Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann believes Zinedine Zidane would one day be a good option to take over as France coach.
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Former African and Commonwealth table tennis Champion, Atanda Musa has admitted that taking part in the annual Asoju Oba Cup in Lagos added colours to his life.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, has dedicated the award presented to him at the African Football Alliance Award ceremony in Johannesburg on Saturday night to the NFF Executive Committee, Members of the NFF Congress and the Federation’s sponsors and partners.
Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has expressed belief in the Super Falcons to assume the mien of true champions and overpower Zambia and Equatorial Guinea to reach the semi finals of the ongoing 11th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana.
Nigeria and Uganda go toe-to-toe again in an international friendly expected to attract a huge crowd to the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Tuesday evening.
A Coach and Assistant Chairman, Surulere Super League, Akeem Shira, on Monday said that some Nigerian footballers fail in their trials abroad because they were not playing in competitive leagues.
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday formally inaugurated the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, urging Delta’s Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to effectively utilise the facility.
The 51-year-old Gascoigne, a former Spurs and Newcastle United player, widely known as Gazza, was arrested at Durham train station in northern England in August.
A two-man team of Nigeria Football Federation officials on Monday began the inspection of facilities for matches organised by the Confederation of African Football in Enugu.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Spanish defender, Jonny Otto, could be set for a long spell on the sidelines after injuring knee ligaments in Spain’s international friendly with Bosnia on Sunday.
Nigeria booked a place after playing a one-all draw with South Africa in a Group E match played in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Nigerian side, in spite of their superiority in experience, failed to translate that into dominance.
Pinnick said this at the Asaba International Airport, where Delta’s Governor Ifeanyi Okowa received the Super Eagles on arrival from their 2019 AFCON Qualifier in Johannesburg against South Africa.
Christian Chukwu, former Green Eagles Captain and former Super Eagles Coach on Sunday, urged the Super Eagles to begin now to prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations billed for Cameroon next year.
The Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw in their last Group E encounter with South Africa at the FNB Stadium in that country on Saturday.
The General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, has challenged players of the U20 National Team, Flying Eagles, to imbibe the virtues of discipline, dedication and commitment as they prepare for the upcoming WAFU U20 Tournament in Lome and the Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Niger Republic.
The Black Queens of Ghana started their 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations’ campaign with a 1-0 victory over Algeria on Saturday at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw in their last Group E encounter with South Africa at the FNB Stadium in that country on Saturday.
Winger Sherifatu Sumaila nearly opened scoring for the Black Queens of Ghana in the 8th minute but her strike was fisted out by goalkeeper Kahina Takenint
The North Africans are now with seven points from five matches and lie third in the group behind leaders Nigeria who have 10 points and South Africa who have nine points.