The News Agency of Nigeria reports that apart from the routine security personnel at the main entrance of the University, a security checkpoint had been set up mid way into the campus
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“I want to really establish myself,” the Toronto FC forward told MLSsoccer.com during the team’s media day. “I want to have a breakout year this year
Reports have it that the Spanish champions, Barcelona, were in talks over a move but Spurs swooped in and sealed a deal for the talented midfielder
Mr. President doled out N1.5 million as reward for the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, with his three assistants and the players getting N1 million each
NAN reports that the Eagles, currently Africa’s champions and third placed winners at the recently concluded African Nations Championships in South Africa, are now ranked 8th in the continent
Legal conditions could be created for FIFA to intervene if this does not take place, Zwanziger suggested
Among African nations, Nigeria is currently placed behind Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, Cape Verde Island, Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia and Cameroon, according to the rankings
Insisting that the present NFF administration deserves credit for the way it has stuck by indigenous coaches and for the successes it has recorded to regain Nigeria’s pride of place in the international game, the NFF president called on football-loving Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to discountenance what he termed the silly campaign and treat it for what it is – idle speculation of opponents of Nigeria football.
The Nigerian international has however urged his teammates to improve on their 10-point haul from bottom-half clubs, starting with the Cottagers if they are to secure Premier League survival
A largely dull affair came to life in the closing stages, with both keepers pulling off top saves but neither side was able to score a winning goal
Garba, who led the Golden Eaglets to clinch the FIFA U-17 in UAE last year, would now wait for confirmation by the NFF Executive Committee
The committee, rising from its 22nd meeting on Wednesday, slammed the speculations of a planned ‘foreign technical assistant’ for the national team’s handler
Also returning are Israel-based defender, Juwon Oshaniwa; 2014 African Nations Championship Most Valuable Player, Ejike Uzoenyi; and Canada-based striker, Bright Dike
The tone was set when the man from Sky offered a standard “good afternoon” and Moyes stared straight back. He then proceeded to say as little as possible before a bizarre sketch at the end when he was asked about the team’s mid-season trip to Dubai – they leave on Thursday – while he was making his way to the door. Pretending he had not heard the question, he strode out. It was an expert blanking, missing only a talk-to-the-hand speech bubble. Moyes accepted later that he had heard every word
Three competitions are on the line. In recent seasons Arsenal have been derailed when a cluster of high-profile games with different honours at stake hurtles into their path, and Wenger understands why there are doubts about whether they can overcome the tendency to implode
The visitors, ahead through Branislav Ivanovic’s first-half goal, had failed to impose themselves after the interval and creaked through the latter stages as tempers frayed. Ivanovic was booked for berating an assistant referee and had to be calmed down by his goalkeeper, Petr Cech, with other players squabbling among themselves. Chelsea failed to recover composure and eventually cracked, with Victor Anichebe securing a point which hoisted Albion above the relegation cut-off
The stalemate sees the Baggies climb out of the relegation zone on goal-difference ahead of tomorrow’s fixtures
The decision came two days after the IOA held elections in accordance with IOC directions
Chelsea were poised to move four points clear at the top of the table on the back of defender Branislav Ivanovic’s injury-time strike in the first half at The Hawthorns
By these directives from FIFA and CAF, it is a mandatory for all Federations to adopt and implement the Clubs Licencing System for all clubs participating in national and confederation clubs competitions by the set deadlines