As Ballon d’Or vote nears, stars campaign for the award
The trophy will be presented on October 26. The final sprint began on September 8 when France Football released the list of 30 candidates
Pathetic: Nigeria’s first goalkeeper lives in squalor in Ebonyi village
Sam Ibiam. Ever heard of the name? He was Nigeria’s first ever national goalkeeper, the man who manned the post for the UK Tourists, Nigeria’s first national football team far back in the late 1940s. You might not have berthed on this planet when Pa Ibiam dazzled millions across the world with his magic hands. Nigeria did not even exist as a free country in those pre-independence days when Pa Ibiam and his fellow stars reigned among football-loving folks from Kakawa to Kaduna, from Calabar to Kaura Namoda to the United Kingdom.
Nigerians celebrate Iloh at 80
As a mark of honour to a veteran sports administrator and elder statesman, Rev. Moses Iloh, who will be 80 years this month, a number of sporting activities have be line-up to mark the day.
Pathetic: Nigeria’s first goalkeeper lives in squalor in Ebonyi village
By Tope Adeboboye  Sam Ibiam. Ever heard of the name? He was Nigeria’s first ever national goalkeeper, the man who manned the post for the UK Tourists, Nigeria’s first national football team far back in the late 1940s. You might not have berthed on this planet when Pa Ibiam dazzled millions across the world […]
Adokiye wants Keshi to replace Amodu
As Nigerians await the outcome of a post-Nations Cup executive committee meeting of the Nigeria Football Federation on Friday, a former international, Adokiye Amiesimaka, has called on the football house to stop the search for a foreign coach.
Eagles were shy, Kalu
Pillar of Sports, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, Tuesday, bewailed Nigeria’s inability to lift the Nations Cup, blaming it on Eagles shy tactics. Kalu who spoke in Onitsha Anambra State said the team had everything going for them especially in the first game against Egypt.
