They do not produce them like they did during the generation of Yakubu Aiyegbeni who remains to this day the third all-time top goal scorer for Nigeria and the first African to score a hat-trick in a UEFA Champions League back in 2002. A bit slow on the take-off, but he was not your ponderous fellow that relied on...
As Bafana Bafana intensified their preparations for the “All or Nothing” tie at Steyn City on Wednesday, their Saturday opponents also stepped up their training at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Wednesday for Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying battle at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The entire squad selected by coach Gernot Rohr...
The notorious high altitude in Johannesburg is playing havoc with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) as they have reversed an earlier decision to arrive in the country on Friday and will now touch down on Thursday. Initial plans were to arrive at the city that is 1700 above sea level only on Friday morning, then head...
African football nomads – Libya – will stage their 2019 African Nations Cup qualifying home fixture against Nigeria in the Tunisian city of Sfax on October 15, it has been confirmed by the Nigerian Football Federation. Libya, a country torn by civil war has been unable to stage football matches at home following a ban imposed...
Either the Nigerian players are super confident of the outcome of their upcoming African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya or they have not learned the lessons of undermining their opponents when they shockingly went down 2-0 to Bafana Bafana in Uyo last year. The team was supposed to have assembled for camp on Sunday, ahead of...
Former Nigerian captain Joseph Yobo created his own legacy when he played every single minute of Everton’s league fixtures during the 2006/7 season Premier League in a career that has taken him to France, England and Turkey. The lanky defender ranks among an elite group of African players that have reached the milestone of 100...
