Pieters found the net when his over-hit cross from edge of the. area looped over the head of the stranded Tim Krul, just before the break
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Musa has repeatedly been extolled for his uncommon leadership quality and only on Wednesday, he breezed into the NFF/FIFA Goal Project arena to watch the lads beat Yuguda Boys 2-1
Sunday’s match against the modelled KFA, fixed for 10am at the Ilorin Township Stadium, is yet another preparatory match for the fledging national Under-17 team being groomed for the 2015 CAN Championship to be hosted by Niger
Omeruo, 20, has made 11 championship starts since joining Boro on loan in January
Liverpool loanee, Fabio Borini, almost gave Sunderland the lead on the half hour mark but his effort was denied by a superb challenge from young defender, John Stones
The table toppers, Akwa United, who are yet to lose any game, will be welcomed by the People’s Elephant to the Enyimba Stadium, Aba.
Akwa United, under the guidance of former Nigerian international, Patrick Udoh, have gathered 11 points with three wins and two draws
The accused had at their first arraignment pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them before the Magistrate, Salama Matepo
Reports had it that the Flying Eagles started brightly with Alhassan Ibrahim firing at the Junior Atlas Lions’ goal after just four minutes
The new Under-17 team being put together by the former African Footballer of the Year is just two weeks old but they showed a sterner stuff against the well-structured famous Abuja soccer Academy
Saley Yahaya gave College of Football the curtain raiser as early as the second minute but Kelechi Nwakali and Dauda Abdul-Ganiyu scored two ‘text-book’ goals in 44th and 72nd minute of the highly entertaining match watched by an impressive crowd
The club’s Media Officer, Yemi Matthew, said in a statement in Jos that the team was working hard to secure the three points at stake in the match
The four-time Masters winner, stuck on 14 majors for the last six years, is sidelined after undergoing surgery for a pinched nerve in his back
The club’s General Manager, Paul Ozor, told the News Agency of Nigeria on the telephone that the bonus was to serve as an incentive for the team to win the encounter
Rousseff said she spoke with Blatter on the phone for 10 minutes and accepted his invitation to attend FIFA’s 64th Congress in Sao Paulo on June 10
The draw sets up an intriguing situation for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, the 21-year-old goalkeeper on loan with Atletico from Chelsea
The former West Brom forward ran the channels superbly for the Potters and was unlucky not to add to his tally or even assist a goal for one of his teammates in an impressive and confident performance
The accused are: Olatobi Alex, 21; Segun Akinowo, 21; Timilehin Joseph, 31; Patrick Ajimoh, 29; Sunday Odukoya, 19; Ajayi Taiye, 20; Martin Igbekele, 23; Lucky Emmanuel, 28; and David Okon, 24
Etuhu, who was signed on a four-year deal back last summer, has barely got going in a Rovers shirt, suffering a series of long term injuries that have restricted him to two uninspiring appearances so far this term
Ali, who confirmed the postponement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said it was to enable the LOC to finalise arrangement with the host state
Audu said that all the foreign-based call-ups except for Isaac Success and Dele Alampasu had joined the team in Abuja