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Super Eagles Head Coach Sunday Oliseh has invited 23 players, including USA –based Obafemi Martins and six home –based professionals, for the Super Eagles’ 2018 World Cup qualifying fixture against Swaziland. The two –legged fixture […]

A FEW weeks ago, I received a call from ex-International football star, Segun Odegbami. We had not spoken for a while, but it turned out to be a very long discussion. Odegbami informed me of an […]

Former Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama has been in the news following his rift with Coach Sunday Oliseh. Enyeama announced his resignation from the national team via the social platform. In this interview with Galaxy […]

Vincent Enyeama ditched the Super Eagles in Belgium; calling time on his international career, but not without some controversy. He alleged the head coach Sunday Oliseh insulted his late mother, had security throw him out […]

Lille goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has quit international football after a meeting with top official of the Nigeria Football Federation in Belgium Thursday. Enyeama’s decision did not come as a surprise after a major falling out […]

The dramatis personae in what has become known as the show of shame of Belgium have been speaking on their actions even as they put aside their differences to confront Congo in a friendly match […]

THE Super Eagles camp in Belgium has been torn into shreds following squabbles between Coach Sunday Oliseh and captain Vincent Enyeama ahead of tomorrow’s friendly against Congo. The arrival of Lille goalkeeper and captain of […]

Under-fire Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is in pressing need of a positive outcome as his side prepare to welcome Premier League leaders Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium this Sunday. Fourth-place Arsenal are only three […]

Fifa president Sepp Blatter will not resign despite major sponsors Coca-Cola, Visa, Budweiser and McDonald’s calling for him to go immediately. The four each issued statements saying Blatter should quit after Swiss criminal proceedings were […]

On weekends in Nigeria, getting together to watch the English Premier Leaguefeatures on almost everyone’s to-do list. Bars and restaurants draw significant crowds to screenings of live games, and at least four pages of most […]

Nigeria climbed one spot to 52nd in the latest FIFA ranking published yesterday in Zurich. However, the Super Eagles retained the tenth position in the African continent. Algeria, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Tunisia and Senegal are […]

The International Federation of Association Football otherwise known as FIFA, was founded in 1904. It is the governing body of football associations with the responsibility of organising major international football tournaments especially the World Cup. […]

José Mourinho has said his history with Arsène Wenger and Arsenal will have no bearing on Chelsea’s latest meeting with the Gunners at Stamford Bridge on Saturday lunchtime and he will offer his hand to […]

Liverpool forward, Jordon Ibe, will not play for Nigeria as he has opted for England, according to Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh. Oliseh, who recently held discussions with the youngster in England over the possibility of […]

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has given kudos to his team for pulling an encouraging 2-0 win over Niger in an international friendly played at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt yesterday. Speaking after the […]

Super Eagles hopes of picking the sole ticket in group G of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations is under serious threat as chart leaders, Pharaohs of Egypt smashed Le Sao 5-1 away from home […]

Coach Sunday Oliseh will be having his first taste of competitive football action this afternoon, when he leads the Super Eagles to battle Tanzania in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Dar es […]

Hardball should have aptly tagged this piece: “The great Nigerian hustle”. But true to be told, it is not a Hardball original. It is a timeless line lifted from Time magazine. It was way back […]

New Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has amended his earlier stance that only Nigerians who play in first division clubs will be welcomed to the team. The coach’s remarks at his unveiling that “first division […]

The ‘unofficial’ 2015/16 season opener for the English Premier League takes place this Sunday, 2nd August, at the famous Wembley Stadium and will see Arsenal, having defended their FA Cup title, take on Chelsea, the […]