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Nigerian national team suspended

by × on June 30, 2010 at 1:05 pm × 0 comments

The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has suspended the national soccer team for two years as punishment for their dismal performance.

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Group B – Messi is all that… but is Argentina?

by × on June 11, 2010 at 10:45 am × 0 comments

What’s Group B looking like? Argentinian firepower, a bus with Greek license plates, Nigerian oomph, and South Korea verve.

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Ghana-Nigeria: A look at yesterday's west African face-off

by × on January 29, 2010 at 11:00 am × 0 comments

“But the Nigerians, also featuring several under-20s due to headaches of their own- chiefly a hamstrung Joseph Yobo and suspended Onyekachi Apam- proved one- dimensional in too many attacks on net, with Martins often left alone to contend with a blanket of twin defenders before running into the keeper.”

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African Nations Cup Update

by × on January 13, 2010 at 11:26 am × 1 comment

Two games yesterday in Angola saw all of Group C in action. Group D takes center stage today with an exciting Cameroon squad taking on Gabon before Zambia and Tunisia take the field. Mozambique and Benin tied 2-2 with most of the action occurring in the first half hour. Egypt […]

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African Cup of Nations Underway

by × on January 12, 2010 at 1:35 pm × 0 comments

On Sunday the 2010 African Cup of Nations kicked off with hosts Angola blowing a 4 goal lead against Mali in the final 12 minutes. Two early headers coupled with a pair of penalty kicks gave Angola a 4 goal cushion in by the 73rd minute, but Keita and Kanoute […]

The Final Draw, Dec 4th 2009
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The Final Draw, Dec 4th 2009

by × on November 24, 2009 at 7:24 pm × 0 comments

Mark your calendar.  The FIFA final card draw that decides the fate of 32 teams for next year’s world cup is being held in Cape Town, South Africa next Friday December 4th where fifa.com will host extensive live coverage of the event.The draw will attract millions of viewers from across […]

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Men’s U-17 Nigeria Oct-Nov 2009

by × on November 18, 2009 at 11:16 pm × 0 comments

The US Men’s U-17 National team had a fair performance in the Nigerian World Cup making it past the first round with matches against Spain (their only loss), United Emirates (W:1-0), and Malawi (W:1-0).  PA native, Alex Shinsky saw the back of the net in their second match against Malawi […]

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