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5 thoughts from last week in football
1. NIGERIAN CLUBS MUST RE-ASSESS AFTER CONTINENTAL FAILURESWith just two match days played, only one Nigerian club remains in the hunt for continental accomplishment.This, despite four years of...
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Mikel wants control against Egypt
Midfielder John Mikel Obi says the Super Eagles must control the game in order to win against Egypt on Friday.Both countries meet in the first of two back to back games in the race to the 2017 African...
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Timeline of NFF crisis
November 28, 2013: NFF held a General Assembly schedules next Elective Congress for August 26, 2014.Appoints new NFF Electoral Committee led by Amoni Biambo (and new NFF Electoral Appeals Committee) to...
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Keshi Tribute. Football's alchemist
Keshi has a knack for making ordinary players play above their levelIt is debatable whether or not Stephen Keshi could have achieved this level of greatness if it were not for the convergence of...
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Keshi, Amodu: time to blame the NFF again
One of the first reactions when players or coaches pass on in Nigeria, especially high profile ones, is to blame the Nigeria Football Federation for not taking care of those who served the nation.Last...
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How will Isaac Success qualify for a work permit?
Last week, Nigeria junior international Isaac Success joined Watford from Granada as their club record signing.It is a move that has been celebrated here in his home country. But one key question has...
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What the DTMS means for NPFL transfers
A little less than a decade ago, while I was editor of GOAlL!, a league-focused weekly paper, I was doing a story about a major transfer transaction between two clubs in the Nigeria Premier League.The...
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Total become new CAF Nations Cup sponsors
CAF have announced multinational oil and gas company TOTAL will take over from Orange as the new sponsors of its ten principal competitions.The new partnership will run for the next eight years,...
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Denouement: The unvarnished truth about the NFF crisis
NFF President Amaju Pinnick (L) with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Barr A U MustaphaNigeria’s simmering football crisis erupted again last Monday when Sports Minister Solomon Dalung issued a...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: NFF RESPONDS TO EFCC INVESTIGATION
EFCC investigation of Amaju, Dikko, others: NFF denies any wrong doing, waiting for invitationThe leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation led by Amaju Pinnick, Shehu Dikko, Seyi Akinwunmi, Ahmed...
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LIVE BLOG: NFF Court proceedings
Jos High Court, where the NFF issue is being argued4:40PMADJOURNMENTJudge adjourns case to September 25. Did not rule on motion to vacate ex parte Order. That has big implications.Within means the...
View ArticleAITEO BOSS WINS AWARD
Benedict Peters, international business leader and founder of NFF sponsor Aiteo Group has been awarded the African Icon of the Year at the Foreign Investment Network (FIN) and Federal Ministry of...
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OSIMHEN SHOOTING STAR AS DREAM TEAM ROUT LIBYA
Hattrick hero Victor Osimhen claims one of the match balls after putting Libya to the swordA hattrick and an assist saw Victor Osimhen put Libya to the sword on a sweltering afternoon in Asaba as...
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ONUACHU’S RECORD GOAL HIGHLIGHTS EAGLES VICTORY OVER PHARAOHS
No question at all about who stole the show, and the headlines, in Nigeria’s 1-0 defeat of Egypt in Tuesday’s international friendly match at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba. There is still some...
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FOUR REASONS NIGERIA SHOULD BE WARY OF EASY GROUP
Friday’s African Nations Cup Draw left many a Nigerian preening in satisfaction at the outcome.Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi look at first glance to be easy pickings for the Super Eagles, offering...
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MIKEL, CHUKWUEZE EXPECTED IN NIGERIA'S PROVISIONAL AFCON SQUAD
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FLYING EAGLES PLAYER RATINGS: SEE WHO CLAIMED MAN OF THE MATCH AS NIGERIA...
Goalscorer Okechukwu Offia gets a double high five from Jamil Muhammad/FIFA.comCaptain Ikouwem Utin led from the back - and front - as Nigeria’s Flying Eagles opened their FIFA Under 20 World Cup...
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INVISIBLE PERFORMANCES ALL ROUND AS FLYING EAGLES SHREDDED BY USA
Valentine Ozornwafor (L) and Maxwell Effiom (R) leave the pitch heads bowed after losing to USA/FIFAA horrifying first half performance and a criminal brain freeze at the start of the second from the...
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BREAKDOWNS AND SCOUTING FAILURES: HOT TAKES FROM NIGERIA'S LOSS TO USA
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THREE THINGS FLYING EAGLES NEED TO DO TO WIN AGAINST SENEGAL
Nigeria's Muhamed Tijani goes up against Ukraine's Danylo BeskorovainyiIt may already be too late for the Flying Eagles, but if they have any intentions of going through to the quarterfinals of the...
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