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Nigeria Beat Mexico to Win U-17 World Cup

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Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets became the first country to win the FIFA Under-17 World Cup for the fourth time on Friday 8th of November after handing a comprehensive 3-0 defeat to their Mexican counterparts, El Tri, at the  El Zayed Stadium …

Kanu Fires Up Eaglets for Fourth Title.

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Japan ’93 FIFA U-17 World Cup winner, Nwankwo Kanu, believes the Golden Eaglets will overcome Mexico in Friday’s final of the 2013 edition in the United Arab Emirates for their fourth title. Kanu’s goals two decades ago propelled Nigeria to …

Nigeria Football Federation to Borrow Cash for Ethiopia Game.

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The Nigeria Football Federation will again have to borrow for next weekend’s 2014 World Cup playoff against Ethiopia, officials disclosed on Wednesday. Available statistics suggest that the NFF will need at least N50m for the November 16 playoff for a …

Eaglets Good For Gold, Says Rufai.

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Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai is backing the  Golden Eaglets to beat Mexico and win the coveted FIFA U-17 World Cup for a record fourth time on Friday. Nigeria defeated Sweden 3-0 in the semi-final on Tuesday to set …

Hull Offer Aluko New Deal

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The former Rangers and Birmingham City striker has been in talks with the Yorkshire club to extend a contract which runs out at the end of the season. And Aluko, who missed Saturday’s win over Sunderland with a calf injury, …

Golden Eaglets Fly Past Sweden to Final

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Nigeria was made to work for their 3-0 semi-final win over Sweden in Dubai on 5th of October, a result that sends them to the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Taiwo Awoniyi scored his third goal in two …

Brazilian Footballer Beheaded, Head Found at His Doorstep

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Police in Brazil have launched a manhunt after the severed head of a former professional footballer was left on the doorstep of his home. The horrified wife of Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos, 35, made the gruesome discovery as she left …

Keshi Expects Tough Battle from Jordan.

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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has said he expects Jordan to give his team of local league players a tough match today. Jordan will use today’s friendly to prepare for a 2014 World Cup final playoff against Uruguay. “Jordan has been …

Commonwealth Games: Lagos Revokes Promise to House Athletes.

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Lagos State sports officials have reneged on a promise to help the Athletics Federation of Nigeria accommodate its athletes for the conditioning camp ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The camping exercise is expected to start today …

Omeruo Impresses Mourinho in Chelsea Training.

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Kenneth Omeruo has caught the eye of manager Jose Mourinho during Chelsea training, MTNFootball.com has specially learnt. “Kenneth has impressed Mourinho at training with Chelsea and it is looking very good for him now since his surgery for a shoulder …

Olofinjana Loaned to Owls

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Sheffield Wednesday have signed Hull midfielder Seyi Olofinjana on loan until the end of the season. The Nigeria international, 32, will go straight into Wednesday’s squad for their crunch derby clash with Barnsley at Hillsborough on Saturday. Olofinjana is reunited …

Arsenal Boss Reveals Why He is Deferring Contract Talks.

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Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he will wait until later in the season to see if he believes he is the man to take the Gunners forward. The Frenchman has been with the North Londoners for 17 years …

Obafemi Martins Welcomes Third Child

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Obafemi Martins welcomed his third child – a baby boy – from his third baby mama – Abigail Barwuah – on Wednesday October 16th in Italy. 25 year old Abigail is the older sister of Italian footballer, Mario Balotelli. By …

Arsenal Will Bounce Back – Arsene Wenger

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger backed his “jaded” players to bounce back from Yesterday’s Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund. The 2-1 loss to Jurgen Klopp’s men at the Emirates Stadium was Arsenal’s first in Group F, while it also ended …

Kano Pillars Win Nigeria Premier League Again

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  Kano Pillars have successfully defended their Nigeria Premier League title having emerged champions of the 2012/13 season despite going down to a 2-0 defeat to Lobi Stars in their last game of the current campaign. The 2-0 defeat suffered …

Torres Grabs Blues Third Spot In Moyes And Benitez Send-Off

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Fernando Torres scored his first Barclays Premier League goal of 2013 as Chelsea sealed third place with a victory which saw David Moyes’ 11-year reign as Everton manager end in defeat. Twelve months to the day since Chelsea’s Champions League …

Lukaku Hat-Trick Spoils Sir Alex’s Send-Off

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Sir Alex Ferguson brought the curtain down on his glorious 39-year managerial career in astonishing fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Brom in a match of incredible twists. Goals from Shinji Kagawa and Alex Buttner either side of …

Falcao Dismisses Transfer Speculation.

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Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has dismissed speculation over his future, saying he is fully focused on enjoying Friday’s Copa del Rey final against city rivals Real Madrid. The build-up to the decider has seen Falcao heavily linked with a …

Heynckes Set To Retire

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Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes appeared to end speculation about his future by saying this season would be his last as a coach. That means that Heynckes, 68, has three more games to complete, two of them being the Champions …

Ozil Set To Return For Copa del Rey

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Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Ozil looks set to return for Friday’s Copa del Rey final, but defender Sergio Ramos faces a race against time to be fit for the clash with city rivals Atletico at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Ozil, …