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  THE DAY REPLAYED – The concluding day of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 saw Nigeria live up to their tag of pre-tournament favourites by overcoming a spirited Mali side 2-0 in the final, thereby retaining the crown they secured so impressively two years ago in the United Arab Emirates. Belgium had earlier finished third, after seeing off …

Nigeria became only the second side to retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mali in Vina Del Mar. Victor Osimhen stole the show once again thanks to his record-breaking tenth goal of the tournament, with Funsho Bamgboye adding a second moments later. Samuel Diarra had saved an early Osinachi Ebere penalty as the Malians played …

A FIFA delegation led by FIFA Chief Medical Officer Prof. Jiri Dvorak and supported by Cameroonian superstar Samuel Eto’o has just completed a visit to Sierra Leone and Ghana to experience first-hand the progress of FIFA’s health campaigns. One year after the emergency campaign “11 against Ebola” was launched in West Africa at the peak of the Ebola epidemic, FIFA …

Ever since embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter was suspended, many football enthusiasts have been debating about who would become the next president. Blatter himself is weighing in on the debate, and according to Vanguard, he stated that former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, would be a great fit for the position. He reportedly stated the following during a Swiss …

Super Eagles head coach Sunday Oliseh, was flown to Belgium for treatment yesterday due to a deteriorating health condition. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) released the following statement on Oliseh’s condition via social media, ThisDay reports: “Coach Sunday Oliseh has returned to Belgium to continue treatment after being advised by Eagles medics. He became dizzy and weak after lunch on …

New Super Eagles captain and CSKA Moscow forward, Ahmed Musa is currently 5th on the list of top scorers in UEFA competitions this season with a total of 4 goals in 6 matches. Musa is just a step below Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored 5 goals in just two appearances while the current top scorer is Maccabi Tel …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have nominated Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa for the 2015 African Footballer of the Year. Enyeama features for French club Lille, while Ahmed Musa has been in superb form for Russian army club CSKA Moscow in the year under review. Reigning African Player of the Year Yaya Toure is also on a long …

Efe Ambrose, Moses Simon and Odion Ighalo provided goalscoring contributions as Nigeria claimed a deserved 3-0 victory over Cameroon in an international friendly on Sunday. Carl Ikeme kept his place in goal with Leon Balogun, Ambrose, Shehu Abdullahi and Elderson Echiejile starting in a four-man defence for the Super Eagles. Ogenyi Onazi, Sylvester Igbonu and John Mikel Obi all started …

African football leader, Issa Hayatou has been named to take charge of FIFA after former president, Blatter was suspended and “stripped of all duties.” African football leader Issa Hayatou on Thursday took temporary charge of FIFA after Sepp Blatter was “relieved of his duties” because of his 90-day suspension, the world body said. Issa Hayatou will serve as acting president of …

  FIFA’s ethics committee provisionally suspended organization president Sepp Blatter for 90 days. Blatter, who has headed FIFA since 1998, is accused of signing a contract “unfavorable” to FIFA and making a “disloyal payment” to UEFA president Michel Platini that was harmful to soccer’s governing body. Both Blatter and Platini, a likely candidate to replace Blatter as president come organizational …