AFCON 2019: Pinnick, Dikko, Sanusi pump up Eagles’ spirit
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick, alongside his 2nd Vice President, Shehu Dikko and General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi were on Monday at the Le Meridien Cairo Airport hotel camp of the Super Eagles to ginger the players ahead of Wednesday’s third-place match against Tunisia. A last-gasp goal by Riyad Mahrez took Algeria to their first...
NFF hails Colin Udoh on AIPS award
The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated leading Nigerian international journalist Colin Udoh after he was honoured by the world body of sports journalists, International Association of Sports Press (AIPS) in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday. Udoh, also a member of the NFF Marketing, Sponsorship and TV Rights Committee, was honoured for having attended and reported at 10 Africa Cup of Nations...
AFCON 2019: Lawan encourages Eagles to go all out for bronze medals
Head of the Federal Government delegation to the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Distinguished Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan (President of the Senate of the Federal Republic) has given the Super Eagles a pat on the back for their outing against Algeria on Sunday, while charging them to go all out against Tunisia on Wednesday to win the...
Nigeria Football Referees Are Good – Otunba Tade Azeez
President of Nigeria Referees Association, Otunba Tade Azeez has reiterated his belief in the abilities and qualities of Nigerian football referees. In a telephone chat on the backdrop of the recent appointments of some Nigerian referees for the football event of the forthcoming All Africa Games in Morocco, Tade Azeez, who also doubles as the Vice- Chairman of Lagos FA,...
NANPF visits cancer stricken ex Falconets goalkeeper… beg Nigerians to save her life
The National Association of Nigeria Professional Footballers ( NANPF), yesterday paid a visit to ailing former Rivers Angels and Falconets goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko at her residence in Ejioku, Ibadan, Oyo State. The delegation of the players' union led by its General Secretary, Comrade Austin Popo, stated that the visit was premised on the body's unrelenting desires to ensure that the...
Mahrez’s last-minute goal steers Foxes past Eagles into final
Riyad Mahrez’s goal from a free-kick at the edge of the box, with seconds left to play, condemned Nigeria to a 2-1 defeat and steered Algeria to their first Africa Cup of Nations Final match in 29 years. It was 1-1 deep into added time of the second semi-final encounter of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations finals at the...
BURUJ YOUNGSTERS SET TO EMULATE FOOTBALL LEGENDS AT THE SUPER CUP
As Nigerian Representatives Are Poise To Storm UK For Yearly Football Festival In Manchester And Cardiff The English International Super Cup where Buruj Sports Academy will be representing Nigeria is the U.K's biggest international youth football tournament being played yearly in the heart of the world-renowned home of football - Manchester, England. The venue is only a short journey from Old...
Supporters club go spiritual as Nigeria tackles Algeria in AFCON semi finals
The Nigeria Football Supporters Club has gone spiritual in its support to ensure the Super Eagles defeat Algeria in the semifinals and go ahead to win the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. This much was revealed by the National Chairman of NFSC, Rev. Samuel Ikpea. According to the amiable clergy and unrepentant football enthusiast, who just arrived...
Titanic clash as Eagles, Foxes battle for AFCON Final ticket
Nigeria and Algeria will clash for the 21st time at senior men’s level on Sunday night in an AFCON 2019 semi-final encounter that promises lots of fireworks at the Cairo International Stadium. Three-time champions Nigeria are looking for their fourth title since winning their first on home soil at the expense of Algeria in 1980, while the Algerians are looking...
Gov. Fayemi endorses JKF Youth Cup
The relentless drives of the Ekiti Football Association to revive and develop football in the state, received another boost yesterday when the Executive Governor of the state, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, endorsed the JKF Youth Cup named after the sports-loving governor. An obviously elated Chairman of Ekiti FA, Bayo Olanlege, expressed his happiness over the endorsement of the planned youth...
