Barcelona attacker Lionel Messi has been ruled out for between six to eight weeks with a torn hamstring muscle. The Ballon d’Or holder, who recently returned to action from a thigh complaint, sustained the latest blow in Barca’s 4-1 win at Betis on Sunday. Messi went for tests on Monday to determine the extent of…
The shortlist of five candidates for the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award has been announced by the BBC Today, November 11, 2013, Monday. Nigerian Footballers Victor Moses (Liverpool, on loan from Chelsea) and John Mikel Obi (Chelsea) are joined by Burkina Faso’s Jonathan Pitroipa (Rennes) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon (Borussia Dortmund).…
Nigeria’s outstanding No10 Kelechi Iheanacho put on a dazzling display of football here in UAE, scoring six goals and setting up a further seven en route to a fourth title for the west Africans. A playmaker and lethal finisher all rolled into one, his trademark goal celebrations had the Nigerian fans here in UAE on…
Nigeria won a fourth FIFA U17 World Cup in fine style on Friday as they smashed past Mexico 3-0 in Abu Dhabi. Nigeria is the first and only country to have won the FIFA U-17 World cup fourth times, having won in China 1985, Japan 1993, Korea 2007 and now UAE 2013. They also carted…
ETHIOPIAN football fans have gone on the rampage in Addis Ababa attacking Nigerian businesses and setting cars on fire in response to what they see as the unfair loss of their national team the Walia Antelopes to the Super Eagles. Earlier today, the Eagles beat the Antelopes by two goals to one in the first…
The President visited the Eagles at the Ethiopia camp; good way to give incentives!
The Nigerian national team arrived in Addis Ababa on Saturday morning for Sunday’s 2014 World Cup qualifying first leg play-off match against Ethiopia. See more pictures below:
Sources understands Arsenal have won the race to sign highly-rated Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Matt Macey. Bristol Rovers confirmed last month they were in talks with Arsenal and Everton over a possible deal for Macey. A host of Premier League clubs are thought to have expressed an interest in Macey with Rovers resigned to losing their…
Nigerian and Liverpool FC superstar Victor Moses is in a celebratory mood ahead of the crucial clash against Ethiopia as his Son Brently just celebrated his first birthday recently. He recently posted a picture of his son, Bentley wishing him Happy Birthday and excitedly announced that the little prince has made 2013 an Amazing year…
The footballer who also plays for Liverpool became Glo Ambassador and this was made known to the public on Tuesday. A big congrats to him!
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