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Odion Ighalo speeds up programme for recovery from injury

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Former Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo continued his recovery from a hamstring injury with a session in the gym on Tuesday. Ighalo, 30, picked up the injury in the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2019 Third-Place match against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in Cairo. The striker posted a short video of

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UEFA Champions League draw holds August 29

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Liverpool are heading into the Champions League 2019/20 competition as defending champions. The Reds claimed the European Cup in Madrid against Tottenham after a sensational run to the final, having made it to the competition’s showpiece in the previous year too but losing out to Real Madrid. The victory in June enhanced the club’s sparkling […]

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AAG: Flying Eagles have no reason to fail in Morocco – coach

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2019 0

Flying Eagles coach Paul Aigbogun has told newsmen in a chat that he and his boys have no reason not to make Nigeria proud in the men’s football event of the 12th All Africa Games in Morocco given their good preparation and motivation the players feel. Flying Eagles have undergone an intensive preparation in Abuja […]

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Glo tells football fans to expect remarkable 2019/2020 EPL season

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

Telecommunications giant, Globacom has made possible the wish of soccer fans in Nigeria and Ghana to connect to their passion point of watching live the English Premier League (EPL ) matches as it sponsors the live broadcast of the 2019-2020 EPL season on Supersports. In a press statement ahead of the season’s first round of […]

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Enyimba, Pillars, Enugu Rangers , Tornadoes get CAF opponents

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2019 0

NPFL Champions, Enyimba International, Kano Pillars, Enugu Rangers, and Niger Tornadoes get CAF opponents for the 2019-20 Champions League and Confederation Cup campaign. The drawn for preliminary fixtures was conducted during the meeting of the CAF Interclubs Committee on 21 July 2019 at the football body Headquarters in Cairo which will begin on August 10 […]

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AFCON: Super Eagles looking to finish on a high – Alex Iwobi

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Nigerian playmaker Alex Iwobi is in a bullish mood ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) third-place match against Tunisia at Al-Salam Stadium on Wednesday. The Super Eagles lost to a last-gasp free-kick from Riyad Mahrez last Sunday to end their hopes of taking home the continental diadem. The Arsenal forward believes the game […]

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AFCON: Super Eagles feel motivated to beat Tunisia – Gernot Rohr

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr says his team have strong desire to beat Tunisia in their AFCON 2019 Third-Place match at the Al Salam Stadium Stadium, Cairo on Wednesday after last Sunday’s disappointing semi-final defeat to Algeria. Rohr’s charges went down to an agonising 2-1 loss to the Desert Foxes of Algeria with Riyad […]

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Report: CAF president pays self for same days in different countries

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Ahmad is coming under growing pressure as FIFA investigates allegations against him. Investigation by the BBC can reveal that Mr Ahmad received two sets of expenses, claiming to be in two different countries, for the same nine-day period during the 2018 World Cup. According to documents, the FIFA vice-president […]

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AFCON: Emmanuel Okala, others say Super Eagles need prayers to beat Tunisia in third-place match

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Emmanuel Okala, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, on Tuesday in Enugu asked for prayers from Nigerians for the Super Eagles to beat Tunisia on Wednesday in Cairo. Newsmen report that the Super Eagles will face the Carthage Eagles in the third-place match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. Okala, who helped […]

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Zinedine Zidane returns to training camp in Montreal

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has returned to the training camp in Montreal, Canada following the death of his brother Farid Zidane. The manager was granted a compassionate leave after the death of his sibling, his elder brother Farid died of cancer at the age of 54 years old, Zidane left the club’s training base […]

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AFCON: Nigeria had superior possession against the best team Algeria – Gernot Rohr

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr insists there is “no shame” in losing to a tough Algerian side in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final on Sunday. Odion Ighalo’s penalty cancelled out William Troost-Ekong’s own goal, with the two heavyweights locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes. The game was then won when Riyad Mahrez curled home […]

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Riyad Mahrez: Playing in Afcon final is unbelievable

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2019 0

Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez has described his side´s qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final in Egypt as unbelievable. The Manchester City forward scored a last-second stoppage-time free-kick to give Algeria a 2-1 win over the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Sunday’s semifinal clash at the Cairo International Stadium. The win over Nigeria […]

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AFCON: Super Eagles unlucky in defeat to Algeria – Odion Ighalo

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Odion Ighalo believes the Super Eagles were unlucky to lose their semifinal clash at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt to the Desert Foxes of Algeria. The Super Eagles hopes of winning a fourth continental was dashed following a 2-1 defeat to the North Africans in the semifinal clash at the Cairo International […]

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AFCON: Garba Lawal blames Super Eagles loss to Desert Foxes on poor tactics

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

As more Nigerians react to the Super Eagles loss to the Desert Foxes of Algeria in Sunday’s semi-final, ex-international Garba Lawal has attributed it to poor tactics by the players. Lawal told newsmen in Kaduna on Monday that though the loss was painful, but the Algerians were better than the Super Eagles. “The Algerians were […]

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AFCON: Senator Lawan encourages Super Eagles to go all out for bronze medals

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Head of the Federal Government delegation to the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Distinguished Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (President of the Senate of the Federal Republic) has given the Super Eagles a pat on the back for their outing against Algeria on Sunday, while charging them to go all out against Tunisia on […]

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Afcon: Amaju Pinnick, Shehu Dikko, Mohammed Sanusi pump up Super Eagles’ spirit

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, alongside his 2nd Vice President, Shehu Dikko and General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, were on Monday at the Le Meridien Cairo Airport hotel camp of the Super Eagles to ginger the players ahead of Wednesday’s third place match against Tunisia. A last-gasp goal by Riyad […]

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AFCON: Gernot Rohr reveals why Super Eagles lost 2-1 to Algeria

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has revealed why Super Eagles lost 2-1 to Algeria in Sunday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals game at Cairo International Stadium. Three-time Africa Champions fought back from a goal deficit in the second half to hold Desert Foxes to a 1-1 draw until injury time where Manchester City forward Riyad […]

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AFCON: Idah Peterside urges NFF to sack Gernot Rohr

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2019 0

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peterside Idah has called for the immediate sack of Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, following the team’s defeat to Algeria in a semifinal match of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt on Sunday. Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez scored a last minute winner via a free-kick to send the Desert […]

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Manchester United already have their eye on a Paul Pogba replacement

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

Manchester United want Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to replace Paul Pogba should the World Cup winner force a move away from Old Trafford. Pogba admitted last month that he was looking to leave United after three years with Juventus and Real Madrid believed to be the sides most keen on his signature. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has since […]

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Afcon: Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola promise Super Eagles $50,000, $25,000 per goal in semis, final

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2019 0

The day after their exquisite and efficient performance against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa, conquerors of seven-time champions and host nation Egypt, that saw them reach the semi-finals of AFCON 2019, the Super Eagles received pledges of more dollar rain from two of Africa’s richest businessmen. On a visit to the team’s Le Meridien […]