Category: SPORTS

Victor Moses, Isaac Success Banned from National Team
October 10, 2016 No Responses

Victor Moses, Isaac Success Banned from National Team

Newswatchnigeria can report that the duo of Chelsea’s Victor Moses and Watford’s Isaac Success may have played their last games for the national team as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) wielded stick for failing to honour invitations for the last...
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Nigeria’s Flag Will Be Hoisted in Russia -Mikel Assures
October 9, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria’s Flag Will Be Hoisted in Russia -Mikel Assures

Super Eagles Captain John Mikel Obi has assured Nigerians that the country’s flag will be hoisted in Russia in 2018. Disclosing at a post match conference in Ndola on Sunday, Mikel stated that even though the Eagles were in a...
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Iwobi, Iheanacho Score as Nigeria Wins Zambia
October 9, 2016 No Responses

Iwobi, Iheanacho Score as Nigeria Wins Zambia

First-half goals from Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho saw Nigeria win 2-1 away to Zambia in World Cup qualifying. Iwobi handed Nigeria the lead after 32 minutes in Ndola, before Iheanacho made it two shortly before the break to hand...
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Iwobi: I still can’t believe I’m playing for the Super Eagles
October 6, 2016 No Responses

Iwobi: I still can’t believe I’m playing for the Super Eagles

Alex Iwobi, Arsenal FC and Super Eagles forward, says he is still amazed that he has started playing for the Nigerian senior team. Speaking on Thursday, Iwobi urged Nigerians to forget the inability of the team to qualify for the...
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NFF: We Can’t Do Anything about Lesbianism
October 5, 2016 No Responses

NFF: We Can’t Do Anything about Lesbianism

Nigeria Football Federation is not concerned about the issue of lesbianism in the female football circles, according to NFF Vice President, Seyi Akinwunmi.   Embattled Akinwunmi speaking at a forum in Lagos where Asisat Oshoala who plies her trade with...
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Private Sector to Manage Abuja, Lagos Stadia – Dalung
October 4, 2016 No Responses

Private Sector to Manage Abuja, Lagos Stadia – Dalung

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday in Abuja, said arrangements had been concluded to engage private sector in the management of Abuja and Lagos national stadia. The minister, who made this known while fielding questions...
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W/Cup Qualifier: Victor Moses, Isaac Success Out with Injuries
October 3, 2016 No Responses

W/Cup Qualifier: Victor Moses, Isaac Success Out with Injuries

Nigeria’s Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has reacted swiftly to letters from English Premiership clubs, Chelsea and Watford, that forwards Victor Moses and Isaac Success are injured and therefore unavailable for the Super Eagles’ crunch encounter with Zam...
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Kim Kardashian Robbed at Gunpoint in Paris
October 3, 2016 No Responses

Kim Kardashian Robbed at Gunpoint in Paris

Kim Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night inside a luxury Paris apartment by two masked men dressed as police officers, according to a spokeswoman. The mayor of Paris condemned the attack, and a police spokesman said that investigators...
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Rangers Wins 2015/16 NPFL Title, Breaks 32-year Jinx
October 2, 2016 No Responses

Rangers Wins 2015/16 NPFL Title, Breaks 32-year Jinx

Rangers of Enugu have broken the 32-year-old jinx of not winning a title. The team defeated El-Kanemi Warriors 4-0 on Sunday, the last day of the season, to lift the 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League title. The atmosphere was carnival-like,...
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Mikel, Iwobi Fly Economy Class, Coach stranded in Germany
October 1, 2016 No Responses

Mikel, Iwobi Fly Economy Class, Coach stranded in Germany

Nigeria’s buildup for a crucial World Cup qualifier in Zambia is now in chaos as coach Gernot Rohr is now stranded in Germany, while top stars led by Mikel Obi are up in arms after they were ordered to fly...
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