Newly appointed Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi declared yesterday, that he was not bothered by the tough task set for him by the Nigeria Football Federation. Keshi was given the mandate to qualify Nigeria for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and also reach the quarter-finals. But he said [...]
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The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Wednesday in Abuja said newly-appointed Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi would be allowed a free hand to pick his assistants. NFA chairman Aminu Maigari, while explaining this to newsmen, said the decision was to ensure free flow of work and also to avoid any complications. The News Agency [...]
Stephen Keshi’s long wait for the Nigerian job has finally paid off when the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Wednesday night appointed him the Super Eagles chief coach. The position became vacant after the federation eased out Samson Siasia last week for poor performance. Keshi, the first man to captain the Eagles [...]
Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has launched a legal action against the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), following his sacking last Friday. Siasia is suing the NFF for breach of contract after he was fired for failing to take the country to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport can reveal. The 44-year-old’s [...]
Ronaldo’s 100 goals – Madrid star responds to Messi The Portuguese has now racked up a century in just over two seasons at the Spanish side, following on from the Argentine’s 200th goal for the Catalans on Tuesday night Click here to read more: Sports
Joseph Yobo, Super Eagles captain The Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has called up 28 players for the international friendly matches involving the Super Eagles against the Zebras of Botswana and Chipolopolo of Zambia. The Super Eagles take on the Zebras at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Saturday, November 12 before flying to [...]
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have appointed former captain, Stephen Keshi as the coach to revive the fortunes of the Super Eagles, even as former coach, Samson Siasia has indicated he would be mounting a legal challenge to the decision of the NFF to sack him. Keshi replaces Samson Siasia, who was sacked last Friday. It [...]
Orkula Shaagee 3 November 2011 Former Togo and Mali National Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi was yesterday announced as the new Super Eagles Coach by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The formal announcement made after a meeting of the NFF Executive Committee in Abuja yesterday was a confirmation of media reports in the past one week [...]
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) Nigeria hired former defender Stephen Keshi as head coach of its national team Wednesday, five days after firing Samson Siasia following the failure to qualify for the African Cup of Nations. The Nigeria Football Federation appointed the 49-year-old Keshi, who was captain when Nigeria made its World Cup debut in 1994, to [...]
Gospel Singing Is My True Calling — Tope Alabi
Patricia Temitope Alabi (neeObayomi) is a household name in Nigeria gospel music scene. Born over forty years ago into a catholic family, her parents had received a prophecy when she was seven years old that she would be a “great minister of God”. The actress-turned -singer had paid her dues in the entertainment industry before [...]
Air Nigeria to be privatised in two years –Jimoh Ibrahim
Air Nigeria is to be privatised within the next two years. It is expected that the airline would be on a firm footing by then. Chairman of the company, Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim, said the airline would focus more on international operations with scheduled flights to Dubai, Rome, Paris and Asian countries. Ibrahim, who spoke on [...]
Fashion Night Out, Ghana 2012 Comes Off This Weekend
Entertainment of Friday, 18 May 2012 Source: – Email this Share This Facebook Twitter reddit Google Bookmarks del.icio.us StumbleUpon Newsvine livejournal Mixx it! Print This Comments (2) « Prev Next » The Ghanaian fashion taste is now on the high and we cannot be blind at the new styles in vogue. Fashion Night Out, Ghana [...]
Nigeria picks 25 players for U-20 invitational tourney
LAGOS, May 19 (Xinhua) — The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has named a 25-man squad for an invitational U-20 tournament in Cape Town, South Africa. Spokesperson for the team Samm Audu disclosed this in a statement reaching Xinhua on Saturday, saying John Obuh, the Head Coach of the national under-20 men’s listed three goalkeepers, eight [...]
Victor Ikpeba, Austin Okocha & the six Legends of the Heineken Champions Planet
SPECIALBy Babajide Alaka The Heineken Champions Planet is located in the heart of Victoria Island. It is a cosy duplex filled with football memorabilia and beautiful hostesses who make sure that fans of the beautiful game never want for anything on match days. In football-speak, the Heineken Champions Planet is football heaven. It is where [...]
Keshi to continue open door policy
Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi stated that he will continue with his policy of giving every player a chance to prove himself despite calls for him to put down a standing team. Former Eagles midfield maestro and technical committee member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Okocha during the week urged the Eagles coach jettison his [...]
