It was a night of celebration and eulogies as Super Eagles Captain and Chelsea FC of England midfielder, John Obi Mikel, and forward Odion Ighalo of Watford FC also picked up deserved awards
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Both countries clash for the second time in four days as the qualification series for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations reach fever pitch.
Friday’s first date ended 1-1 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, with the Egyptians earning the equalizer, against the fair play spirit, in added time
According to him, the centre referee ought to have detected that the Egyptian goal scorer, Mohamed Salah, was in the offside position.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the equaliser came in the stoppage time of the match
The Bantwana had no way whatsoever back into the fixture and must have been grateful for the low scoreline outside Johannesburg as the Flamingos missed a hatful of chances
Alumona made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria after the sixth Gotv Boxing Night, which had 12 boxers fighting each other, ended on Friday
Pinnick and Ladipo told the News Agency of Nigeria that though Nigeria failed to secure victory in the game, there was still hope that the national team would berth in Gabon
The Senate had directed the Inspector-General of Police to seal the Kogi State House of Assembly complex pending the resolution of the political crisis in the house
Siasia said this during a post-match briefing at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, following his team’s 1-1 draw with the Pharaohs
Deputy mayor of the Dutch capital, Eric van den Burg, has claimed that the Amsterdam ArenA could be renamed Johan Cruyff ArenA in tribute to the footballer, who earned 48 caps for the Netherlands
The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who has been out since the end of January due to a knee problem, was scheduled to play Juan Martin del Potro in the second round, but has been forced to pull out
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, just three days after suicide bombers killed more than 30 people across the city of Brussels
The 19-year-old’s breakthrough has been one of the highlights of Arsenal’s season, and there were reports that England representatives were attempting to convince him to choose them over Nigeria
Kalu, who spoke through the Orji Uzor Kalu Media Centre, Abuja, in a statement issued and signed by Rubby Obinna, said kindness and reconciliation are worth having in the team and by extension among the members of the authorities superintending sports affairs in the country
He said: “The first half was very difficult for us, but then it is expected, having in mind that we scored an early goal and as such it was expected they would come all out against us to get the equalizer, but I must give my boys a lot of credit for holding their own
With five points, Nigeria are currently second on the log and must beat the Egyptians in Alexandria in their quest to qualify for the Nations Cup in Gabon
NFF Executive Committee member, Hon. Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande, is vice chairman, with another NFF Executive Committee member, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu, as member
The delegation, made up of 18 players and 10 officials, touched down at the OR Tambo International Airport and was received by officials of the Nigeria Consulate in Johannesburg as well as protocol officials of the South Africa Football Association on Thursday
The ceremony, held in Franceville in Gabon, was attended by newly-elected FIFA President Gianni Infantino, CAF President Issa Hayatou and Gabon’s football federation officials
This followed the chaos that has become the lot of gaining entrance into the stadium
The whole stadium is in a mess now as the decision of the Kaduna State Government to throw the gate open appears to have backfired