21 year low! Despite Golden Eaglets win, FIFA ranks Nigeria 66th in the world
Nigeria continued its declining state at the global stage as the country again dropped down 7 places to be ranked 66th in the world.
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Europe-based striker Kehinde Fatai dumps Nigeria for Romania
A former Flying Eagles striker, Kehinde Fatai is set to switch nationality from Nigeria to Romania.
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FIFA says it awarded the wrong Nigerian the Bronze Boot at U-17 World Cup
World football governing body, FIFA has admitted to making a mistake in the award of the Bronze Boot at the recently concluded U-17 world cup in Chile.
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Neymar to battle Ronaldo and Messi and FIFA unveils Ballon d’Or nominees
World football governing body, FIFA yesterday unveiled the nominees for the 2015 Ballon d’or award which appears to be void of surprises.
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Wait for your time! Asisat Oshoala not nominated for FIFA's Women Player of the Year Award
As FIFA unveiled the nominees for the 2015 best footballer awards yesterday, one name that was surprisingly missing in the women’s category was Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala.
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How Victor Osimhen emerged star of Chile 2015
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen emerged the star of the just concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile after netting his 10th goal at the competition in the final match against regional neighbors, Mali.
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Nigeria drops 7 places as Belgium becomes world No.1 in latest FIFA rankings
The Super Eagles of Nigeria is now ranked 12th in Africa as the team dropped places in the latest FIFA rankings. The team is now ranked 59th in the world.
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Former Abia Governor’s FIFA presidency campaign gets boost as Sepp Blatter backs bid
As politicking gets tough for the next head of football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria’s Orji Uzor Kalu might have gotten a step ahead of the other aspirants as suspended President, Sepp Blatter yesterday endorsed him for the top job.
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SuperSport to broadcast 11th edition of the All Africa Games
'In 2006 we flew a crew of 26 people to Abuja to broadcast a football game. Today, we’re proud to say that we have 100% local crews operating our facilities in Nigeria and Ghana,'
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I see myself fitting into this role -Segun Odegbami wants to be FIFA president
Decades after leaving active soccer, ex-Nigerian international, Segun Odegbami has maintained that it is Africa's turn to lead FIFA as he declares his interest in running for the presidency of football’s apex body.
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