Nigeria’s former national goal keeper, Peter Rufai, on Wednesday, said the Super Eagles do not need to play against top-rated teams as they prepare for the 2014 Federation of International Football Federation, FIFA, World cup which kicks off in June. Rufai, a former Deportivo La Coruna player who represented the country at the USA 1994…
UEFA Semi-final, Final Draws Released
The 2014 UEFA Champions league fixtures have been released. The draw was held at Uefa headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland by a team of UEFA officials. The first leg, which is to be played on April 22 and 23 fixtures Atletico vs Chelsea; and Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich consecutively. While the return leg debacle…
Brazil 2014: OSMI Parleys Broadcast Partners
To achieve its primary objective of delivering quality broadcast to Nigerians during the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Optima Sports Management International, OSMI, has commenced its stakeholder engagement programme with a workshop for its Broadcast Partners from the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, BON. Speaking during the opening session at the workshop that attracted participants…
Brazil 2014: NFF Unfolds Bonus Structure for Super Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday unfolded a breakdown of bonus packages for the Super Eagles, technical crew and other officials who will be representing the country at the forthcoming men’s soccer World Cup in Brazil. The summary was contained in the financial estimates presented by the Secretary General of the NFF, Musa Amadu…
NFF Appoints Emmanuel Amunike As Eaglets Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has appointed former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amunike, as the new head coach of the Nigerian U-17 national male team, the Golden Eaglets. Emmanuel Ikpeme, Head of NFF’s technical committee, who made the disclosure yesterday, said the appointment was arrived at for the sake of continuity, especially since Amunike…