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Nigerian Footballer Endurance Idahor Dies while playing in Sudan
Nigerian Footballer Endurance Idahor Dies while playing in Sudan
During Saturday’s Sudanese Premier League match-up between El-Merriekh and Al-Amal, Nigerian-born forward Endurance Idahor was rushed to hospital after a challenge from a fellow player left him on his back, unable to breathe.
Despite the teams’ best efforts to see that the striker was given treatment as quickly [...]
Fifa Rejects Introduction of Goal-Line Technology
ZURICH — The International Football Association Board has rejected the introduction of goal-line technology, sparking an angry reaction from some football managers.
The decision was taken after a presentation of experiments during which cameras were placed on the goal posts and electronic chips inserted in the ball to determine if it had crossed the goal line. [...]
Bordeaux Beats Olympiacos 1-0 Ist Leg Last 16 UEFA Champions League
Bordeaux will take a slender lead into the second leg of their last-16 Champions League match against Olympiacos after a 1-0 victory at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
Despite being outplayed for much of the first half, Michael Ciani gave the visitors the lead on the stroke of half-time with a header from a Yoann Gourcuff free-kick.
Bordeaux – [...]
Barcelona Snatches 1-1 Draw against Stuttgart in Champions League Last 16
Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted a precious second-half equaliser for holders Barcelona who snatched a 1-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg draw with plucky Stuttgart.
The hosts dominated the first half of the encounter and deservedly took the lead when Cacao headed powerfully into the back of the net.
The German side missed a host of further chances to extend [...]
Lyon beats Real Madrid 1 – 0 in UEFA Champions League Round 16 Ist Leg
A superb strike from Jean Makoun gave Lyon the narrowest of leads after the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash with Real Madrid.
The backtracking Real defence let Makoun surge forward and the Cameroon midfielder took advantage to blast a right-footed shot into the top corner.
Lyon could have been further in front, with [...]
Manchester United Beats AC Milan 3-2 in Champions League last 16 first leg
Two Wayne Rooney headers midway through the second-half gave Manchester United a 3-2 win at Milan in a pulsating Champions League last 16 first leg.
Milan took an early lead through a deflected Ronaldinho volley only to see a fortunate Paul Scholes strike level matters before half-time.
Rooney finished both headers brilliantly for a 3-1 lead before [...]
Luiz Felipe Scolari Applies for Super Eagles Job
Former Chelsea manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has joined the list of coaches willing to coach Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the 2010 World Cup. A top member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) revealed to SoccerStar that the body decided to extend an invitation letter to Scolari at the weekend to attend the February 26 interview [...]
“I am ready to Coach Nigeria” Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink’s representative, Cees van Nieuwenheizen, has sensationally said that the Dutch coach would consider a cut in pay to coach Nigeria, but said any move would only happen with the approval of the Russian Federation.
“Guus is a loyal employee of the Russian Football Federation. He has a contract until July 15 and he never [...]
Jay Jay Okocha Wants to be in Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Board
Nigeria’s former international, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has signified intention to be on the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), whose elections are due in August.
It was gathered that ‘Jay Jay’, who featured for the country at international level for more than 13 years and captained the team to the 2002 World Cup, will [...]
Dutch coach, Tom Saintfiet Applies For Super Eagles Job
Dutch coach, Tom Saintfiet has applied to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for Super Eagles’ job.
The coach promised to take Eagles who are battling to win the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola to the semi final of the FIFA World Cup or forfeit his pay if given the job.
Saintfiet, who led Namibia from obscurity [...]
African Cup of Nations 2010: Ghana beats host Angola 1-0 in Quarter Finals
Ghana ended hosts Angola’s African Cup of Nations dream after a 1-0 win in the first quarter-final at Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda.
Asamoah Gyan gave the youthful Black Stars a half-time lead with a fine finish and his side hung on in a match Angola dominated, with striker Manucho missing a hat-trick of great [...]
Nigeria meet Zambia in Quarter-final 2010 African Cup of Nations Angola
Following the dramatic digital photo finish in Group D, the Confederation of African (CAF) applied all the tournament rules and regulations to single out group leader and runners-up, Zambia and Cameroon, as the teams that qualified for the quarterfinal stage.
In fact, the African football governing body considered all the stipulations of Article 72, sub section [...]
Nigeria beats Mozambique 3 – 0, Qualifies for Quarter Finals
The Super Eagles ran out 3-0 victors over Mozambique who were looking for their first ever win the African Nations Finals, having contested three previous tournaments.
I was a dull game in Lubango, not helped by the fact Nigeria needed only a draw to progress and having overcome a sticky spell around the half-hour mark. They [...]
Obafemi Martins Included in Nigeria 23 Man Squad for Africa Cup of Nations
Wolfsburg striker Obafemi Martins has been included in Nigeria’s 23 man team for this month‘s Africa Cup of Nations.
Coach Shaibu Amodu had delayed naming his final squad while Martins‘ fitness was assessed.
Martins, who plays for Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga, recently had surgery on a shin injury.
It means Hoffenheim striker Chinedu Obasi is the player [...]
FIFA invites Nigeria to Football for Hope Festival 2010
With the FIFA World Cup in South Africa fast approaching, FIFA and streetfootballworld have announced Nigeria and 31 other delegations that will take part in the “Football for Hope Festival 2010”, holding from June 28 – July 10, 2010 in South Africa.
Search and Groom youth for development centre (an official [...]
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw: Chelsea Face Inter, Man Utd Face AC Milan
Manchester United will face former midfielder David Beckham in the last 16 of the Champions League after they were paired with AC Milan in the draw.
It will be the first time since his 2003 departure that Beckham has faced the club where he made his name, with his return set for 9/10 or 16/17 March.
Chelsea, [...]
Globacom May Withdraw From Nigeria Premier League Sponsorship
IN the past three years, Chief Mike Adenuga Jr has caused his company, Globacom, to commit up to N3billion to Nigerian football.
Apart from his burning patriotism, the double chief is sports loving. And his ambition has been to lift Nigerian football far higher than it was before he ventured into programmes that he felt would [...]
World Cup South Africa 2010 Draws: Nigeria in Group B Faces Argentina, Greece, Korea Republic
The Super Eagles will open their World Cup campaign in South Africa next year against Argentina on June 12 in a repeat of the opening group match of the Korea/Japan 2002 edition. A late minute strike by Gabriel Batistuta gave Argentina victory in the opening match of the group phase at that tournament.
Playing at the [...]
Ghana Coach, Milovan Rajevac Goes Tough on Essien, Muntari, Gyan
…Rajevac vows to deal with indiscipline
Milovan Rajevac says he will address indiscipline that could potentially undermine Ghana’s 2010 Nations Cup and World Cup participation. The decision by the Serbian to take that line was influenced by the failure of three players – Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Asamoah Gyan – to absent themselves from [...]
