Okocha, Ronaldo, Seedorf score in charity game against poverty (See Photos)

Former Super Eagles skipper and current Delta State FA Chairman, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, was among the goals scorers as football legends across the world played a charity game against French side, Saint Etienne, to raise money against poverty Monday night.
The game was the 12th annual Match Against Poverty with a Saint-Etienne all-star

Breaking News: Stephen Keshi confirmed as Super Eagles coach again!!!!!

Stephen Keshi has said his new two-year contract to coach Nigeria should mark a fresh start for the country’s football team after several months of delays and speculations surrounding his future.

 Keshi, 53, signed a new deal Tuesday that will terminate at the end of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

Again, Stephen Keshi was confirmed as the Super Eagles coach by the

CRAZY: Sunshine Stars duo face one match ban, N50, 000 fine for indecent celebration

Kunle Odunlami and Prince Agrey of Sunshine Stars of Akure have been given a one-match ban and fined the sum of N50, 000 for stripping to their pants while celebrating  a goal.

Super Eagles defender, Kunle Odunlami and Prince Agrey both stripped to their pants as they celebrated  Prince's last gasp goal against Dolphins in the match day four of the

Crystal Palace, Leicester chase Ujah

Crystal Palace and Leicester City are amongst a number of clubs interested in signing Cologne’s 24-year-old striker Anthony Ujah this summer. Standing at a little over six feet tall, the Nigeria international has scored 10 goals in 28 league appearances for the German outfit after signing for them on a permanent basis in the summer of 2013.
Prior to that, the front man had spent two years at Mainz, but has flourished this term, and

President Jonathan sacks NSC DG, appoints replacement

Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, the Director General of National Sports Commission (NSC), has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect.
Elegbeleye’s sack was on the order of President Goodluck Jonathan.
Meanwhile, a Director in the NSC, Alhassan Yakmut, has also been directed by the Sports Minister, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, to assume office on Monday as the Acting Director General of the Commission.

Super Falcons To Set Out For Canada On 19 May

Nigeria’s senior women’s national team will begin their pre-World Cup training tour on 19 May in Toronto, Canada.
AfricanFootball.com has gathered from a spokesperson of the Super Falcons that the team will embark on a training tour of Canada before the start of this year’s World Cup on 6 June.
Nigeria will play their first two group stage matches against Sweden and Australia in

BLAME GAME Cont: Dolphins FC blame referee for loss to Sunshine Stars

Nigeria Premier League side, Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt, are unhappy with their loss to Sunshine Stars in Akure on Sunday.
Dolphins have blamed the referee who officiated the game for their defeat.
The team’s head coach, Stanley Eguma, complained bitterly about the “controversial” goal scored in added time by Sunshine Stars’ Prince Aggrey, which was allowed to stand by the

EYESORE: Refuse dumps takes over National Stadium, Lagos

Not less than five refuse heaps have been spotted at different locations within the National Stadium complex, Lagos, leaving the sport city environment filthy and unhealthy for users of the facility.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that some of the heaps of refuse were rather

SPECTACULAR: OBAFEMI MARTINS celebrates Wonder goal

Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins left tongues wagging when he scored a spectacular goal on Saturday night to earn Seattle Sounders a 3-1 win at Colorado Rapid.

And the former Birmingham City forward himself was delighted to score such a super goal.“I can’t really remember what I did, but Rose gave me a good ball. I was thinking to control the ball facing our goal, but I just decided to do something different. So I just turned with the ball and placed it. It was just one

Out-of-favour: Ogbuke heading to Turkey

Chinedu Obasi is now likely to try his luck in Turkey after German Bundesliga Schalke 04 announced they will not renew his contract by the summer.A source close to the Nigeria international said: “Chinedu is exploring the possibilities of now moving to Turkey after Schalke said he is surplus to