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Dayo Emmanuel Super Eagles midfielder John Ogu has been arrested in Israel where he currently plays for a club side, Hapoel Be’er Sheva. The Nigerian was alleged to have been drunk while driving. The implications of driving under the influence of alcohol in Israel include having the offender’s driver’s license suspended for 30 days and Ogu was not spared. According …

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The 2017 edition of the GTBank Masters Cup will reach its climax on Thursday 29th June at the famous waterfront Onikan stadium in Lagos. The prestigious secondary schools football tournament is destined to end on an historic note as old rivalries will be renewed in the two matches that will feature the four most outstanding teams in this year’s competition. …

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Andrew Okey Omoyeni is an aspiring footballer who wants to get to the peak of his career. In this interview, he told DAYO EMMANUEL what matters to him as a footballer. He also talked about the place of God in a footballer’s life. The 18 year old talented footballer who trains with a grassroots club in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital …

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As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare to play host to their South African counterparts in the AFCON qualifier scheduled for Uyo stadium, the players are optimistic of payment or their outstanding allowances. Outstanding payments will top the agenda when top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by President Amaju Pinnick meet today with the team’s head coach …

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The Super Eagles will tomorrow (Thursday), 1st June 2017 take the pitch against the Hawks of Togo in an international friendly in Paris. Coach Gernot Rohr is using Thursday’s game, just like last Friday’s session against Corsica Island in Ajaccio, as preparation for next weekend’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa in Uyo. The match against the …

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Nigeria have left out Chelsea star Victor Moses from their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa next month. Speculation has been rife in recent weeks over the whether Moses would be available for the June 10 match in the southern city of Uyo. The 26-year-old has been Nigeria’s most outstanding player in Europe this past season but …

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The Nigerian Navy football team has set up a final encounter with the Nigeria Customs Service of Lagos in the ongoing Ships and Ports Maritime Football Cup competition in Lagos. The Navy sailed to the final after a 2-1 defeat of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday at the Astro Turf pitch of the National stadium in Lagos. On the …

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Odewande John Zacheus is young but an aspiring footballer. He currently plays with Sheriff Football Club, Amao, Agege, Lagos; a non-league grassroots team. After several attempts to be scouted, Odewande is still optimistic that very soon, his dream to ply his trade outside the shores of Nigeria would become a reality. He talked with DAYO EMMANUEL. Excerpts:  When did you …

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Dayo Emmanuel Former Attorney General of Lagos State and ex-Chair of the state’s Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Ayotunde Phillip, has been appointed into the newly-constituted FIFA Ethics Committee. The appointment took place at the Congress of the world football governing body taking place in Manama, Bahrain. Phillip, 68 was the fourth female Chief Judge of Lagos State. She studied Law …

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