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The Nigerian soccer team, Super Eagles, beat the Walya Antelopes of Ethiopia 4 goals to 0 at the Abuja national stadium on Sunday evening.
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BACKGROUND: WHEN the editor of The Guardian Newspapers, Lagos, Nigeria, Debo Adesina assigned me to do an enterprise story on FIFA and CAF executive board member, Amos Adamu, sometime in 2002, I did...
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Next Saturday’s elections of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), if it holds at all, may yield a new crisis as the old order seems unwilling to yield to the new. As with most issues...
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There have been many controversial goals and goals disallowed by the FIFA officiating referees and their assistants in different tournaments. This is known as poor officiating in this game of round...
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The FIFA World Cup has just ended with all the bright lights and a whole month filled with rapturous excitements. There have been losses and victories, ups and downs but generally everyone agrees the...
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Only hours ahead of the FIFA threat to send Nigeria to the soccer freezer, President Goodluck Jonathan today rescinded his widely-criticized decision to suspend Nigeria from international soccer for...
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It is difficult to put in words the emotional rollercoaster that Ghanaians have been wrenched through over the past three days. Most of us, together with supporters of the National Football team...
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Our Dear Ghana: We mourn with you over thawed dreams as stars slipped through our fingers. Carried away by powerful currents of cheats through our chequered history. We mourn, stopped by white hands...
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The god of soccer refused to bless Africa as Ghanaian Asamoah Gyan missed the last minute penalty kick that could have put the West African nation in a world cup history. The Uruguay defender, Luis...
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Preamble: The Federal Government of Nigeria has a vested interest in the management, supervision and outcome of football administration in the country. It is in this regard that the National Assembly...
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As I write this piece, I am listening to my all-time favorite Highlife song, “Ketekete”, by the Juju maestro, Chief Ebenezer Obey. In this song, Obey used the story of a journeying man...
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I was amused when I read about the latest action of the Federal Government on the Super Eagles’ World Cup flop and I was desperately saddened because we have acted again to demonstrate the way...
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