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Nigeria coach Shuaibu Amodu has taken the unusual step of explaining the reasoning behind his omission of certain players for next month’s 2010 World Cup qualifier against Tunisia in Abuja. Although reaction to his current squad has been less vitriolic than the past, Amodu has seen his non-selection of Obafemi Martins criticised, as well as [...]
Onyekachi Okonkwo and his FC Zurich teammates sealed their passage into the group stages of the UEFA Champions League with a 5-1 aggregate victory over FK Ventspils. Leading 3-0 from the first leg, Zurich were all but assured of progress and Johan Vonlanthen made that even more certain with an untidy goal after just 6 [...]
Fifteen players have been dropped from the national Under-17 team, Golden Eaglets,after the majority of the squad failed an age test, NFF spokesman Ademola Olajire said in a press statement. “Head coach John Obuh explained that the players were dropped based on performance as well as the results of the MRI tests conducted on all [...]
Yakubu Aiyegbeni made a goal scoring return to the pitch early in the week, scoring one and assisting a second as Everton Reserves ran out 3-0 winners over Burnley Reserves. Yak, who has been out since last November with an Achilles injury, opened the scoring within the opening thirty one seconds. The Nigerian latched onto [...]
Nigeria defender, Adefemi Olubayo made his debut for French club US Boulougne as 65th minute substitute after being cleared by world football governing body FIFA. Olubayo moved to the French club from SC Rheindorf Altach but the Austrian club claimed that the player was still under a four-year contract with them. The Nigerian and his [...]
Nigeria striker, Benjamin Chukwuka Onwuachi says his move to Greek top side Kavala affords him the opportunity to prove he can succeed in a competitive atmosphere. Onwuachi will be featuring in the Greek championship for the second time, after playing for Ionikos between 2006 and 2008. The 25-year-old joined Kavala on Wednesday night from rivals [...]
Ghana-born Kofi Danning, has been given official permission to pursue his dream to play for Australia, according to the country’s Football Association. The 18-year-old striker, who plays in Australia’s A-League, was given the green light by football’s governing body Fifa. He is now eligible to play for his adopted country at next month’s Under-20 World [...]
Ivory Coast striker, Boubacar Sanogo has signed a three year deal with French club St Etienne. He moves from the German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee. He has already passed a medical and could make his debut for the club in their game against Boulogne at the weekend. The St Etienne website [...]
The Chief Coach of Rivers State Judo Association, Geofery Godpower has said that plans are on top gear to attend this year’s junior Judo Championship scheduled to commence next week, at Abuja. This was disclosed in an exclusive interview with Tidesports on Thursday, in Port Harcourt. He said the competition is aimed at selecting the [...]
The Chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Rivers State chapter, Honour Sirawoo has blamed the over age saga, trailing the Nigerian Under -17 team on the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). Sirawoo who made this known in a telephone chat with Tidesports, said the issue is regrettable as NFF has refused to learn from [...]
