FIFA Headquarters World football-governing body, FIFA has named Sudanese referee Khalid Abdel Rahman as the centre man for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Brave Warriors of Namibia, which is scheduled for the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Sunday, June 3. FIFA also, on Tuesday, confirmed [...]
By Paul Bassey This week, I have a double header. I want to talk about a veteran called Calabar and a fresh air that is the programme entitled Women on The Ball. Three days ago, the Nigeria Football Association announced Calabar as venue of the much heralded Word Cup qualifier between the Super Eagles of [...]
The U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar will now host the two home matches of the Super Eagles scheduled for June, the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said on Thursday in Abuja. NFA board member Emeka Inyama, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the board decided to announce the venue now to end the growing speculation about [...]
Posted: 2012-05-11 06:46 NFF President Aminu Maigari will be at the head of Nigeria Football Federation’s delegation to the eighth day prayer for departed Super Eagles’ legend Rashidi Yekini. The prayer holds in his family compound in Ira, Kwara State in the morning of Saturday, May 12. Other members on the delegation are NFF [...]
Posted: 2012-05-11 06:51 The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar as venue for next month’s 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifying matches involving the Senior National Team, Super Eagles. NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari said on Wednesday evening, following a meeting with the Director General of the [...]
NFF President Aminu Maigari will be at the head of Nigeria Football Federation’s delegation to the eighth day prayer for departed Super Eagles’ legend Rashidi Yekini. The prayer holds in his family compound in Ira, Kwara State in the morning of Saturday, May 12. Other members on the delegation are NFF 1st Vice President, Chief [...]
Super Eagles The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Technical Committee, has continued to monitor activities in the Super Eagles camp, with Chairman of the Committee, Chris Green, saying the body is doing so to avoid what befell the country last year when it failed to qualify for the Equatorial Guinea-Gabon Nations Cup championship. Green, who along [...]
Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi KICKOFFNIGERIA.COM Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has dedicated his FA Cup winners’ medal to Rashidi Yekini and promised to further honour the late Nigerian football legend during the Champions League Final slated for May 19 in Munich, Germany. The legendary Yekini who scored Nigeria’s first World Cup goal [...]
Posted: 2012-05-08 14:03 As football players health has recently become an issue in international soccer, the Nigeria Football Federation, recently sent the Medical staff of the Super Eagles to acquire latest technology in the treatment of players’ knee and general health of the footballer. The 2-day course which took place at the Standford Bridge, home [...]
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 [...]
