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Nigeria yesterday escaped the wrath of FIFA as Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the Federal High court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, withdrew the suit filed against the Nigeria Football Federation by the Chris Giwa-led faction. FIFA had given Nigeria up till mid-day today, to put its football house in order or be banned, which may […]
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Stephen Keshi could be set for a surprise return as coach of African champions Nigeria after the apparent intervention of the country’s President Goodluck Jonathan. Keshi, who steered the Super Eagles to Africa Cup of Nations glory in 2013 and the knock-out stage of this year’s World Cup finals, was sacked on October 16 after
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Nigeria on Thursday escaped the wrath of FIFA as Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the Federal High court sitting in Jos, Plateau State on Thursday withdrew the suit filed against the Nigeria Football Federation by the Chris Giwa-led board. FIFA had given Nigeria Thursday to put its football house in order or be banned, which may not
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FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has decried the decision to award Argentina captain, Lionel Messi the Golden Ball award for the Brazil 2014 World Cup. Although Messi led Argentina to the final which they eventually lost to Germany, the FIFA president has said it was a decision he still sees as incorrect. ‘I think the decision
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Cristiano Ronaldo claimed a hat-trick of honours after being named La Liga’s 2013-14 Player of the Year at the LFP awards on Monday, BBC reports. Ronaldo received the top gong in recognition of his stellar campaign last season that saw him score 31 goals in just 30 matches for Real Madrid. The Portugal captain also
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Nigeria yesterday received a reprieve from world soccer-governing body, FIFA, which has moved the deadline for the nation’s ban to Friday, October 31, 2014 at midday Nigerian time. The grace according to FIFA’s Secretary-General Jerome Valcke in a letter addressed to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick was in order to give
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Five Barclays Premier League stars and one African – Yaya Toure – have been named on FIFA’s 23-man shortlist for the 2014 Ballon d’Or. Current holder Cristiano Ronaldo and four-time winner Lionel Messi are again the favourites but there is no place on the shortlist for former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who was banned for
Louis van Gaal labelled compatriot Robin van Persie “stupid” after his celebrations in scoring a dramatic late equaliser for Manchester United in their 1-1 draw at home to Premier League leaders Chelsea saw the experienced Dutch striker booked. Van Gaal looked on course to fall to a defeat against Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who worked
And again, the world football governing body, FIFA, has given Nigeria a deadline to avoid suspension from international football. Confederation of African Football President, Issa Hayatou, has warned that Nigeria is in danger of being banned by FIFA by Monday (today) after a court sacked the recently elected Nigeria Football Federation Executive Committee. Indeed, it
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Standings # Team GP W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Chelsea 9 7 2 0 24 9 15 23 2 Southampton 9 6 1 2 20 5 15 19 3 Man City 9 5 2 2 19 10 9 17 4 West Ham 9 5 1 3 17 12 5 16 5 Arsenal
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