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Nigeria’s Super Falcons are champions of female football in Africa again, for the record 8 time, after defeating the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in the final of the Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Jose took another shot at his rival Arsene Wenger after Arsenal snatched a 1-1 draw against Manchester United, saying: �Finally I lost to Arsene.” The Portuguese coach could not resist aiming a dig at his rival after admitting that Manchester United’s draw with Arsenal felt like a defeat. Olivier Giroud ...

Chelsea FC and Nigerian international footballer, Victor Moses has turned down the chance to report to the Super Eagles camp. The reason according to AllNigeriaSoccer is because the footballer is owed around N8.7m �15,000 by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The lump sum is said to have occured with the player ...

Arsenal star Alex Iwobi wishes the club would have let him play at the Olympics with Nigeria. Iwobi, 20, was blocked from joining the Nigeria squad for the Olympic Games in August as it would have ruled him out of the start of the Premier League season, a decision that ...

Manchester United captain, Wayne Rooney, says he will accept a reduced role in the club but not ready to quit the club. Rooney was dropped by manager Jose Mourinho in their last game against champions Leicester,but he is expected to return to the starting line-up for United’s Europa League tie ...

Samson Siasia, Nigeria’s Bronze winning coach at Rio 2016 has resigned from his post as head coach despite his team’s heroics this summer saying he’s doing so because of ‘a disrespectful system’ ‘I have reached that point where I have to say I have had enough, I’ve gone several months ...

​ Nigeria U-23 squad, Dream Team VI captain, Mikel Obi today wrote a lengthy message in celebration of the team winning the bronze medal of the Men’s football at the just concluded Rio 2016 Olympics . He wrote: �When I woke up in my hotel room on Sunday morning, I ...

Nigeria ’s Men’s football team; Dream Team VI has won the country’s first medal at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics. The U-23 squad defeated their counterparts from Honduras 3-2 o win the bronze medal. The Nigerians few days back lost to the men from Germany 2-0 in their semi-final match.

Minister of Youth and Sports ,Barrister Solomon Dalung, has debunked reports Mikel Obi paid $4000 for the hotel bills of the Olympic team in Brazil .. According to the minister, the chief coach of the team Samson Siasia in company of another official had come knocking on his door at ...

Nigerian Football legend, Daniel Amokachi, two sons, Kalim and Nazim Amokachi who have decided to his path. The twin boys were recently signed to top Turkish football club, BJK Besiktas.

​Gernot Rohr has been announced as the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s new manager. The German takes over from caretaker coach Salisu Yusu Gernot Rohr , 63, will be in charge of his first game against Tanzania in Port Harcourt, in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match. He agreed ...

Portugal defeated hosts, France 1-0 after extra time, to win the EURO 2016 . The team which at the beginning of the tournament wasn’t tipped as one of the hot favorites to lift the trophy, to crown it all up they made the knock out stage via the best losers ...

Super Eagles of Nigeria, forward and former skipper, Ahmed Musa has sealed a record �16m move to reigning English Premier League champions, Leicester City Football Club. Ahmed Musa put pen to paper on a four-year deal after completing his medical. �I can now confirm to you that the deal is ...

Argentina captain Lionel Messi today retired from International football after losing the Copa America title to Chile. But looking at his CV as a footballer and honours achieved you can only salute. See his fact-file after the cut… Name: Lionel Andres Messi Nationality: Argentinian Date of birth: June 24, 1987 ...

The technical director of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and Former Super Eagles Chief Coach, Shuaibu Amodu, who died after complaining of chest pain, has been laid to rest at his home in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo S tat e. His family members, Secretary General of ...

Days after the death of Super Eagles coach,Stephen Keshi, another Nigerian football icon, Amodu Shuaibu has died. According to a statement by the Nigerian Football Federation(NFF) “NFF Technical Director, Amodu Shuaibu has died at the age of 58.The four – time Coach of the Super Eagles complained of chest pains ...

Super Eagles goal keeper Carl Ikeme has modeled Wolverhampton Wanderers’ new home and away goalkeepers kits for the 2016-17 season. The unveiling was revealed on the club’s official website on Tuesday .

Forbes, on Monday, announced that Serena Williams has overtaken Maria Sharapova as the world’s highest-paid female athlete in the last one year, bringing in $28.9 million in prize money and endorsements over the year. The world No. 1 won three Grand Slams in 2015, reached the final of the year’s ...

Former African Footballer of The Year and one of the richest sportsmen in Africa, Samuel Eto’o Fils has arived Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt. Announcing his arrival, Mr. Eto’o wrote on social media, � Good Morning from Port-Harcourt (Nigeria)🇳🇬!😊 @jyobo234 #YoboTestimonial #Adrenaline ❤️ ”

Ahead of his Testimonial and Centenary match at the Adokie Amesiemeka Stadium Port Harcourt, Rivers state today May 27th, Footballer, Joseph Yobo visited Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Sports in Abuja. More photos