Sunshine Football Club of Akure and Dolphins Football Club of Port-Harcourt were yesterday fined N20 million and N10 million respectively by the Organising and Disciplinary Panel of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for their culpability in a match fixing scandal.
Two key members of the national team on Wednesday added their voices to the move by Super Eagles Head Coach Stephen Keshi, to stop incessant European trips by players in search of trials.
An excellent finish by substitute Emmanuel Mayuka in the 78 minute, last night, propelled the Chipolopolo of Zambia to a stunning 1-0 semifinal win over the Black Stars of Ghana at a near empty stadium in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
The Football Association have confirmed that Fabio Capello has resigned as England manager.
Zambia this evening ended Ghana’s dream of lifting the trophy for the 2012 edition of African Cup of Nations tournament, through a 1-0 defeat in one of the semi final matches at the Bata Stadium.
Zambia is slugging it out with Ghana in the Semi Final stage of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, holding in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Japan will host the under-20 women’s football World Cup this summer, a year after grabbing the senior women’s title, officials said Wednesday.
A subtle ban on Super Eagles who have been shuttling Europe for trials with all manner of club sides was issued on Tuesday by team boss, Stephen Keshi, who said the development is disrupting the building of a strong home-based national team.
COACH Herve Renard says Zambia’s 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final opponents Ghana are beatable but the Chipolopolo will need to be mentally strong in Wednesday’s match.
Zambia coach Herve Renard has backed his team to beat Ghana in Bata today and billed their African Nations Cup semi-final as the biggest game of his career.
The acting secretary of the Nigerian Premier League, Tunji Babalola has disclosed that the Nigerian Police have waded into the matter involving the missing money in the board’s volt last week
Zambia coach Herve Renard has backed his team to beat Ghana in Bata today and billed their African Nations Cup semi-final as the biggest game of his career.
Footballing brothers have long been a feature in international football, and in 1930, when 13 countries assembled in Uruguay to contest the first-ever FIFA World Cup™, three of the teams had brothers, with Mexico claiming a pair of sets on their own.
Mali will have to defy history if they are to overcome the mighty Ivory Coast in today’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal.
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