FIFA rankings: Nigeria end 2012 in CAF top 10
The Super Eagles are ending the year 2012 as the 10th best team in Africa and 52nd in the world following the release of the December edition of the FIFA...
Balotelli accepts City fine
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has accepted a two-week fine after breaching the club’s discipline rules. The 22-year-old received nine yellow cards and three red cards – and a four-game...
Eagles list: Ameobi in, Obi out •Ezekiel ejected
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi on Wednesday mentioned a few of the Europe based players slated to join the camp in Faro, Portugal for the African Nations Cup but insisted...
Why is India not at the World Cup?
Why does a country of a billion people with a red hot economy fail to produce a football side which qualifies for the World Cup? As another edition of the...
Okocha rejects Yakubu’s recall to Super Eagles
Former Super Eagles skipper, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has kicked against the return of Blackburn Rovers striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni to the national team despite his blistering form in the English...
Nigeria: Jonathan fires sports minister
President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved the Minister of Sports, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman of his post with immediate effect. This is to afford him the opportunity to focus fully on the...
Nigeria: Army, police dismiss Siasia’s sack
The Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Police have joined other Nigerians making a passionate appeal to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to retain the services of Coach Samson Siasia...
Nigeria: Don’t sack me! Siasia begs
Nigeria coach Samson Siasia has issued an impassioned plea to be given more time in the job. The Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations...
RUSSIA END BRITAIN’S RUN, U20 MEN HIT
Great Britain’s shock run at the European Under-20 Championships for women has come to an end in the quarter-finals after they were crushed 68-37 by Russia. However Damian Jennings side...
Nigeria (0-1-0) vs. Germany (1-0-0), 2:45 p.m.
Host Germany plays its second match in the Women's World Cup at Commerzbank-Arena on Thursday against Nigeria and the two-time defending champions expect to play there two more times. Commerzbank-Arena...