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President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick has reiterated his commitment to settling all outstanding allowances and salaries owed late Amodu Shuaibu by the football body. At the residence of the former Super Eagles coach in Surulere, Lagos, which hosted his eight-day burial rites that had the Minister for …

Ex-Golden Eaglets captain, Kelechi Nwakali, has taken to social media to confirm his 5 year deal with Arsenal FC, even as the club is yet to officially announce the agreement. Arsenal is, however, expected to announce the capture of the star attacker in days, as it is already a given …

In a classy display of skills and talent, the golden boys of Excel Education Centre, Port Harcourt on Thursday clinched the 18th edition of the NNPC/Shell Cup with a 3:2 victory over their counterparts from Fosla Academy, Abuja. The prize money is a total of N8.2million – N3.5m for the …

Edo State Government, Thursday, moved to clarify reports making the rounds that it owed the late Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Association (NFF), Mr Amodu Shaibu the sum of N25million representing a backlog of unpaid wages, insisting that the late coach was owed only N8million. In statement signed by …

Family of late Super eagles coach and Head of Nigerian Footbal Federation (NFF) Technical Committee, Shuaibu Amodu, has announced that the eight-day ‘Fidau’ prayer for the late football tactician will take place at his Lagos residence, this Saturday, June 18. The Fidau prayer is a prayer session usually held by …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has earmarked the sum of N14 million for the 38th edition of the annual CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship, which will serve off June 16 to June 25, 2016. According to the bank, the prize money for the winner in both the men and …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin The late former Super Eagles coach, Amodu Shaibu was owed N25m in salaries, sign-on-fees and house rent by the government of Edo before he died Saturday. This was contained in the last letter written by the former BCC Lion of Gboko coach and addressed to Adams Oshiomhole …

The semi-finals of the annual NNPC/Shell Cup football competition organised for secondary schools in the 36 states of the country will hold Tuesday (today) in Lagos. In the first semi-final match, FOSLA Academy, Abuja takes on Asegun Comprehensive High School, Ibadan at 2pm at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. The …

The Disciplinary Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has ratified the decision of the League Management Company which expelled Giwa FC from the Nigeria Premier League after they failed to honour three matches this season. The club is owned by Chris Giwa, who has been contending with the NFF …

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, Monday, condoled with the family and Edo State Government over demise of the ex-Super Eagles boss, Coach Shuaibu Amodu. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Media to Wife of the President, Malam Zakariyau Nadabo in Abuja. “The sudden …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the life of the late Shuaibu Amodu was dedicated to finding and grooming Nigeria’s best soccer talents while providing them the guidance with which they excelled. Osinbajo, who said this in a statement he issued on the death of the Technical Director of …

Goals from Victor Osimhen and Captain Kelechi Nwakali secured Nigeria’s place in the third round of the U-20 AFCON 2017 qualifiers as the Flying Eagles wrapped up the business in Calabar 2-1 on Saturday. The Emmanuel Amumeke’s boys had secured a vital 1-0 away win a fortnight ago in Bujumbura …

London-based Arsenal are set to announce the signing of former Nigeria -17 international and captain of the trophy-winning Golden Eaglets squad, Kelechi Nwakali, according to reports. This is also Nwakali’s teammate Samuel Chukwueze failed to get his local club’s approval for his anticipated move to Arsenal. Nwakali reportedly agreed a …

The Teslim Balogun Stadium will on Friday, June 10, 2016 host the finals of the GTBank-Lagos State Principals Cup; the biggest grassroots soccer competition in West Africa. Now in its 7th year, this season’s finals promises to be an exhilarating encounter between two teams as they stake their claim as …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday, said the sudden death of a former coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, saddened the nation, even as he described the deceased as ‘hardworking.’ Also, President of world’s football governing body, FIFA, Gianni Infantino, described Keshi as an ‘iconic hero.’ In a condolence message he …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has expressed anguish over news of the death of former coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, Wednesday morning, as he described the ex-international as ‘an admirable and dedicated man who did Nigeria proud with his talent in the game of football. May he …

Nigerian football icon Stephen Okechukwu Keshi died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday in Benin City, Edo state, TheCable understands. The former international football player and coach had lost his wife of 33 years, Kate, on December 15, last year to cancer. “He was not ill at all, never …

Federal House of Representatives’ Committee on Sports, Tuesday, constituted a committee to harmonise resolutions of its meeting with the two factions in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) crisis. Chairman of the committee, Bukar Lawan, disclosed this after a meeting with the two NFF factions led by Chris Giwa and Amaju …

Brazil’s new sports minister has predicted there will be “close to zero” cases of Zika recorded during the Olympic Games as he mounted a trenchant rearguard action over a host of issues clouding preparations for Rio. Leonardo Picciani, who recently became the third person to fill the role since March, …

The former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be a pallbearer at Muhammad Ali’s funeral, along with the Hollywood actor Will Smith. The funeral is to be held in his hometown of Louisville on Friday. The British boxer, who became the undisputed world heavyweight champion after beating Evander Holyfield in …

He lorded it in the ring in a career that provided bittersweet memories for many who faced him inside the ropes and inspiration for others in the fight game The rugged Canadian George Chuvalo was the first boxer to take Ali 15 rounds, after which Ali called him “the toughest …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has expressed shock and deep sadness over the death of a “great boxing legend” Muhammad Ali. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said Ali would be remembered as one of the heroes of the movement for …

Former United States President, Bill Clinton will be among those giving a eulogy for Muhammad Ali at an interfaith service, Friday in the boxer’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, the family announced today. In a speech in California today, Clinton reflected on watching Ali light the Olympic torch in Atlanta while …

Tributes and eulogies have continued to trail the passing on boxing legend, Mohammed Ali as world leaders and boxing’s famous figures pay their respects to the man described as ‘the Greatest.’ Floyd Mayweather Jr said; “there will never be another Ali”. “There will never be another Muhammad Ali. The black …

Muhammad Ali, the eloquent, colorful, controversial and brilliant three-time heavyweight boxing champion who was known as much for his social conscience and staunch opposition to the Vietnam War as for his dazzling boxing skills, died Friday. Ali, who had a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, was taken to a Phoenix …