Author: Cosmos Chukwuemeka
After winning eight out of the past ten editions, the defending champions Super Falcons will kick off their 2018 AWCON, against South Africa on November 18 in Cape Coast after they were drawn in Group B which has Kenya and Zambia ahead of the forthcoming 11th Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nation in Ghana. Hosting […]
Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby, has invited 45 players for the first phase of his team camping, ahead of November’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. A statement by Ademola Olajire, spokesperson of the Nigeria Football Federation, said the 45 players is made up of 29 home based and 19 foreign based players have […]
FC porto defeated Galatasaray who paraded Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League Group D match on Wednesday Onyekuru saw 90 minutes of action in the encounter played at the Estadio Do Dragao, Porto. Chidozie Awaziem was an unused substitute for FC Porto in the game. Meanwhile Nigeria defender Brian Idowu, made […]
Defending champions Akwa United has been dumped out of the Aiteo Federation Cup following a 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat to Five time Federation/Aiteo cup champions Enugu Rangers in their quarter-final tie at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano on Wednesday. Michael Ibe gave Akwa United the lead four minutes before the break with a superb free […]
Former Super Eagles player and coach, Samson Siasia has disclosed that Enyimba International can still qualify for this year CAF Confederation Cup final, in the second leg against Raja Casablanca of Morocco if the team can adopt a different approach in the return fixture. He said that the Aba base club should play more of […]
Enyimba international lost 1-0 at home to Raja Casablanca of Morocco in a CAF Confederation Cup semifinal first leg match on Wednesday Abdelilah Hafidi was the hero for Raja Casablanca after his 48 minute strike, drived through the legs of goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai. In the 65 minute Moroccan defender handled the ball inside the box, but Stanley […]
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr left out captain John Mikel Obi in the squad released yesterday for the October 13th and 16th 2019 Africa Cup of Nations double header clash against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, Mikel also was excluded from the Super Eagles last game away to Seychelles while Ikechukwu ezenwa remains the […]
Lionel Messi missed out of the final three man list for the Fifa Best player award released on Monday for the first time since 2006, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner who notched 45 goals and helped his Barcelona team to secure two domestic titles was surprisingly left out also there was no place for any […]
NFF President Amaju Melvin Pinnick was at the new Enyimba Stadium to support the peoples Elephant who ran out 1-0 victors courtesy of Substitute Wasiu Alalade who netted the winning goal in third minute of added time against Congos Cara Brazzaville . Pinnick said he was impressed with the performance of the players ; “ They […]
The first-ever blind football tournament in Nigeria kicked off in Enugu on Tuesday under the sponsorship of Bina Foundation Enugu. Participating clubs were drawn from blind football clubs in the five states of the South East geopolitical zone of the country. Namely; Lions Blind Football Club of Enugu, All Stars Blind Football Club of Anambra, […]
