Argentina squad returns, without Messi, after World Cup final loss
Most of Argentina's football team landed back home Monday, as thousands of fans waited to welcome them, following their 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final, according to the airports authority.
Oliseh blasts half-baked Eagles
Super Eagles’ former captain, Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh, says the current squad is lacking enough character to carry Nigeria through a difficult World Cup terrain like his team did in 2001.
Nigeria ’09: Mobilisation committee holds rally in Lagos, Ijebu-Ode
Public Mobilisation and Awareness Committee for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup swang into action last weekend as rallies were held in Lagos and Ijebu-Ode to sensitise Nigerians on the need to support the fiesta and be homely to all the 24 countries that will start football hostilities in Nigeria between October 24 and November 10.
Lulu rejects FIFA’s MRI
THE Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, may be spoiling for war against world soccer-governing body, FIFA, over the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, in their bid to flush out age cheats in the U-17 World Cup which Nigeria hosts in October.
We’ll swim or sink with Amodu — NFF
NIGERIA Football Federation, NFF, came out from their hibernation yesterday and declared that they would swim and sink with under-fire coach, Amodu Shuaibu, in the remaining matches of the 2010 World Cup. After the annoying 2-2 draw against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, many Nigerians had asked for the sack of the Coach. But NFF President, Sani Lulu Abdullahi vowed yesterday to swim and sink with the former BCC Lions coach because of his limited resources.
Okocha is a linksman in Eagles
ERSTWHILE Super Eagles skipper, Austin Jay Jay Okocha’s new portfolio in the Green Eagles has been explained by the Nigeria football Federation.
