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Champions League: Siasia works on players’ fitness
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoHeartland FC Coach, Samson Siasia and his boys spent time working in the gym on Friday morning at Cairo’s Le Meridien Holiopolis, in a last ditch effort by the Nigerian side to confirm fitness level before Sunday’s game against Al Ahly of Egypt.
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How Sports Vanguard advised Bio to monitor Lulu and co
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Patrick Omorodion Events unfolding about the way Nigeria’s football was mismanaged was unfolded on these pages before the kick off of the 2010 World Cup but officials of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA called us names including that this...
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World Cup: Why Bio must monitor the NFA
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Patrick Omorodion The Nigeria Football Association, NFA is like the nose of a dog, black, and no matter how hard you try to clean it, it will never get white. The NFA house is dirty, full of deceit and fraud and my friend and colleague, Ademola...
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Heartland plot Al Ahly’s fall in Egypt
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Jacob Ajom Nigeria’s surviving CAF Champions League contenders, Heartland of Owerri are definitely walking a tight rope in the 2010 competition as they lay third on the log behind JS Kabyle of Algeria and six time winners, Al Ahly of Egypt.
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Independence Unity motor rally for Awolowo, Balewa, Azikiwe
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Kate Obodo As Nigeria gets set to mark her jubilee anniversary as a nation, a special Argungun motor rally will be staged in honour of quartet Nigeria’s foremost nationalists, Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa and ...
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NFA: Erico lauds Abang over election nullification
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Kate Obodo Former Super Eagles assistant coach Joe Erico has lauded the decision of the Federal High court which annulled the controversial NFA election.
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We are ready for drug-free C’wealth Games, Ekeji declares
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Fidelis Ebu Determined to ensure that the country is not globally ruined in next month’s Commonwealth Games in India, the National Sports Commission, NSC has subjected all athletes to thorough laboratory screening. Chief Patrick Ekeji, the dire...
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NFA slashes gate fee to mobilise support for Eaglets
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Fidelis Ebu The annulment of the Nigeria Football Association elections notwithstanding, the NFA has concluded arrangements for live telecast of the African Youth Championship qualifier return leg today between the Golden Eaglets and Congo jus...
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NFA restructuring: It’s not all about me, Odegbami
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Patrick Omorodion If there is anyone that is qualified to run the affairs of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Chief Patrick Olusegun Odegbami (MON) is unarguably one of them.
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NFA: Ex-players must form a formidable union , Brig-General Adebiyi
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoBy Eddie Akalonu Ex-football players in the country have been told they cannot succeed with any attempt to take over total control of the administration of football in the country until they first build their house on a solid foundation by coming ...
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Evergreen Pro-Am: Golfers honour Ali, as amateurs take center stage today
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoBy Richard Animam Late Zaria-based professional golfer Ali Abdullahi will definitely be smiling wherever he is. Ali, one of the best professional golfers in Nigeria was looking up to a fantastic season this year, with his attention focussed on Eu...
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Iweze picks
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoBy Kate Obodo Asaba-based amateur golfer Wing Commander Peter Iweze was full of smiles penultimate week when he picked one of the tickets to represent Nigeria at the Ryder Cup taking place in Wales come next month.
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Fasuba will bounce back , Onyali
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoBy Ben Efe Former African queen of the tracks, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has backed African 100m record holder, Olusoji Fasuba to make a strong comeback to the tracks.
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Nigeria Cup qualifiers: Players pray for good weather
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoBy Kate Obodo The rainy season is certainly not the best of times for a good round golf. A good round may suddenly come to an end as a result heavy down pour and lightening and good scores go unrecorded should the game be called off.
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Athletics coach hammers ECOWAS Games organisers
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoAthletics coach and former national hammer champion, Gabriel Opuana has lambasted organisers of the ECOWAS Games over the shoddy manner they handled Nigerian athletes during the event.
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Okagbare, others await NSC grants
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoTop Nigerian athletes are expecting to be paid their training grants, after the National Sports Commission, NSC agreed to an Athletics Federation=s proposal for the NSC to support the athletes towards the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics Games ...
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Nigerian ladies fall for bronze in Split
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoNigerian women lived up to their billings at the maiden IAAF/VTB Continental Cup in Split, Croatia last weekend.
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Amiesimaka hails annulment of NFA election
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 2 hours agoBy Richard Animam It was a celebration of some sort when news filtered into town that the controversial NFA elections has been annulled by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday afternoon.
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Good For The Crown
from Complete Sports Nigeria , about 15 hours agoUche Eucharia Tips Nigerian Girls For W/Cup Glory Super Falcons coach, Uche Eucharia remains shrewdly confident that the U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingoes can reach the final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup holding in Trinidad and Toba...
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Chukwu: GUINEA WOULD Be a hard nut TO CRACK!
from Complete Sports Nigeria , about 15 hours agoFormer Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu Has Called On Football Authorities To Ensure Nigeria Begin Early Preparations For Next Month’s Nations Cup Qualifier Against Syli Stars… Let’s start with Super Eagles game against Madagascar last week. H...
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Musa: I’m In Dream Land!
from Complete Sports Nigeria , about 15 hours agoNew Kid on The Block Shocked At Super Eagles Debut Musa, that was an impressive performance against Madagascar. How do you feel after making your full international debut for the Super Eagles? To be honest with you, I do not know how to express my...
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BELIEVE IN THESE EAGLES
from Complete Sports Nigeria , about 15 hours agoOsaze Pleads With Nigerians After Helping Eagles Thrash Madagascar 2-0 In Calabar On Sunday. He Spoke To SAB OSUJI After The Match. Congratulations, the Super Eagles flew past Madagascar 2-0 in the opening match of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations ...
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Flamingoes coach hails resilient foes
from 234Next , about 17 hours agoCoach of Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, Peter Dedevbo, has praised the Trinidad and Tobago team for the resilience they displayed in their match against the Flamingoes.Nigeria defeated the hosts 2-1 in a match played in the early hours ...
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Brilliant Federer downs Soderling
from 234Next , about 17 hours agoRoger Federer won a measure of revenge and a return to the US Open semi-finals as he beat fifth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling 6-4 6-4 7-5 on Wednesday to book his place in the last four for a seventh successive time.Federer, showing the all-rou...
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European leagues resume after Euro qualifiers
from 234Next , about 17 hours agoENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Everton seek to shock United
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PETER’S CAMP: KLITSCHKO WILL FALL!
from Complete Sports Nigeria , about 17 hours agoSamuel Peter’s trainer, Abel Sanchez has revealed the Nigerian Nightmare is well equipped to beat Wladimir Klitschko this time around. Peter has lost twice to the two Klitschko brothers in the last five years but Sanchez believes that will lost t...
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Chile Will Fall
from Complete Sports Nigeria , about 17 hours agoFlamengoes Coach, Dedevbo Boasts After 2-1 Win Over T&T Head coach of the national U-17 women’s team, the Flamingoes, Peter Dedevbo has drummed it loud and clear that Chile will add to the list of the team’s casualities in the on-going 2010 FIFA U...
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CELTIC TELL SHITTU: PROVE YOUR FITNESS
from Complete Sports Nigeria , about 17 hours agoScottish Club Wants Eagles Defender On One Week Trial Before Signing Him FOOTBALL: Celtic could miss out on Danny Shittu – if the Nigerian star turns down the Parkhead club’s offer of a trial. The out-of-contract former QPR and Watford defender ha...
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This fight is not for our football, Ibru opens up
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , 1 day agoBy Onochie Anibeze Emmanuel Ibru yesterday took a deep look into Nigerian football and returned this verdict: “It’s ridiculous, so ridiculous that we look and talk about it with shame.”
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Election: Why NFA top shots ignored court injunction , Singabele
from vanguard nigeria newspaper , about 1 hour agoBy Patrick Omorodion A member of the dissolved Board of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Dr. Peter Singabele has said that members of the board disregarded the Lagos High Court injunction that the August 26 election of the association shoul...
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