Reigning African female footballer of the year, Asisat Oshoala, finally made her debut for Liverpool in the FA Women’s Super League on Wednesday. Oshoala became the first African female footballer to feature in the league. She played for Liverpool against Sunderland, but her club lost 2-1. Oshoala had the opportunity to level the game in…
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Pinnick Goes Tough On Eagles Over Shock Uganda Loss
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has berated players of the Super Eagles over their altitude of play when adoring the green-white-green. Pinnick, who spoke with the players and officials of the team after they lost 0-1 to Uganda on Wednesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom in a friendly match, said henceforth, he would…
Gunmen Attack Kano Pillars Players
Some hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons attacked the entourage of Kano Pillars Football Club on Thursday. Five players of the club were injured by the gunmen in the incident. It was gathered that the team was travelling for a league game in Owerri, Imo State against Heartland, when the club’s bus was attacked by armed…
Ronaldo Claims 2014 FIFA Ballon d'or Title
Portuguese striker, Christiano Ronaldo, has been announced as winner of the 2014 FIFA World Footballer of Year. The Real Madrid player picked the coveted individual award in football on Monday night at a ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland. He beat Barcelona and Argentine player, Lionel Messi, and Manuel Neuer, a Bayern Munich and German goalkeeper,…
Toure Wins 4th African Footballer Award
Ivorian footballer, Yaya Toure, has emerged 2014 African Footballer of Year for the fourth time in a row. The Manchester City FC of England midfielder defeated two other nominees to grab the coveted award in the African football. He was named at the Glo/CAF award ceremony held in Lagos on Thursday night. The two other…
Uduaghan Wants Long-Term Planning For Sports Development
*Gets Olympic Sports Personality Award Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has said the country needs to look towards having a long term planning system for the development of sports. Uduaghan made this observation while declaring the Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, open in Asaba, Delta State capital, on Thursday. The…
2015 AFCON: Nigeria Fails To Defend Title Again
Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations holding in January in Equatorial Guinea. The Eagles played a 2-2 draw at home against a 10-man South Africa on Wednesday at the newly-built stadium in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom. The South Africans were two goals up before Sone Aluko’s brace ensured that…
Eagles Stir Pandemonium In Congo
Nigeria’s senior national football team defeated Congo 2-0 on Saturday evening in a 2015 AFCON qualifying match played at the Stade Municipal in Pointe-Noire, Congo. Ikechukwu Uche, who was making his way back to the Super Eagles, put Nigeria ahead from the spot. Aaron Samuel scored the second goal for the Eagles at about the…
AFCON 2015: CAF To Announce New Host Weekend
Confederation of African Football, CAF, has disclosed that it would announce a new host for the 2015 African Nations Cup within the next three days. The football governing body in Africa had withdrawn the hosting right from Morocco after the country asked CAF to extend the kick-off day of the competition over fears of the…
Mata Inspires United Win Over ‘Stubborn’ Palace
Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace on Saturday in a Barclays Premiere League match played at Old Trafford. Juan Mata, who has made only eight appearances for United this season, came from the bench to hand his club their first win in four games, after a slim loss to Manchester City last week at the Etihad…