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opinion Let us learn from history. Arguments against Adokiye naming Nigeria's captain Fortune Chukwudi as over-aged for U17 FIFA World Cup, were more on the timing of the disclosure. We do not have to wait for FIFA to act,"...
IN the beginning, not many believed that the Eagles would cross the first hurdle of the FIFA U-17 World Cup which ended in flying colours at the magnificent Abuja national stadium. At the middle of the competition, the Eaglets...
Twenty four hours after Nigeria qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, coach Amodu Shuaibu was at the National Stadium, Abuja to watch the final of the Fifa U-17 World Cup which Nigeria lost to Switzerland. There, he...
The Federal Government's stated intention to probe the accounts of the Local Organising Committee of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup gained impetus yesterday when the LOC's board headed by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)...
by Michael Schifferle from Basel Switzerland's victory in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, that nation's first global football title, was billed as a surprise, but for those who have followed the work done by the Swiss...
The Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has charged Nigerian sports administrators not to allow the facilities used for the just-concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament hosted by Nigeria to decay, saying they should...
FIFA Vice President and youth tournament organising committee for the just concluded Nigeria 2009 Under-17 World Cup, Jack Warner has commended the Minister of sports Engr, Sani Ndanusa for the co-operation at ensuring a...
Switzerland has inflicted a shock 1-0 defeat on hosts Nigeria to win the 2009 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in Abuja. Nigeria's Golden Eaglets were chasing an unprecedented fourth U-17 world crown in front of a home crowd. When it...
Abuja — The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday announced that all the country's national football teams will be rebuilt to enhance greater performance and effectiveness. The federation's President, Alhaji Sani Lulu...
No doubt, there is yet to be a weekend in Nigerian football history in recent times comparable to last weekend. It was one 'blessed' weekend that saw seeminly impossibile situation turned to possibility. It was a weekend that...
