Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Iheanacho on rampage, scores and assist in Man City rout

Flying Eagles teen star Kelechi Iheanacho led City Elite Development revenge mission on Tuesday as they hammered Southampton under-21s at St Mary’s on Tuesday night 4-0.




Three days on from their 2-0 defeat to Saints at the Academy Stadium on Saturday, Patrick Vieira’s side ran out emphatic 4-0 winners in their penultimate Barclays u21 Premier League game of the season.

Falcons fly off to Canada

Nigeria!!! Our darling Super Falcons 11pm yesterday tuesday departed Nigeria for Toronto ahead of their pre-World Cup training tour.

Our girls flew out of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, aboard an Air France aircraft last night, and arrived in Paris this morning. They are expected to connect another flight to Toronto, Canada where the competition will take place. 

Nike ready to dish out red card to Nigeria- Threatens To walk away as NFF become jittery


General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federa­tion (NFF), Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, on monday disclosed that a series of negative and false publications by a section of the sporting media on the recent kitting deal the federation entered into with NIKE, may force the American sportswear manufacturer to pull-out.


Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Hand over: Nigeria Premier League to go on break


#teamA9F can report that the Glo Premier League will proceed on a break after the conclusion of match day 10 matches on Wednesday.  

This is the second time the league will go on a break after the first break was observed due to the general elections.
As a result, all Week 11 matches earlier slated for Sunday, May 24 will be rescheduled.

President cup Rages on!! Kano dispatches Kaduna


The round-of-16 of the inaugural edition of the President’s Cup commenced yesterday in Abuja, with Kano State U-18 football team beating their Kaduna State counterparts 2-1 in the opening match of the competition.
After a scoreless first half in the entertaining game, Jersecy Francis gave Kaduna an early lead in the second half with fantastic volley, but the team could hardly hold on to its lead. In no time, Halifa Lawal equalised to level up for Kano. Some constant posession and good foot work yielded a second goal through the efforts of Joshua Dua, doubling the lead for Kano.

Astonishing Facts About The Flying Eagles


As the 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup draws closer, we bring you some exciting facts and stats about the Nigerian contigent to the Football Fiesta in New Zealand.

Monday, 18 May 2015

Violence: Gunshots at Nigeria stadia!!

There was pandemonium at the National Stadium in the Surulere area of Lagos on Sunday as armed policemen shot to disperse some youths who were protesting against being shut out of the stadium.

Reports reaching All9jafootball indicates that the youths, who blocked roads with objects, alleged that policemen from the Area C Command prevented them from entering the facility for their training.

We gathered that apart from the gridlock caused by the incident, some vehicles were damaged during the commotion which lasted for nearly an hour.

Report: Enyimba sink Dolphins away from home

Enyimba International yesterday got the better of Dolphins FC 2-1 in one of the Week Nine matches of the Glo Nigeria Professional Football League at the Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt.

Friday, 15 May 2015

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Manu Garba names strong Nigeria squad



Flying Eagles Coach, Manu Garba, on Friday released his 21- man squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup starting this month in New Zealand.

BENJAMIN ODEJE: Meet the first ever black player to represent England


 "I remember standing in the tunnel, and the band was still playing, My knees were knocking and if you'd given me the choice to forget it I probably would have, I was so nervous." Odeje recalls.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Taraba united chairman denies report linking Daniel Amokachi to the club

Taraba united chairman Tijani Babangida has denied reports linking Super Eagles assistant coach Dan the Bull Amokachi to his club.

 Daniel Amokachi was in the stands to watch Taraba united play out a 3 all home draw with Gabros Int'l.

 When quizzed by reporters after the game Babangida said "No, he's not here because we want to hire him, he's just here to enjoy his football, we have no intention of changing our coach now, believe me". 

 Taraba united lie a lowly 14th in the Nigeria premier League with 9 points from 8 games winning only 2 games so far this term.

Monday, 11 May 2015

Emmanuel Adebayo's unending family drama: Exposes thieving brother

Togolese Footballer, Emmanuel Adebayor is not done with his Family Feud Revelation as yesterday he took to his facebook page again to shed more light on his rocky relationship with one of his brothers, Rotimi Adebayor pictured with him above. The story is a long one so have to grab a sit for this one. 

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Here is another part of the story I have kept inside since. Today I feel the constant need to let it out. If I share my stories, it is because I believe every story comes with a lesson. And the lesson is for anyone that is reading this.

Monday, 4 May 2015

John Ogu wins player of the month


 Hapoel Beer Sheva midfielder John Ogu has picked up the Isreali Ligat ha'Al Player of the Month award for the second time this season.

Sunday, 3 May 2015

Mikel wins English Premier League title with Chelsea



Super Eagles star John Obi Mikel starred for Chelsea as The Blues clinched the English Premier League on Sunday afternoon on the back of their 1 - 0 win against fellow Londoners Crystal Palace.

UNVEILED: Proposed Nike Jerseys for Nigeria

The Nigeria Football Federation recently signed a 2 year contract with American based Sport Apparel manufacturing company, Nike.

Below are some leaked photos of the proposed Super Eagles jerseys produced by Nike for 2015 to mid 2016, when an official jersey would be unveiled.