Having failed to gain promotion to the championship division in 2012, the Segun Toriola-captained side will taste action on the opening day in Group E when they take on the Asia side in the first match of the preliminary round at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo
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According to the Technical Sub-Committee of the Games MOC, 112 public schools, 35 private schools, nine missionary schools and six military/para military schools have so far registered in the Junior Category
Perumal had already admitted to being part of a syndicate that fixed a string of international friendlies by bribing corrupt officials and compromised players, but this is the first time that he has claimed to have influenced World Cup qualifiers
The draw proved sufficient to establish an unassailable 12-point lead at the summit, with three games to g
According to the Project Coordinator and ace musician, Tee Mac Itseli, the multi-talented Grammy Award winning star will lead a strong cast of stars from the United States, Britain and South Africa, who will join Nigerians (musicians and comedians) to spice up the wrestling carnival in honour of the late Mandela
Suarez travelled down to the ceremony at Grosvenor House in London after the Reds’ 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea earlier in the day, which dented their title hopes
The loss also denied the team from qualifying for the group stage of the competition, which is also the money spinning stage
The long-serving striker talked about the “limited resources” available to the club’s manager after last weekend’s defeat to Swansea City
Nigeria and South Africa have engaged each others on nine occasions, with the West Africans winning seven times, with one draw and one loss
The blue side of Manchester, with a game in hand are now on 77 points, with just three points shy of Liverpool’s 80 points
Apart from winning the bronze medal, the Golden Eaglets were the only team in the competition that did not lose a match in regulation time but were only stopped in the semi-finals on penalties by Benin after a 1-1 draw
It was an upbeat end to a turbulent week at Old Trafford that saw David Moyes dismissed just 10 months after succeeding Alex Ferguson, paying the price for taking the club from champions to seventh place
The game would be decided at 3pm local time (4pm Nigerian time) at the Stade Municipal before the finale between Benin and Mali
Speaking to officials and players after Friday’s penalty-shoot out loss to Benin at the WAFU B Tournament, Alhaji Yussuf Fresh, a board member of the NFF, said he was satisfied that the team gave its best but for ill luck in the crunch semi-final match
Defeat meant Everton remained a point behind Arsenal, who currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot on offer to Premier League clubs, ahead of the Gunners’ match at home to Newcastle on Monday
The six players, who will fly Nigeria’s flag at the one soccer clinic in Rwanda, include Rilwan Adeleke (Best Goal Keeper, male), Olu Gabriel (Highest Goal Scorer, male), and Wisdom Uforo (Most Valuable Player, male)
The scheme, christened the Elite Players Project, was explained in detail to the 20 Premier League Clubs in a circular signed by Salihu Abubakar, the LMC Chief Operating Officer, and listed the major objective to include the improvement of professionalism in the NPFL by permitting clubs to register a maximum of two ex-international players in addition to the maximum 35 allowed in a season
Golden Eaglets’ second half substitute, Suleiman Abdullahi, cancelled Benin’s Adaomu Nassiru early minute lead and a winner did not emerge in regulation and extra time
Heartland, popularly called the Naze Millionaires, are presently languishing on the 19th spot on the log, with six points from eight games, while their visitors, Enyimba, have gathered 11 points from seven games
Cameroon’s contingent of 18 players and 14 officials will arrive in Lagos on Saturday evening aboard an Arik Air flight from Douala and fly to Abuja on Sunday morning