Former Black Stars Defender Tony Baffoe has underscored the need to work on stadium pitches in the country. Ghana struggled with getting a standard stadium with quality pitches prior to the World Cup qualifier playoff between Ghana and Nigeria. Which made the game switch from the Cape Coast Stadium to Baba Yara Stadium which had to be worked on massively ...
Former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, wants the Federal Government to sack the leadership of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. Kalu, a foremost football lover, spoke shortly after the Super Eagles were eliminated by the Black Stars of Ghana in Tuesday’s second leg of the World Cup ...
FIFA have slammed an indefinite ban on MKO Stadium, Abuja where Black Stars recently drew 1-1 and eliminated Nigeria from World Cup. The stadium is banned from hosting international matches until further notice. The 60,000 capacity stadium begged for mercy after irate Nigeria fans caused mass destruction. Many Nigeria fans were in high hopes of securing qualification to the 2022 ...
Augustine Eguavoen has stepped down as Nigeria boss after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Nigeria were eliminated on the away goals rule following a 1-1 draw with Ghana in Abuja in the second leg of their play-off on Tuesday. Eguavoen, 56, was placed in interim charge of the side in December following the sacking ...
To all Nigerians, on behalf of the team, we want to apologise for not securing the World Cup ticket. Despite giving it everything possible, it wasn’t meant to be. First and foremost, as Nigerians, we share your emotions and we take our responsibility as a group. We sincerely thank the Nigerian fans for their overwhelming support, the NFF President who ...
The former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) presidential candidate, Hon. Lumumba Dah Adeh, says the Super Eagles failure to book their slot in Qatar didn’t come to him as a surprise. Speaking to Daily Trust on the ill-fated match at the MKO Abiola stadium Abuja, the former member of the House said. “I sympathise with those who expected so sympathizers sympathize ...
An official of the Confederation of African Football has died, following the disturbances that followed the aftermath of the Nigeria – Ghana FIFA World Cup qualifier in Abuja on Tuesday night. Dr Joseph Kabungo, a Zambian medical practitioner, is reported that have lost consciousness after he was beaten and stepped on as fans tried to make their way out of ...
Otto Addo is fast developing a reputation for possessing very little patience for sports journalists who asks questions he deems ‘unimportant’. On the back of telling a Ghanaian sports journalist he did not understand football for asking about his game plan, Addo wasted no time in telling off a Nigerian journalist at the team’s pre-match press conference by urging him ...
Hearts of Oak assistant coach Hamza Obeng says his side’s win over Elmina Sharks in the MTN FA Cup is not based on luck. The Phobians qualified for the next phase of the competition following an 8-7 win in a penalty shootout after the game ended in 2-2 draw in regulation time. “ Our win tonight was not based ...
Ighalo and Osimhen says the super eagles will do anything on Tuesday to book their place in the world cup in Qatar. The fact that Ghana has nothing to lose means the Eagles have to give their all to claim the Qatar 2022 ticket. Two of the players tasked with getting the goals to beat Ghana on Tuesday, Odion Ighalo ...