Warri Wolves before travelling to Scandinavia to join Valerenga in 2010. He made his debut in African Nations Cup qualifying match against Madagascar. He was also named in the 2013 African … Continue reading AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile – Fegor Ogude

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