The Dream IV led by Samson Siasia arrived in Brazil from the United States just four hours to their opening match against Japan in the football event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. It was arguably the most dramatic match at the Olympics as it ended in a nine-goal thriller at the Arena da Amazonia, Manaus. …
Ayo Mathew INCASE YOU MISSED IT – Nigerian players Abroad The UEFA Champions league, some say is the league of “big boys”, a league where the biggest players in Europe thrive and shine. The competition is an illustrious and glamorous one and some Nigerian players also share in that spotlight as we see also in …
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Interview by Mumini Alao (December 1993) This is the first story where Rashidi Yekini was called GOALSFATHER. The nickname was coined by the reporter, MUMINI ALAO, as headline of an interview published in the December 1993 edition of COMPLETE FOOTBALL magazine. BBC Africa Radio programme Fast Track promoted the iconic nickname and it became accepted …
The Goalsfather! How Super Eagles of Nigeria legend Rashidi Yekini got his nickname Read More »
The goalkeeping department of the Super Eagles has been a major challenge in recent times with many pundits considering it as the weakest link in the team. Francis Uzoho, Daniel Akpeyi and Ikechukwu Ezenwa have tried out at different times but it appears that coach Gernot Rohr is not fully convinced yet. Ahead of the …
LOVE FOR LIVERPOOL, KISS DANIEL; PLUS 5 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT MADUKA OKOYE Read More »
How did Captain Jay-Jay Okocha react to the 3-0 lose against Brazil?…. What did Brazil coach Carlos Pereira say about Super Eagles Brazil Pocket N34m against Eagles, Match Organizers OSMI Reveals CONTRARY to reports (not in Complete Sports) that the Brazilian national team collected a whopping $1.5million US Dollars to play the 11 June, 2003 …
FLASHBACK: How much did Nigeria pay to bring Brazil to Abuja in 2003? Read More »
GERNOT ROHR and his Super Eagles couldn’t have wished for a kinder and more amenable opposition in their first game, post AFCON 2019 than Ukraine. The jury was out on the Franco-German to see how his team would fare immediately after the international retirements by captain John Obi Mikel and top goal scorer Odion Ighalo. …
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By Ayo Matthew  The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 2-2 draw against Ukraine in an international friendly at the Dnipro Stadium on Tuesday. It was the first time the team returned to action after they finished third at the African Cup of Nations in Egypt. It was indeed a good game despite …
“Papillo” NWANKWO KANU wins the hearts of the host country by adopting a 12-year-old Egyptian boy. But Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba ensured that the Elephants stopped Nigeria in the semi-final as captain Austin “Jay-Jay” Okocha retires from the national team.
