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The Super Falcons may have won a ninth AWCON, but African Footballer of the Year Asisat Oshoala faces a tough task retaining her individual title after she and compatriot Francisca Ordega were dropped from the Official CAF 2018 Tournament XI. Both players had featured in the first round selection, but were only named as subs […]
Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick has vowed to give the Super Falcons all the deserved attention, to ensure they prepare adequately for the FIFA Women World Cup next year in France. The Super Falcons beat South Africa’s Banyana Banyana 4-3 last Saturday in Accra to lift their ninth Africa Women Cup of Nations title […]
Super Eagles handler, Gernot Rohr has revealed that a minimum of 50 players will jostle for shirts when camp opens for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking on Super-sports Monday-night programme, the Franco-German coach said he would send out scouts and coaches to search for 50 known and unknown players for the tournament slated […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked athletes in the country to give their best to promote unity at the flag off of the Ministry of Interior Games (MIGA), which began yesterday. He said the event was aimed at unearthing new talents for Team Nigeria. Speaking at the opening ceremony at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna, President […]
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has revealed some previously unknown information about recent mixed-fortunes affecting four of his key players – Victor Moses, Eddy Ogenyi Onazi, Leon Balogun and Ahmed Musa. Rohr admitted during a cable television sports programme monitored by footballlive.ng at the weekend that only Musa is enjoying a good run of fortunes […]
Brazil legend, Roberto Carlos has named Real Madrid midfielder, Luka Modric as the favourite player to win this year’s Ballon d’ Or award. Carlos, a former Real Madrid star, also named the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Neymar and Robinho as the players with the best free-style skills in world football. “Luka Modric is the favourite […]
Chelsea wing-back, Victor Moses announced his retirement from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a move which came to many as a surprise but according to Moses he wants to focus more on his club career and family. Super Eagles stand-in captain, Ahmed Musa who has played on the wings for Nigeria […]
The recently retired former Chelsea striker believes the Portuguese is not to blame for Manchester United’s recent struggles Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho would have won the Premier League title “two or three times” if he was the boss of Manchester City, says his former star protégé Didier Drogba. The 40-year-old striker, who recently retired […]
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has confirmed his retirement from playing, ending “an amazing 20 years”. The Ivory Coast striker, 40, had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games and winning four Premier Leagues and the 2012 Champions League. He spent the last 18 months of his career with US side Phoenix Rising, […]
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Wednesday pummeled the Shepolopolo of Zambia 4-0 at Cape Coast in Ghana at the 11th African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON). The reigning champions, who lost their opening match on Sunday, bounced back into contention with an emphatic win. Desire Oparanozie scored the opening goal, while Francesca Ordega added the second […]
