Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around the world. She beat Spain’s Veronica Boquete, German Nadine Kessler, Scot Kim Little and Brazilian […]
Nigeria became the first African country to win the African Youth Championship for the seventh time after beating hosts Senegal 1-0 in the final of the 2015 edition at the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium, Dakar on Sunday. For lifting the trophy, Nigeria will play in Group E of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in […]
“We believe in hard work,” Aborowa said of herself and other Nigerians. “It’s in the blood, to go hard every time, to go for what you want.” “People can take your wealth, your property, but they cannot take away your knowledge or that diploma,” Romanus Amukamara said.
While some players lost at the world cup, and others are asking for raises or insisting on match appearance fees before playing, Mesut Ozil, of World Cup champion Germany, is paying for 23 Kids’ Surgeries In Brazil
“…this particular tournament will go down in history as a special world event that changes the paradigm of diversity and inclusion in national representation as well as sets a vision of branding a new world image. “
“last year (as in other cases when Nigeria performed well), the government and people of Nigeria showered the National Soccer team with appreciation gifts in cash and property. What then could possibly be the justification for the players to rather opt for appearance fees even when history indicates that they would have gotten more from the government and people of Nigeria if they had performed better?
New Jersey, USA: Recently, the 4th Nigerian States Sports carnival was held in New Jersey.The was organized by the Nigerian Sports and Cultural organization was attended by Nigerians and Africans from and around the New Jersey, New York, Connecticut tri-state area. A number of Nigerians were recognized and some received award trophies for their their […]
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