Former Super Eagles midfielder, Etim Esin has joined the growing list of soccer fans who were disappointed with the performance of John Mikel Obi at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. And like the others, Esin remembered William Shakespeare and is wondering Much Ado About Mikel! Esin, nicknamed ‘Maradona’ during his playing days, wore the country’s No.10 jersey between 1988 [...]
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Nigeria's two-goal hero against Argentina, Ahmed Musa, won’t be affected by Ramadan fast, which begins on Saturday/Sunday in Monday’s game with France, according to former Super Eagles midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju. The Muslim world will be observing the holy month of Ramadan, as the World Cup knockout stages start. Ramadan occurs during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is a period of [...]
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday qualified for the third and final round of the 2015 African Youth Championship (AYC) qualifiers, after trouncing Tanzania counterpart 4-1. Playing at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, Nigeria took the lead in the seventh minute when Alhassan Ibrahim's low shot beat goalkeeper Hamad Joma. The Ngorongoro Heroes evened scores on 16minutes, as Banda Hassan curled a free [...]
The last and arguably most prestigious trophy in European competition is up for grabs, as Real Madrid play Atletico Madrid – their nearest but far-from-dearest rival – in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final at the Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal. In a special preview of the game, TheCable spoke to Mutiu Adepoju (from his base in Spain) and Dimeji Lawal – [...]
The Flying Eagles got off to a bright start in the qualifiers for the 2015 African Youth Championship (AYC) after beating hosts Tanzania 2-0 in Dar es Salaam on Sunday. The Nigerian under-20 male football team scored in the 49th minute through Musa Yahaya and extended their lead in the 82nd minute through Taiwo Awoniyi. According to a statement by the team’s [...]
Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba, has released the names of 20 players scheduled to play an international friendly against Benin Republic at Charles de Gaulle Stadium in Porto Novo on Sunday, May 4. The players are Joshua Enaholo, Adamu Abubakar, Abdulazeez Abubakar, Musa Muhammed, Mustapha Abdullahi, Ifeanyi Nweke, Wilfred Ndidi, Izu Omego and Zaharadeen Bello. Others are Chidiebere Nwakali, Musa Yahaya, Kelechi Iheanacho, [...]
Flying Eagles and Manchester City defender, Chidiebere Nwakali believes the National U-20 team are not yet where they should be, despite a string of fine friendly-match performances. Nwakali made the remarks after the team thrashed Nigeria Nation-Wide League (NNWL) side FC Abuja 7-2 in a test match played at the FIFA Goal project. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the test match was [...]
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