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SPORTS NEWS HEADLINES AND ARCHIVES |
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Eyo masquerade thrills FIFA, now composite mascot |
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THRILLED by the spectacle generated by the Eyo masquerade everywhere it goes, World football governing body, FIFA, has approved the masquerade as the official composite logo for the Lagos sub-seat of the Nigeria 2009 U-17 World Cup. |
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Siasia blames referee, strikers, as Spain compounds Flying Eagles' woes |
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FLYING Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, yesterday blamed referee, Frank de Bleeckere, and Nigeria's strikers for yesterday's 0-2 loss to Spain, which put the country's chances of making the second round in doubt. |
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Ogedengbe in coma after eye surgery |
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NIGERIA'S former number one goalkeeper, Best Odegengbe, is lying in coma at the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan, where he went for an eye surgery. |
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Nigeria in must win battle against Spain |
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AFTER losing its opening game against Venezuela in the on-going Egypt 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the Flying Eagles must beat Spain today to retain any hope of making the second round of the competition. |
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Our partnership with NPL made Nigerian League No. 1 – Globacom |
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Telecoms giant, Globacom Limited last Saturday in Ilorin basked in the euphoria of the emergence of the Globacom Premier League as the number one league in Africa , assuring all stakeholders that it will continue to explore all possible avenues to sustain and improve on the gains already achieved by the league. |
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2010 W/Cup qualifier Eguavoen predicts 2-0 win for Eagles against Tunisia |
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Former Super Eagles head coach, Austin Eguavoen is so confident the team will beat Tunisia, just as he has boldly predicted a 2-0 scoreline in favour of Nigeria. |
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Obaseki calls for rebranding of Nigerian football |
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CHAIRMAN of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) board, chief Oyuki Obaseki has called on the Federal Government to begin a project aimed at rebranding football in Nigeria. |
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2010 W/Cup: Eagles must win remaining qualifiers -Laloko |
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For the Super Eagles to be in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, the team must win all its remaining three qualifying matches starting with the Carthage Eagles of Tunisa on September 6, 2009 in Abuja. |
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NPL threatens five-year ban on clubs over match-fixing |
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DETERMINED to take the Nigerian Premier League to a greater height, leadership of the Nigerian Premier League (NPL), has said that henceforth, any club found guilty of match fixing will be made to pay a fine of N20 million and all its members, including the Sports Commissioner, coaches, manager and players place on a five-year ban. |
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LOC plans eight-nation tourney for Eaglets |
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DETERMINED to see that Nigeria hosts and wins the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Abuja sub-seat of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) is planning an eight-nation tournament as part of the Golden Eaglet's preparation for the upcoming youth championship, which comes up in October. |
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Egypt supplants Nigeria at World Team Cup |
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ALL focus is now on Egypt, which has supplanted Nigeria as Africa's representative at this year's World Team Cup in Linz, Austria, furthering the obvious pains that Nigeria is losing grip on continental table tennis. |
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Eagles to train for five days before Tunisia game |
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AHEAD of the crucial South Africa 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Tunisia on September 6, the Super Eagles camp will open on the 31st of this month, with all the invited players expected to arrive in the yet-to-be-decided venue same day. |
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NFF chiefs converge in Lagos over age crisis |
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MEMBERS of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) were expected in Lagos yesterday to meet with the national U-17 World Cup team, which has been rocked by an age crisis. |
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Chukwu's sack a nullity, says commissioner |
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ENUGU State Sports Commissioner, Mathew Idu, says that the reported sack of Rangers' coach, Christian Chukwu, is null and void, stating that the board erred in carrying out that decision. |
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Nigerias mauls South Africa 97-49 |
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NIGERIA continued its quest for a World Championship ticket at the ongoing FIBA Africa Championship in Benghazi, Libya, when the D'Tigers beat South Africa 97-49 in the second Group B game. The Nigerians dominated the game and won the first quarter 28-6 to set the stage for the routing of the South Africans. |
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