African champions Nigeria flew into Sao Paulo just before midnight (Brazil time) on Saturday – the last team to arrive at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. Earlier scheduled to arrive on Thursday, the Super Eagles are 48 hours late after a stand-off with Nigerian football authorities oover bonuses payable, despite a mutual understanding with the team’s management on a 50 per cent cut.
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June 16, 2013
Confederation Cup:Eagles Arrives In Brazil
African champions Nigeria flew into Sao Paulo just before midnight (Brazil time) on Saturday – the last team to arrive at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. Earlier scheduled to arrive on Thursday, the Super Eagles are 48 hours late after a stand-off with Nigerian football authorities oover bonuses payable, despite a mutual understanding with the team’s management on a 50 per cent cut.
June 10, 2013
Namibia's Coach Resign Post Three Days To Clash With Nigeria
With just three days to the match against the Super Eagles in a Group F World Cup qualifying match, Namibia coach Roger Palmgren has resigned his position.
John Muinjo, President of the Namibia Football Association (NFA) announced the
May 23, 2013
Keshi- No Need To Panick Over Kenya
Coach Stephen Keshi has told Nigerians not to panic as the Super Eagles prepare for crucial 2014 World Cup qualifying games andthe FIFA Confederations Cup tournament - alltaking place in a number of weeks. A spate of injuries, first to Scotland-based midfielder Reuben Gabriel and ace forward Emmanuel Emenike, and lately to attacking midfielders Kalu Uche and Victor Moses, had caused anxiety in some quarters and is being hyper-ventilated in public spaces and a sectionof the media as 'problem in camp'. But Keshi, who steered less-endowed Togo to that country's only FIFA World
May 14, 2013
Kenya's Harambee Stars Plans Hostile Reception For Nigerian Super Eagles
A message from the Nigerian High Commission in Nairobi warned the Nigerian Football Federation of an impending hostile reception by their hosts and that they should do everythingto ensure the Super Eagles are psychologically prepared for what they would meet in Nairobi.
The Kenyans who rattled the Eagles in Calabar in the first leg and nearly pulled an upset on the African Champions have repeatedly vowed to to make life miserable for the Nigerians.
They had alleged that the Nigerian Football Federation treated them badly during their arrival in Lagos where they complained of a low quality accommodation.
April 11, 2013
Keshi Must Return To Nigeria If He Likes His Job-NFF
Emeka Inyama, a board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, has stated that Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi, has travelled to the US without permission and must return from his California base by Monday.
The former Mali and Togo boss left the country and failed to attend the meeting of the technicak committee and the NFF have asked him to return and answer a query.
“Keshi has been recalled and he must be in Abuja on Monday if he still cares about his job,” Inyama said.
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