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The Union of European football (UEFA) yesterday announced that EURO 2016 will still be hosted by France come June next year despite the terror attacks that occurred in the Country last weekend. "The EURO final draw will go ahead as scheduled on 12 December at the Palais des Congres in...

With an outstanding team packed with talented players, Nigeria successfully defended their crown at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015. Furthermore, the west Africans took centre stage when it came to the individual honours too. Top scorer Victor Osimhen and captain Kelechi Nwakali both made their mark on the...

  THE DAY REPLAYED – The concluding day of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 saw Nigeria live up to their tag of pre-tournament favourites by overcoming a spirited Mali side 2-0 in the final, thereby retaining the crown they secured so impressively two years ago in the United...

Nigeria became only the second side to retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mali in Vina Del Mar. Victor Osimhen stole the show once again thanks to his record-breaking tenth goal of the tournament, with Funsho Bamgboye adding a second moments later. Samuel Diarra had...

A FIFA delegation led by FIFA Chief Medical Officer Prof. Jiri Dvorak and supported by Cameroonian superstar Samuel Eto’o has just completed a visit to Sierra Leone and Ghana to experience first-hand the progress of FIFA’s health campaigns. One year after the emergency campaign “11 against Ebola” was launched in...

Ever since embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter was suspended, many football enthusiasts have been debating about who would become the next president. Blatter himself is weighing in on the debate, and according to Vanguard, he stated that former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, would be a great fit for...

Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh, was flown to Belgium for treatment yesterday due to a deteriorating health condition. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) released the following statement on Oliseh’s condition via social media, ThisDay reports: “Coach Sunday Oliseh has returned to Belgium to continue treatment after being advised by...

New Super Eagles captain and CSKA Moscow forward, Ahmed Musa is currently 5th on the list of top scorers in UEFA competitions this season with a total of 4 goals in 6 matches. Musa is just a step below Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored 5 goals in just...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have nominated Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa for the 2015 African Footballer of the Year. Enyeama features for French club Lille, while Ahmed Musa has been in superb form for Russian army club CSKA Moscow in the year under review. Reigning African Player...

Efe Ambrose, Moses Simon and Odion Ighalo provided goalscoring contributions as Nigeria claimed a deserved 3-0 victory over Cameroon in an international friendly on Sunday. Carl Ikeme kept his place in goal with Leon Balogun, Ambrose, Shehu Abdullahi and Elderson Echiejile starting in a four-man defence for the Super Eagles....