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NFF plans massive support for Eagles

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2017 0

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has promised that everything would be in place to see the national team, Super Eagles, qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. According to the NFF’s spokesman Ademola Olajire, he said the federation is working hard to see Coach Gernot Rohr

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Keshi Not Eagles’ Problem, Says Weah

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

Former African and World Footballer of the Year, George Weah, has said the problems that have seen Nigerian football struggle over the last years has nothing to do with Stephen Keshi, but rather with the team. The former AC Milan striker also says it doesn’t mean the team is bad, but they probably lack team […]

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NFF: Keshi Signs for Super Eagles Top Job

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

The protracted delay in engaging a coach for the senior national team, Super Eagles was on Tuesday swept off the way as the NFF finally signed Stephen Okechukwu Keshi for the plum job on a two-year renewable contract. Speaking at the sign-on occasion, General Secretary of the Federation, Mohammed Sanusi said the media has been […]

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NFF Unveils Keshi As Eagles Coach

Ihesiulo Grace 21 April 2015 0

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday unveiled Coach Stephen Keshi as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles for the next two years, ending weeks of speculations and stalled contract negotiations. Keshi signed a two-year contract on Tuesday and was unveiled at a ceremony at the National Stadium in Abuja. The 53-year-old’s previous contract ran out […]

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Keshi Signs New Contract April 17

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2015 0

The long awaited contract between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Stephen Keshi as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles will be finally signed on Friday, April 17. General Secretary of NFF, Mohammed Sanusi told Extra Time in Abuja that the Federation have concluded to name a coach for the Super Eagles on the […]

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Muda Lawal: Nigeria's Midfield Dynamo

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

If you described late Mudashiru Babatunde Lawal as the renaissance man of Nigerian football, you’re not on the wrong track. For when he was junketing around the nooks and crannies of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, in search of vehicles to repair (as a mechanic), nobody gave him any chance of hitting the headlines, […]

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Emenike Re-Affirms Love for Fenerbahce

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

Super Eagles forward, Emmanuel Emenike has, again expressed his love for Fenerbahce even after the harsh experience of the attack by an armed gang on the team bus. Fenerbahce had defeated Çaykur Rizespor 5-1 in the Super Lig and were on their way to Trabzon for a flight to Turkish capital, Istanbul when the team […]

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Uyo Agog, as Eagles, Cranes Do Battle

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2015 0

The stately Akwa Ibom International Stadium, Uyo, will come alive today, as the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Cranes of Uganda lock horns in a prestigious international friendly match. The last time the venue witnessed elemental explosion of football proportions was when the Super Eagles hosted the Bafana Bafana in a 30th Africa Cup […]

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Glo Backs Eagles to Beat Uganda

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2015 0

Major sponsor of Nigerian national teams, Globacom, has declared support for the Super Eagles ahead of the international friendly match between the Eagles and Cranes of Uganda scheduled for Ibom International Stadium today. Globacom, in a press statement in Lagos on Tuesday, stated that the Eagles need maximum support from Nigerians in their quest to […]

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Okagbue: Expect A Tough Match In Nigeria/Uganda Friendly

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2015 0

A former Coach of the Cranes of Uganda, Harrison Okagbue, has advised the Super Eagles to expect a tough match in its friendly with the East Africans in Uyo on Wednesday. Okagbue, who coached the Cranes from 1999 and 2001, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday that the game would […]

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Eagles: Amokachi Recalls Ogu, Ideye for Friendlies

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2015 0

Stand-in Super Eagles coach Daniel Amokachi has recalled John Ogu and Brown Ideye for the friendlies against Bolivia and South Africa. Amokachi, who listed 28 players for the games, did not pick Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi, who is recuperating from a knee surgery and also put Victor Moses on standby. He also handed call ups to […]

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Amokachi Drops Emenike, Enyeama Set for Nigeria Centenary

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2015 0

Ahead of the Super Eagles’ twin friendly matches against Bolivia and South Africa on March 26 and 29, Daniel Amokachi has picked 27 players for the clash. West Bromwich and Cologne strikers Brown Ideye and Anthony Ujah have been recalled to the Nigeria side that would take on Bolivia and South Africa in friendly matches […]

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Enyeama Set For Eagles 100th Cap, Recalls Favourite Game

Ihesiulo Grace 14 March 2015 0

Super Eagles of Nigeria’s safe hands, Vincent Enyeama is set to make his 100th appearance for the Nigerian national team when the three-time African champions file out at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium Uyo on March 26. The goalkeeper who made his international debut on June 12, 2002 at the Japan/Korea World Cup game against […]

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Super Eagles Move To 41st Position In FIFA Ranking

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2015 0

  Nigeria Super Eagles have moved up from 42nd to 41st position in the latest FIFA ranking released on Thursday but remain the seventh-ranked African side behind Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Tunisia, Cape Verde and Senegal. Germany occupy the first position while Argentina and Colombia are second and third respectively. The biggest climbers of the […]