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The Reigning English Premier League champions Manchester United have conceded Nigerian youngster, Kelechi Iheanacho to their neighbours ManchesterCity, but the club has revealed they would not miss the Nigerian whizkid. Writing on the club’s website under the headline, Nigerian talent set for City move over United!, Paul Bienkowski said: “Thinking on the positives though, United […]

Argentine football legend, Diego Armando Maradona, has written off Nigeria and other group opponents, tipped Albiceleste to defeat the Super Eagles in their Group F match on June 25 in Porto Allegre, and go on to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The Lionel Messi-captained side express confidence as they are in a

African champions confirmed their supremacy over Paul Put’s Stallions in Tuesday’s international friendly played in Kaduna. The Super Eagles proved that their victory over Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations played earlier this year was no fluke as they silenced the Stallions 4-1 in an international friendly played at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium

The draws for the African World Cup play-offs have just been made. Check out the draws below. A suppose easy one for Nigeria? You bet! Ivory Coast v Senegal Ethiopia v Nigeria Tunisia v Cameroon Ghana v Egypt Burkina Faso v Algeria  

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann insists that the difference between Mesut Ozil and Gareth Bale is not worth €50 million Bale’s world-record £86m move from Tottenham in the summer transfer, paved the way for Ozil’s move to Arsenal in a £42m deal. Lehmann believes that Arsenal’s acquisition of the German midfielder is of better value,

Ethiopia has confirmed a definite date for the first leg match against Nigeria in the final playoff leading to Brazil 2014 World Cup. The first leg of the World Cup qualifying clash will take place on Sunday, October 13 in Addis Ababa, their football association officials have confirmed. All ties will take place between October

Female students from Makoko, a slum in Lagos, will today participate in a swimming and basketball clinic that could inspire them to take to sports as a liberation tool from the exigencies of their area and other vices that have not helped the development of many of them. It is one of the programmes marking

Midfielder Nosa Igiebor suffered a cut on his right palm as the Nigeria team bus was attacked by furious Ethiopia fans after Sunday’s 2-1 win by Nigeria. The Nigeria bus left the stadium with delay. When it finally did, the waiting fans started throwing missiles at it and even broke the rear window. Igiebor was