City goalkeeper, Joe Hart, was left with an ugly cut beneath his left eye after saving at the feet of Cameron Jerome in the first half and it was to mark the start of a frantic afternoon for the England man
Author: Bowale Odutola
The match, which was the first to be played in the stadium, was used to inaugurate the new stadium and lived up to its billing, despite the rather bumpy turf, which the Local Government Chairman, Hon. Demua Ledee Demua, promised to improve upon
The Lille of France goalie was named in the Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament after a series of influential displays, which formed the backbone of Nigeria’s rise to the title
Mackay’s men found themselves 3-0 down after less than half an hour against the Saints and the result has left them 16th on the table, just a point above the relegation spots
The late kick off was a hard-fought affair and Liverpool took a 24th minute lead as Philippe Coutinho scored after Raheem Sterling beat the offside trap from a Luis Suarez pass
The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Mohammed Basiru, who led the jana’iza (funeral) prayer, prayed Allah to grant him eternal rest and the family the fortitude to bear the loss
“The plan was to hurl bombs at crowds gathered around the stadium and two malls, then enter the stadium and carry out a suicide attack,” one of the suspects said
The former Everton striker believes he was destined to join West Brom, but it was not supposed to be like this when he left Everton for £6 million in the summer
Assistant Coach, Dan ‘the Bull’ Amokachi was to add that the player could leave camp as early as Friday, as he was not one of the players listed for the friendly game in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday against a Rivers selected side
A further breakdown of the federation’s annual expenditure revealed that N43.103 million was set aside to furnish its new secretariat, the Sunday Dankaro Football House, at the Package B of the Abuja National Stadium, which was handed over to the federation by the Presidential Task Force
Team Coordinator, Emmanuel Attah, said the change was necessitated by the game the national team will play on Saturday in the Garden City of Port Harcourt against a selected side consisting of players from top sides, Sharks FC and Dolphin FC, and other top players within the Garden City Metropolis
The teenage international, who was voted the best keeper at the last U17 World Cup, which Nigeria won, has been grinning from ear to ear at his output so far in the Super Eagles camp
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday, Obikoya said the high volume of vehicles, indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles and reckless driving slowed down the pace of work
But a decent source in the team disclosed on Sunday that baring injuries and other unforeseen situations, both Alampasu and Awoniyi should make the final squad of 23 that will represent Nigeria in the Africa Nations Championship in South Africa in January 2014
Akpala opened scoring in the 13th minute, just as his Nigerian counterpart, Emmanuel Emenike, brought back Fenerbahce in to the game with an equaliser on the dot of the 40th minute of the encounter
Fadipe said the partnership with Kano Pillars serves as the pilot project, adding that Globacom has concluded plans to extend the initiative to other clubs in the Nigerian Premier League
Skipper, Chigozie Agbim, Daniel Akpeyi of Heartland and Golden Eaglets’ Dele Alampasu are the three keepers currently fighting for shirts ahead of the CHAN tourney
Last season’s two league clashes ended 2-1 in favour of the men from Stamford Bridge, who also won a League Cup fourth-round meeting at the Emirates Stadium 2-0 earlier in this campaign
Plateau United’s Eric Kwame earned an instant call up following his sterling display against the Super Eagles in their 0-2 loss in Saturday’s practice match
This was disclosed by the Media Manager of the Club, Etu Moses, who also expressed satisfaction with what has been achieved so far in preparation towards the next season