Nigeria vs Mexico Ends In a Draw
By Arinze Ude The Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 2-2 draw by 10-man Mexico in a friendly played in Houston, USA on Friday in front of a mostly pro-Mexico crowd of 62,107. Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez opened the scoring in the 21st minute, taking a cross from former West Ham winger, Pablo Barrera […]
Super Eagles Squad To Face Mexico [FULL – LIST]
By Arinze Ude Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has released a list of 25 players for the Mexico friendly on 31st May. The match is billed to take place at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas and will serve as a warm-up game for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Namibia in June. […]
Anichebe halts his Nigerian Career
By Arinze Ude Everton striker Victor Anichebe has told Nigerian Football Federation and Super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi that he doesn’t want to be picked for the national team for now. He had earlier been rumoured to replace injured striker, Emmanuel Emenike, in Nigeria squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kenya and Namibia and […]
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 and have had to cut the bonus of the players. Inyama also mentioned that seven […]
“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. He has been training with Enugu Rangers, where he expects to play, but cannot, because […]
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 30players for the hectic fixtures. The African champions have a friendly against fellow Confederation contenders, […]
Keshi names final 24 for Kenya Match
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has rolled out 24 names for the World Cup qualifier against Harambee Stars of Kenya slated for Saturday in Calabar. AFCON hero, Sunday Mba made the list despite Keshi’s initial threat to drop him if the transfer tussle involving the player and some NPL clubs wasn’t sorted out. Defensive stalwarts, […]
Nigeria vs Kenya: Coach Keshi sets Camp Deadline
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 […]
I May Drop Sunday Mba, Over Wolves-Rangers Fray, Stephen Keshi Says
A major transfer battle was waged between Chelsea and Manchester United in 2005, over John Obi Mikel, who was in the middle of a contract dustup. The issue got so much attention after his display when Nigeria came second at the FIFA U-20 World Cup that it caused Sepp Blatter, the FIFA President, to make a […]
After AFCON: Fresh Blood adds steel to the Super Eagles National Team
By Arinze Ude Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi surprised everybody when he led Joseph Yobo and co to the African Cup of Nations title a few weeks ago. Prior to the tournament, nobody gave “The Big Boss” and his boys, a chance of qualifying from their group C that consisted of 2012 Champions, Zambia; Burkina […]
Keshi Rescinds His Resignation as Super Eagles Coach
By Arinze Ude Stephen Keshi has made a U-turn on his decision to walk out on the Super Eagles. Nigeria Football Federation says Keshi has rescinded his resignation and negotiations continue, following the team’s win at the African Cup of Nations. The nation’s football governing body issued a statement early Tuesday on behalf of ‘The Big […]
5 Lessons From Coach Keshi
Hearty congratulations to the Super Eagles for winning Nigeria a third African Cup of Nations trophy. It was no small feat since winning it the last time almost twenty years ago; Stephen Keshi, again being at the centre of ending a lull in Nigerian football. His meteoric rise to become the second African to win […]
AFCON 2013: VICTORY! Nigeria Reclaims Top Spot in African Football
By Arinze Ude The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated the Stallions of Burkina Faso on Sunday to win the 2013 African Cup of Nations for the first time in 19 years. Warri Wolves midfielder, Sunday Mba was the hero of the day, scoring the lone goal in a very tight match. Coach Stephen Keshi made […]
AFCON 2013: Super Eagles Player Profile -Coach Stephen Keshi
By Arinze Ude KESHI (noun): a word used to describe a state of unusual ability to transform lost hope to sudden victories… sentence example: The MALIANS have Just Been KESHIED. ~ Anonymous Nigerian Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was born on January 23, 1962 in Lagos, Nigeria and hails from Ila, Delta State. The man nicknamed “The […]
AFCON 2013: Semi-Finals Round Up
By Arinze Ude NIGERIA 4-1 MALI Nigeria breezed into the finals of the African Cup of Nations for the first time since 2000 when they co-hosted the tournament with neighbours, Ghana after a routine win against Mali. The Super Eagles outclassed, outran and outplayed their Malian counterparts in all departments to book a place in […]
Nigeria’s Unbelievable Triumph over Ivory Coast; Qualify for AFCON Semis
By Arinze Ude Nigeria’s Super Eagles booked their fifth semi-final spot in seven Nations Cup appearances on Sunday when they defied all odds to outplay and outrun their Ivorian counterparts. Keshi’s men went into the game as underdogs against an Ivorian side that has been hailed as the Golden generation of Ivorian football. The Nigerians […]