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Emmanuel Amuneke

Celebrating football’s christmas legends

Mr and Mrs Ventura received the perfect present on Christmas Day 1944. They did not, however, anticipate it would prove an invested gift for football; that the timid...

Money and Success: The power-punch in professional football

By Augustine E. Akhilomen Since the inception of the round leather game in the early ninth century, there has been massive participation and interest from people from...

Flying Eagles crush Croatia 5-2 at the Under-20 World Cup

Uche Nwofor. Photo credit: Getty Image AP- Substitute striker Uche Nwofor scored two second-half goals to help Nigeria defeat Croatia 5-2 on Wednesday and clinch a...

Nigeria defeats ‘Messi-less Argentina’ 4-1 in an international friendly

By Nigerians Abroad news wire Nigeria’s senior national team, otherwise known as the Super eagles, on Wednesday defeats their Latin America arch rival, Argentina, 4-1...

Nigeria vs Argentina: Siasia drops Odemwingie

Unrepentant West Bromwich Albion striker Osaze Odemwingie has been dropped by Nigeria coach Samson Siasia for disciplinary reasons from next month’s two matches...

FIFA upholds 3 years ban on Adamu

FIFA’s appeals committee has upheld the three-year ban of Nigeria’s Amos Adamu for seeking bribes during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding races....

EFCC detains Adamu over allegations of corruption

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has begun quizzing suspended FIFA executive member, Amos Adamu, over allegations of corruption. “We invited Adamu after he...

FIFA banned Amos Adamu, others over World Cup bid corruption

PRESS RELEASE - ZURICH: The FIFA Ethics Committee, under the chairmanship of Claudio Sulser (Switzerland) and in a panel also composed of Petrus Damaseb (Namibia),...

Banned and unbanned - FIFA lifts Nigeria’s suspension

FIFA temporarily lifted Nigeria’s suspension from international soccer Friday, giving the country two days to prepare for an African Cup of Nations qualifier that had...

FIFA suspends Nigeria over government interferance

FIFA suspended Nigeria from international football on Monday, alleging “government interference” in the running of Nigerian football. World football’s...