The Nigeria Professional Football League clubs will
meet on Wednesday in Abuja to review the first round of the league and
look at the sponsorship tussle
President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA),
Lawrence Mulindwa, has thrown the football fraternity into panic after
announcing he will not seek re-election on August 31.
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Malian official,
Mahamadou Keita as centre referee for the 2014 African Nations
Championship qualifying match between Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire,
billed for Saturday next week in Kaduna.
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi has swiftly turned his
attention to the 2014 African Nations Championship qualifying match
against Cote d’Ivoire, by calling up 24 home boys for the game billed
for the end of next week.
The Nigeria Team is out of FIFA COnfederations cup going on in Brazil, the match which was played in Fortaleza ended
The Spanish team scored a fast goal at the the first 3mins of the match, the goal was scored by Aldo and not long after Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo couldn't continue the game due to a twisted arm.
Enyeama saves Ramos' header as first half ends, Nigeria 0 Spain 1, at the 70th minute Mohammed Gambo replaces Akpala for Nigeria
The second goal was a header scored by Torres at the 67th minute,not long after replacing Soldado.
Jordi Alba scored his second goal of the match at the 89th minute and made the scores Nigeria 0 Spain 3
The match ended 3 - 0, Uruguay 8 Tahiti 0
Spain and Uruguay has qualified from Group B to proceed to the next stage.
The African Champion, Nigeria and Oceania Champion, Tahiti are out of the Tournament.
Victoria Beckham hits the mall as she checks out Beijing's designer shops in an all black ensemble
She has barely been in the country a few hours and yet Victoria Beckham is already doing what she does best. The
beautiful brunette landed in Bejing, China on Saturday and after being
given a warm welcome by local fans at the airport she hit the shops.
Roger Federer has 77 singles titles under his belt, but there is something he'll never win. An Oscar. That being said, he does look great with a mustache
He's now a two-time NBA champion - and a two-time Finals MVP.
After two years of almost-constant basketball, James still found a way to be at his absolute best in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
He scored 37 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and simply controlled
everything down the stretch, as the Heat won the title with a 95-88 win
over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night.
The current national 400m female gold hurdles holders, Ajoke Odumosu,
has expressed confidence that with her daily improving performance, she
is ripe and ready for the world championships.
Although the Samurai Blue are already eliminated from
the Confederations Cup, the 24-year-old playmaker is determined to put
on a show in their final group game
Shinji Kagawa has refuted claims Japan will take it easy in their final Confederations Cup group match against Mexico and insists his side will do everything possible to win.
The country's leader has reacted to recent
anti-government protests and has stressed that hosting the World Cup
will not harm education and health programs
Despite being branded the underdogs ahead of their clash against
world champions, Spain, Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, is still
believing "anything can happen."
Nigeria defender, Efe Ambrose has voiced his belief in the African
champions ahead of Sunday’s 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup game against
world and European champions, Spain.
Mario Balotelli was the only Italian player to leave the Azzurri's hotel
despite riots in Salvador, one of the Brazilian cities hosting the
Confederations Cup where the striker is known for his support of charity
organisations.
Portugal for the umpteenth time showed that they are better than Nigeria’s U20 team as they defeated the Flying Eagles 3-2 in both teams’ first game of the FIFA Junior world Cup that kicked off in Turkey on Friday.
’Portugal took a 2-0 lead scoring twice in less than five minutes, before the Flying Eagles equalized courtesy of two goals by skipper Abduljaleel Ajagun.The Portuguese youngsters were, however, back in front to seal an impressive 3-2 win on the night.
Bruma and Aladje were the tormentors-in-chief of the Flying Eagles defence and both players scored inside two minutes to first send jitters down the spine of the Nigerian bench and few supporters on the stand.Flying Eagles captain, Abdul Ajagun, led by example as he netted a brace to bring Nigeria back on level terms; but while the celebration was still on, Bruma netted his second of the day to deny Nigeria a draw and give Portugal a 3-2 victory and all three points in an action-packed game.The Portuguese lads had also defeated the Nigerians, 2-1, in a friendly competition held weeks before the ongoing tournament.
The Eagles next meet Cuba who lost 1-2 to Korea in the other Group B match.
World football governing body FIFA has not considered cancelling
the Confederations Cup in Brazil despite recent unrest, spokesman Pekka
Odriozola has said.
"I am not sure that anybody...was expecting something like this....we condemn any form of violence", Mr Odriozola added.
There have been speculations for months now that Ghanaian footballer and
Chelsea star Michael Essien is married to his publicist, Akosua Puni, a
report they both never denied or confirmed.
The leading sports brand have renewed their
relationship by signing a new deal with the club to remain as their
official sponsor and sportswear supplier until 2023
Football's Confederations Cup could be abandoned because of the protests which have swept Brazil, local media said on Friday. Brazilian media reports that the Confederations Cup may be abandoned as protests continue to cause safety problems.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi's lawyers said Friday they "firmly
believe" in the innocence of their client, who is accused of avoiding
paying tax on income generated from the sale of his image rights.
The
25-year-old four-time World Player of the Year and his father Jorge
Horacio were ordered by a Spanish court Thursday to appear for
questioning in September as part of an investigation into alleged tax
fraud.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and
Paris Saint-Germain star was due to meet the university's football team,
but his plans were curtailed by the drama
Several people have been injured in Shanghai after fans flocked to see David Beckham on his visit to China, causing a stampede.
The players of Dolphins football club of Port Harcourt have said
they will not play the in the Nigeria Professional Football League when
the second round resumes July 3rd.
The Eagles get ready for their game against Uruguay.
African champions, Nigeria, arrived in Salvador, North-Eastern Brazil, in an upbeat mood on Tuesday afternoon ahead of their much-hyped clash with South American champions, Uruguay, on Thursday.
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said he was relieved his side had avoided
any further injuries after they thrashed minnows Tahiti 6-1 in their
opening game at the Confederations Cup in Belo Horizonte.
Nigeria captain Vincent Enyeama said that the row over bonuses that
delayed the squad's arrival at the Confederations Cup had not been
resolved, but the players were putting it behind them.
Australia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil
on Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense
1-0 win over an under-strength Iraq at Stadium Australia.
Nigeria have missed their flight to Brazil because of a row over
players' bonuses, The Super Eagles are due to play their first match in the
tournament on Monday but they remain in Namibia after Wednesday's World Cup
qualifier.
Nigeria's players are unhappy after they were offered a $2,500-a-man
bonus for the 1-1 draw in Windhoek, insisting they want double that amount.
And it appears they have refused to travel while the dispute continues.
It raises questions over whether the African champions will participate
in the tournament which runs from 15-30 June.
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Aminu Maigari met the team
on Wednesday night in Windhoek to explain to them that the organisation has no
choice but to make drastic cuts in its expenditure.
Last week, local media reported there was a players' revolt in Kenya
over the bonus when the Super Eagles beat the home team 1-0 in another 2014
World Cup qualifier.
The players wanted to be paid $10,000 each for the win in Nairobi but
several officials rejected the claims.
The cash-strapped NFF has been forced to cut back on backroom staff of
the various national teams, including the Super Eagles, after an expensive
Africa Cup of Nations campaign in South Africa.
They had even considered pulling out of the 2014 Championship of African
Nations (CHAN) for players in the local league because of poor finances before
a change of heart.
Nigeria were due to fly out of Windhoek to Johannesburg on Thursday
bound for Sao Paulo before continuing their journey to Belo Horizonte, venue of
their opening match of the Confederations Cup against Tahiti
A young football player was pronounced dead on Saturday in Ivory
Coast after colliding with his goalkeeper in an attempt to save an
incoming ball.
Despite being branded the underdogs ahead of their clash against
world champions, Spain, Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi, is still
believing "anything can happen."
Nigeria defender, Efe Ambrose has voiced his belief in the African
champions ahead of Sunday’s 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup game against
world and European champions, Spain.
Mario Balotelli was the only Italian player to leave the Azzurri's hotel
despite riots in Salvador, one of the Brazilian cities hosting the
Confederations Cup where the striker is known for his support of charity
organisations.
