African players in Europe: Semenyo brace helps City top table
Ghana star Antoine Semenyo scored twice for Manchester City, whose 5-3 victory over Sunderland took them to the top of the Premier League table at the weekend.
2010 World Cup: ‘We have the players but lack the tactics’
Atlanta ‘96 Olympic gold medalist, Kingsley Obiekwu has played down on the chances of the national team at both the African Cup of Nations in Angola and the World Cup in South Africa next year.
NOC elections’ll hold as scheduled – Banji Oladapo
The last may not have been heard on the 2009 Nigeria Olympic Committee elections scheduled for December 9 in Dutse, Jigawa State, as the two main combatants, incumbent NOC President, Engineer Habu Gumel and the Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Engineer Sani Ndanusa, are still at daggers drawn.
No Nigerian ref for Nations Cup
The poor rating of Nigerian referees became glaring yesterday when the list of referees for the Angola Nations Cup was released and no Nigerian referee was considered good enough for the job. Sixteen referees and 16 assistant referees were selected.
2009 GLO-CAF Award Nominees emerge Dec 10
The race for the 2009 Glo-CAF Player of the Year has narrowed down to the final selection of five nominees as the Media Committee and the Technical and Development Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have sent in their votes in line with the procedure for the selection of nominees for the prestigious award.
‘Amodu ’ll be in South Africa’
Despite widespread calls for Nigeria coach Shaibu Amodu to be replaced with a foreign Technical Adviser, the NFF have reiterated their stand that Amodu will definitely be in South Africa next year.
