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Kuje Wins FOSLA U-13 Soccer Tourney

Kuje Area Council has emerged as the new champions of the 2015 FOSLA U-13 Football Competition. The Kuje boys defeated the Karshi boys by two goals to one. Their two goals were scored in the first half of the game, while Karshi scored their consolation goal in the second half. The Kuje team had earlier […]
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Ribery in Injury Scare

Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery says that he will not risk another injury “disaster” just to feature against Borussia Dortmund this weekend. The former France winger has had numerous fitness issues over the past year and missed the 2014 World Cup with a back problem before deciding to call time on his international career to […]
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Fed Cup: NPFL Matches Suffer Shift

Week 4 games of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) scheduled for April 4 and 5 have been postponed till Sunday, April 19. A statement from the office of the Chief Operating Officer of the League Management Company (LMC), Salihu Abubakar, said the games have been rescheduled sequel to the directive of the Nigeria Football […]
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James Shines in Norwegian League

Nigeria striker Leke James has sent a serious warning to other Norwegian clubs ahead of the new season after he scored a brace for Aalesund in a pre-season game on Monday. James scored a brace in a 2-2 draw with Molde. The 22-year-old striker scored his goals after his team were two goals down. He […]
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Wolves Dismiss Confed Cup Fears

Warri Wolves have maintained they will not be walked over by Ethiopia’s Dedebit this weekend in a CAF Confederation Cup due to a cash crunch. Warri Wolves beat the Ethiopian club 2-0 in the first leg in Warri. There have been fears that Wolves could follow the line of Dolphins in the Confederation Cup as […]
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Amokachi Backs Samuel to Hit Form

Nigeria assistant coach Daniel Amokachi has revealed that he and his technical team will continue working on striker Aaron Samuel, who failed to make the desired impact in the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw with South Africa on Sunday. The burly 20-year-old was handed a start by Amokachi, but was pulled off after 66 minutes after […]
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CAF: Tunisia to Compete in AFCON after Apology

Tunisia will be allowed to compete for a place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after they issued an apology to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following accusations of bias. The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) levelled the allegations against CAF following their controversial 2-1 defeat to Equatorial Guinea in the AFCON quarter-finals on […]
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Evergrande Overtakes Milan in Club Rankings

China’s soccer club Guangzhou Evergrande is ranked above two Italian Serie A powerhouses AC Milan and Inter Milan in the world soccer club rankings, according to the latest release from a specialized soccer statistics website. As the top ranked club in Asian leagues and 2014 AFC Champions League winners, Evergrande slipped one place to 63 […]
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Odiche Happy at Heartland

After scoring two goals in two matches for Heartland, free-kick specialist, Ebere Odiche, is excited with his decision to return to the club from Warri Wolves. Odiche left Heartland for Wolves in 2014, but it turned out to be an unholy romance, which did not go beyond the first round of the season. “Wolves lured […]
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Kaka Reveals His Dream Team

Former AC Milan midfielder Kaka has named the 11 players who make up his Dream Team, accumulated through his 15-year illustrious career. Six Rossoneri from Kaka’s time with the club make the cut – Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Dida, Cafu, Andrea Pirlo, and Ronaldinho, while former Juventus player Zinedine Zidane is the only other player […]
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Ajax Trials for Omeke

South Africa’s Premier Soccer League side, Ajax Cape Town, is set to test Nigerian U-23 International, Chijioke Omeke. The up-and-coming Omeke was part of the Dream Team squad that played participated in the Super Six pre-season tournament, in Abuja. However, he was left out of the squad that played a goalless draw against Zambia in […]
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Inzaghi to Remain at Milan

  Financial concerns mean that AC Milan are set to stick with current coach Filippo Inzaghi until the end of the season despite the team’s poor run of form. Inzaghi’s future has been in doubt for sometime with increasing pressure mounting upon the legendary Rossonero who has been unable to lift the struggling giants out […]
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Destro Faces Uncertainty in Milan

  Mattia Destro’s future at AC Milan is uncertain with suggestions in Italy that the Rossoneri will not take up their option to buy the player in the summer. The 24-year-old Italian international arrived at Milan in the winter transfer window, on loan with an option to buy him at 16 million Euros. However, according […]
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Honda Loses Form!

Keisuke Honda, the revelation of the early season for AC Milan, is gone! He hasn’t scored a goal for the Rossoneri since November. No assists, either. Coach Filippo Inzaghi has even played Honda in a more central position his preferred area of the pitch. Nothing has come of it. The mystery started at the Asian […]
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Ideye Hopes to Face QPR

Brown Ideye is hopeful of being fit for West Brom’s next Premier League game against QPR on Saturday. The striker missed the 3-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City last weekend because of a knee injury which also forced him to pull out of Nigeria’s squad. But he was in more positive mood when […]
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Teammates hail Akpom’s heroics

Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom has laughed off comparisons with Thierry Henry. Alexis Sanchez has dubbed the youngster ‘Titi’ after the Gunners legend. “One day in training with the first team I scored a Henry-type goal, cutting inside and finishing,” Akpom told said. “I could see Sanchez jumping, he’s an enthusiastic guy at the best of […]