Eagles’ Poor Outing:  Fans’ Verdict                                                  As reactions continue to trail the Super Eagles’ abysmal performance at the crucial African Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea which cost the nation a place in the 2012 competition, Odinaka ANUDU captures the overall feelings of fans in this short drama sketch GEORGE: Good... 

Thumbs Up For Heartland Many who remember the exploits of Iwuanyanwu Nationale years before 2006 must be wondering how the club’s fate plummeted in recent times. On Sunday, September 25, the lion in the former Iwunayanwa Nationale, now called Heartland FC of Owerri, was awoken. It was a fierce FA Cup final battle between the club and Enyimba FC of Aba. The event was hosted by the sports loving governor of Lagos State,... 

SPORTS Recent happenings in the Super Eagles have exposed the level of indiscipline within the team, which many fans feel could pull the team down if not properly handled By Odinaka ANUDU The incident that preceded the Sunday, September 4, 2011 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar is still fresh in the memories of Nigerians. The Samson Siasia crew had arranged a chartered flight that was billed to take... 

Eucharia Uche, coach of Nigeria’s Super Falcons has confirmed that she would be prosecuting the second leg of the London 2012 Olympic qualifier taking place weekend in Namibia with a team comprising of only local players. Nigeria won the first leg comprehensively by thrashing the Brave Gladiators of Namibia 7-0 and Uche is sure that the same can happen with the local players. “Though we may not be able to have our... 

The undercover reporters of The Sunday Times had posed as lobbyists for a consortium of American private companies who desired that the USA would get the bid to host 2018 FIFA World Cup. According to this report, the reporters had met Adamu, the Nigerian president of the West African Football Union initially in London, where it was agreed that the money would be paid to him “personally“. Adamu, in...