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By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it is observing the reports that the Cape Coast Stadium in Ghana, which will host the first leg of the Qatar 2022 World Cup play-off between the Black Stars and Super Eagles on Match 25, is currently in bad shape and undergoing rehabilitation a few weeks to the crucial ...

In these two Colleges, I replicated all I did at St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Emene, Enugu in terms of preparing schedules for morning road- walk, sports training and practice sessions which were followed meticulously to maximum advantages to the students in particular and to the respective colleges in general. I groomed and nurtured the students to stardom in readiness for ...

By Rev. Fr. Gerald Nwafor I have watched with great concern the opinion of some actors in the world, and how they ignore the mayhem going on in Ukraine. I am concerned about the people in Ukraine and Russia because they are human beings like you and I are. What is the real reason behind killing and destroying properties in ...

-All in One – Fidelis Onuchukwu However, in 1966, due to pogrom, the Eastern Regional Team did not go to defend the Cup she won in 1965, but simply relinquished it to the Federal Football Authorities. I finished my Higher School Course in 1966 and in early 1967, I secured employment to teach at St. Patrick’s Secondary School, Emene Enugu. ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Chairman Anambra Independent Football eague, (AIFL) Rev. Father Obinna Dike, has commended the Chairman, Anambra State Sports Development commission, Chief Tony Oli, and the out going administration of Governor, Willie Obiano, for the effort made to put in place, a beautiful Football Stadium in Awka Capital City. The newly constructed stadium, hosted AIFL matches this ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The informal settlement of Makoko in inner city Lagos is largely built on stilts and uses canoes for transport, but a new football pitch is giving the community a solid foundation. A new football pitch has been opened in the Makoko Area of Lagos, Nigeria, as part of ESPN’s built to Play initiative, and serves a ...

 – All in One – Fidelis Onuchukwu Name: Onuchukwu, Fidelis .C. (KSM) Village: Umuodum, Isingwu -Unodu Town: Oraifite Education Work: I finished my Higher School Course in 1966 at Trinity High School, Oguta, Imo State, in 1966. Early in 1967, I secured employment to teach at St. Patricks Secondary School, Emene, Enugu State. Not long after I started work, than ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will demand explanation from Super Eagles technical adviser, Austin Eguavoen, on his inclusion of Ogenyi Onazi on the standby list ahead the World Cup playoff with Ghana, Fides learnt. Onazi was named by the coach on a standby list of seven players in the squad for the World Cup playoff games ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Nigeria Football Federation has described as “most sorrowful” the death of sports broadcasting pathfinder, Adesola ‘Fabio’ Lanipekun which occurred last Sunday, 6th March 2022, four days after the latter’s 80th birthday anniversary. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said: ‘To read about the death of Mr Fabio Lanipekun, only days after we celebrated him for ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has felicitated with one-time FIFA referee, one-time FIFA advisor on refereeing and the Federation’s Consultant on Refereeing for many years, Mr Linus Mba, as the erudite man-of-the-whistle turned 81 yesterday. General Secretary of the NFF, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, extolled Pa Mba’s endearing and lasting contributions to Nigeria Football, saying the one-time ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has apologised to the players and officials of Super Falcons over the incident that left them stuck for hours at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA). The federation described the incident as “unfortunate,” adding that the delay happened due to circumstances that were “beyond us.” Fides learnt that the Falcons were ...

ANAMBRA INDEPENDENT FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AIFL) SEASON 6 (2021/22) GOAL SCORERS CHART AFTER MATCH DAY 14 (FOURTEEN ), FEBRUARY 25, 2022 *7 GOALS* ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ OKEKE JOHN CHINAZA (DOSAD)  *6 GOALS* ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ TOHEEB MAKINDE (HOPELAND) *5 GOALS* ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ ADINA ODINAKA (GP WORLD) *4 GOALS* ⚽⚽⚽⚽ ALAGBOSO BROWN (OZALLA) ADINDU SOMTOCHUKWU (HOPELAND) MICHAEL MAKUO (OZALLA) CHRISTOPHER ODINAKA (MEKON) OBIEFUDO MOSES OBIOMA (MEKON) *3 ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Kingsley Obiekwu, a former Nigerian football player, says he is overwhelmed by the show of solidarity by Nigerians during his time of need. Mr Obiekwu, a member of the Nigerian team which won the men’s football gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, told the News Men he was extremely grateful. He said he was forced ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Residents of Ungwan Romi, Abuja Road junction of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were subjected to panic and apprehension on Sunday evening and Monday morning following a discovery of an object suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted in the area. The Kaduna popular beer parlour near Nnamdi Azikiwe Bypassed by Abuja ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Over 200 athletes and secondary school students are expected to compete at the ND Western/MoC Trials on Friday, March 4, at the University of Benin Sports Complex, Edo State. The event, aimed at discovering a new generation of Nigerian athletes, is the first major talent hunt organised by Making of Champions (MoC) since 2018. In a ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Confederation of African Football last Monday informed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the Super Eagles will now take on Ghana’s Black Stars on new dates. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement that the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off round fixture between Nigeria and Ghana would not hold on the earlier ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh After posting a sterling performance for Everton in their 3-0 win over Leed United at Goodison Park last Saturday, Toffees manager, Frank Lampard, says Alex Iwobi needs to believe more in himself to thrive at the club, Fides reports. Captain Seamus Coleman scored the opener, heading in a rebound from Donny van de Beek’s cross before ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh The Match Commissioners’ Appointment Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has rolled out new criteria for interested football stakeholders to meet in order to be considered for the role of match commissioners in Nigeria’s domestic game. Rising from its inauguration and inaugural meeting in the Federal Capital, Abuja on Wednesday, Chairman of the NFF Match Commissioners’ ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh A member of the Atlanta ’96 Olympics Gold medal-winning Dream Team, Kingsley Obiekwu, who recently opened up on his financial struggles has received a kind donation of N2 million from Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa. Though Musa did not publicly announce the donation or post it on his social media pages, close associates of the former ...

By Alexander Johnson Adejoh Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has described poor management as the bane of Nigeria’s sports. Shaibu, who is in charge of Edo State’s drive to turn sports into big business, believes that the country will get it right when it sports administration is okay. Speaking in Lagos at the weekend, the deputy governor, who is ...