3 YEARS REMEMBRANCE: KEMI OGUNFUWA HONOURS STEPHEN KESHI
National Chairperson, Nigeria Eagles Supporters Club, Kemi Ogunfuwa has honoured late Coach Stephen Keshi describing him as "epitome of heroic Patriots" Kemi who spoke from her hotel in Asaba in preparation to cheer Super Eagles to victory in a friendly match between Nigeria and Zimbabwe coming up on Saturday said: "I think late Coach Keshi deserves all the accolades from every...
Future Eagles off to Japan for Dream Cup
The U15 National Team, also known as Future Eagles, will depart Nigeria for Japan on Sunday to participate in this year’s International Dream Cup for U16 teams taking place in the city of Miyagi, 12th – 16th June. A team of 18 players and eight officials, led by NFF Executive Committee member Musa Adamu Duhu will depart from Lagos aboard...
Eagles battle-ready for Warriors in Asaba
Three-time champions Nigeria have a full house in Asaba, Delta State for Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations send-forth friendly against the Warriors of Zimbabwe. Since qualifying for this year’s AFCON finals following a 1-1 draw with South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Johannesburg in November 2018, the Super Eagles have played two friendlies – a 0-0 draw with the Cranes...
France 2019: Motivated Super Falcons go for three points against Norway
After the Nigeria Football Federation cleared all their outstanding entitlements, the Super Falcons say they are in the mood and spirit to take all three points off the Grasshoppers of Norway in their first match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Reims on Saturday. One of only seven teams to have made it to every edition of...
RANGERS PUNISH LOBI STARS, REKINDLE TITLE HOPE
Enugu side and seven-time Nigeria league champions, Rangers International F.C this evening inside ‘Soccer Temple’, Agege Township stadium, put back its hope of challenging for this year’s title with a 2-1 victory over Lobi Stars in matchday 2 of 2019 NPFL Championship play-offs, sports247.ng can report. Coach Olugbenga Ogunbote made three changes to the squad that lost to Enyimba on...
Infantino re-elected as FIFA President
FIFA President Gianni Infantino was re-elected to the office at the body’s 69th Congress in Paris, France on Wednesday. He was re-elected by acclamation by FIFA’s 211 member associations as he was the only candidate for the position. First elected at an extraordinary congress in February 2016, following a meltdown that consumed Sepp Blatter, FIFA’s ninth president will now start...
FIFA formally welcomes Super Falcons to France 2019
World football –ruling body, FIFA on Wednesday formally welcomed African champions Nigeria to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. In a session at their Hotel Mercure Reims Centre Cathedral, players and officially performed the ‘Welcome’ ritual and were taken through the rules of the game by FIFA official Sandra Hunt. A second session, on anti-doping, was guided by Dr Rheema...
AFCON 2019: Zimbabwe’s Warriors storm Nigeria on Thursday
A 26 –man delegation of the senior national team of Zimbabwe, known as Warriors, will land in Nigeria on Thursday night aboard a South African Airways flight, ahead of Saturday’s pre-AFCON send-forth international friendly with the Super Eagles. Thenff.com learnt the Zimbabwe delegation will spend Thursday night in Lagos, and fly to Asaba on Friday morning. On Friday evening, the...
Boxing: Efe Ajagba to face unbeaten Demirezen on July 20
2016 Nigerian Olympian Efe Ajagba will fight 2016 Turkish Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen on Saturday, July 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Both Olympians will put their unbeaten records on the line to face off in the 10-round heavyweight contest. Nigeria's Ajagba (10-0, 9 KOs) gained notoriety last August when his opponent, Curtis Harper, walked out of...
2019 AFCON: Musa, Shehu to join Eagles Camp after Ramadan
Super Eagles assistant captain Ahmed Musa and defender Shehu Abdullahi will join up with the rest of team in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday. Musa and Abdullahi were given extra days off the camp to observe the Muslim celebration after fasting. Both players are already in the country spending time with their family - with the pair paying a courtesy visit...
