Ribery, who was instrumental in helping Bayern Munich win the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League final, beat Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the hotly contested honor
Author: Bowale Odutola
“Being my first time in Nigeria and the first time that such tournament will be staged in Nigeria, I want to say the organizers should be commended even as I look forward to attending more tournaments in Nigeria
“They were never allowed to get to the point where we could even begin to start talking about valuation or negotiation
“I saw the qualities Chelsea have, and I was very happy with Jose Mourinho before, so when the opportunity came, I was very happy to take it
“Firstly I want to thank God Almighty for helping me to see through the process of my recovery from the injury that has stopped me from playing for my club and country for some time now,” said Obi
Hull manager, Steve Bruce, is monitoring developments with Anichebe but may struggle to raise the necessary funds for a permanent deal
Moses has been linked with moves to Liverpool and West Ham after failing to make an appearance for Chelsea in their opening three Premier League games
The Golden Eaglets started the game on a bright note immediately referee Mfon Akpan signalled the kick off and they kept the momentum despite the poor condition of the pitch
Nigeria’s national basketball team, D’Tigers on Tuesday continued its impressive run in the ongoing African Nations Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) in Abidjan humbling the Central African Republic by a wide margin
“I’m happy that FIFA noted my previous achievement at the Under-17 World Cup because we won it in 1993,” Kanu said. “But I would be happier if the present squad go all the way to win the championship gain in the UAE
This much was the frank opinion of Barrister Chris Green, a board member and Chairman of the influential Technical Committee of the NFF, adding that the federation is at best concerned with laying a solid foundation for Nigerian football
The homers, who are presently on redemption mission, appear to give Pillars some worries by denying them the maximum three points
The Afcon 2013 Golden Boot winner, who recently returned from injury, was a shadow of himself for the entire 90 minutes of the encounter at the Emirates Stadium
Meanwhile, Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers, is now prepared to offer the winger a chance of regular football at Anfield by taking him on-loan at Anfield although the Blues are thought to want a £2 million fee for his services to help fund his £55,000-a-week wages,
Moses faces a struggle to get any playing time for Mourinho’s side with Willian, Eden Hazard, Andre Schurrle and Kevin De Bruyne in front of him at Stamford Bridge
With Achilles surgery curtailing a brilliant debut season in East Yorkshire, the 24-year-old is now keen to make up for lost time
It was reported that Newcastle and Sunderland were both been linked with the 22-year-old and although the Nigerian international’s agent was not naming names, he claimed there are Premier League sides interested
The Nigerian international has made it clear that the Liberty Stadium is his preferred destination and Albion now expect Michael Laudrup to increase his opening offer of £1.8 million, submitted at the weekend
“We feel the racist remarks by Mr. Keshi are not acceptable,” FAM’s General Secretary, Suzgo Nyirenda, opined
The Chairman of NNL, High Chief Emeka Inyama, who disclosed this to the press in Abuja, also said Nigeria Premiership League top referees will take charge of the matches while independent assessors will be deployed to match venues to monitor the performances of the officiating officials and conducts of the players, coaching crew and fans
Chelsea have landed Brazilian attacking midfielder, Willian, in a £30 million deal from Anzhi Makhachkala, which will see the former Wigan attacker fall further down the pecking order in Jose Mourinho’s new side