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FIFA confirm five candidates for 26 February election
World’s football governing body, FIFA , Tuesday, confirmed that five candidates will battle for the presidency of football’s world governing…
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CHAN: Eagles set to soar over Guinea into quarter finals; Chukwueze gets World Cup bronze boot
The Super Eagles are battle –ready to pick all three points off Guinea’s Syli Nationale on Tuesday in order to…
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President Buhari honours sports heroes ; Pinnick insists that Nigeria football is one big family
President Muhammadu Buhari has rewarded sportsmen and women and their officials who brought honour to the country in the last…
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Flamingoes arrive Windhoek, ready to confront Baby Gladiators (see full team list)
Nigeria’s U-17 girls, nicknamed Flamingoes, have arrived in Namibia ahead of Friday’s 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier against…
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Super Eagles open CHAN 2016 account with 3:1 thrashing of Niger Republic
Nigeria used a strong second half to ease past fellow West Africans 3-1 in their group C encounter in Kagali.…
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CHAN 2016: Dalung, Pinnick lead Nigeria delegation to cheer Super Eagles
Sports minister, Solomon Dalung and President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick, are at the head of the…
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Odion Ighalo wins Premier League’s Player of the month for December
Nigerian international and Watford star, Odion Ighalo, has been named the English Premier League Player of the month for December.…
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FIFA fires Frenchman, Secretary-General, Jerome Valcke
Fifa, has fired its Secretary General, French man, Jerome Valcke. 55, Valche was provisionally suspended from football over his alleged…
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Arsenal, Man City battling to sign Nwakali, Chukwueze
Arsenal and Manchester City are battling it out to sign two members of the Nigerian squad who won the Under-17…
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African Footballer of the Year Award: I don’t know why Yaya Touré was so angry — Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has said he is nonplussed as to why Yaya Touré was so angry about the Borussia Dortmund player…
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Messi shines again; beats Ronaldo, Neymar to win 2015 Ballon d’Or; his 5th
Lionel Messi has won the 2015 Fifa Ballon d’Or ahead of Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona team-mate Neymar,…
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NPFL 2015/2016 season postponed
There has been a setback in the kick off date of the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The…
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Messi deserves the Ballon d’Or – Vidal
Barcelona full-back Aleix Vidal believes Lionel Messi collecting a fifth Ballon d’Or should be a formality after watching the forward…
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Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang crowned African Footballer of the Year; see full list of other winners
Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has won Africa’s top football honour, beating four-time winner Ivorian Yaya Toure and Ghana’s Andre Ayew to…
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Ibrahim Abubakar, NFF head of protocol shot dead; sports minister, others commiserate with family
The head of protocol, at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Abubakar , is dead. The NFF announced, Wednesday morning…
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Mikel soaring again: Hiddink’s Super Eagle brings the perfect balance to Chelsea’s midfield
As the Fifa Ballon d’Or ceremony draws closer, the eyes of the world will be drawn once more to the…
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Ighalo makes history – wins NEW AFRICAN SOCCER December Award
Watford FC striker, Nigerian Odion Ighalo was Sunday unanimously given the award of Premier League’s African Player of the month…
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Musa wants six points in Pharaohs clash
Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa insists positive results against Egypt in Nigeria’s next African Cup of Nations assignments are vital…
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NFF reconstitutes Emergency Committee; Pinnick is Chairman
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the constitution of its Emergency Committee, with other standing committees and judicial bodies…
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I will not quit Man U – LvG defiant
Louis van Gaal has vowed to fight on as Manchester United manager, but admits that the matter may yet be…
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Awilo, Sunny Ade, Shattawale, Salif Keita, Wizkid, others set for Glo-CAF Awards gala, January 7
As the countdown to 2015 Glo – CAF Awards hots up; top artistes from different parts of Africa have been…
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New NPFL season to resume January 31
The new Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) calendar will kick off on January 31 with a fixtures’ draw slated for…
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I won’t set goals target –Ighalo
Nigeria International and Watford FC striker, Odion Ighalo has insisted he would not set any goals target for himself this…
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CHAN 2016: Super Eagles to play Ivory Coast, Angola friendly matches in SA
The Super Eagles will play two friendly games when they hit South Africa for the final leg of preparations ahead…
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I am still FIFA president; I’ve become the punching bag, but I am sorry for FIFA — Sepp Blatter responds
Embattled and suspended FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has responded to his eight-year ban from football by FIFA ethics committee, insisting…
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