Colombia pay the Penalty!!
Published: May 27, 2010
Bafana Bafana won 2-1 against South American side Colombia in a Fifa international friendly match played at Soccer City in Soweto on Thursday night. All the goals came via penalty kicks with Teko Modise scoring for Bafana from a second attempt, Giovanni Moreno also converted his spotkick to bring Colombia level in this...
SPARTA Rotterdam reduce ticket prices for next season
Published: May 27, 2010
The club of Dele Adeleye in the past season,Sparta Rotterdam have reduced their ticket prices for next season.This is logical following their relegation to the lower rungs of Dutch football,which came with severe financial consequences.Next season,instead of playing against the likes of Ajax,Feyenoord and Twente,they m...
Official:Colombia to arrive London on Saturday for Nigeria friendly
Published: May 27, 2010
Despite the failure of the agent responsible for the Colombia-Nigeria game,the Colombia and Nigeria FA have concluded all arrangements for the match on Sunday.Both federations have threatened to report the match organizer to FIFA.According to a communique on the website of the Colombia Federation,the match starts at 7:...
Argentina Update:Argentina depart tomorrow for South Africa 2:30pm Nigerian time
Published: May 27, 2010
Argentina National Team trained this morning for the last time in the country, and fly tomorrow to South Africa for the World Cup.The players were involved in light training to avoid any physical exhaustion before embarking on the trip.Mariano Andujar, Nicholas Otamendi, Nicolas Burdisso, Clemente Rodriguez, Mario Bola...
FIFA in World Cup crackdown on dangerous tackles
Published: May 27, 2010
Fifa medical chief Michel D'Hooghe wants referees at the World Cup in South Africa to crack down on players who commit career-threatening tackles during matches,Tribalfootball.com reports.D'Hooghe says that he plans to give referees plenty of instruction and warning, adding that a big event like the World Cup offers a ...
''The Lord will decide if i go to the World Cup'' - LUKMAN HARUNA
Published: May 27, 2010
AS Monaco of France midfielder, Haruna Lukman has left his chances of going to the World Cup down to God and Lars Lagerback.Lukman, however, said in a chat with brilafm.net that he will do his best to secure the much desired jersey.“I will do my best here and leave the rest to God. The Lord will decide for me if ...
KELVIN ETUHU to be axed by Manchester City - Report
Published: May 27, 2010
Roberto Mancini,the Manchester City gaffer is keen to clear the bloated squad he inherited at the club and has penciled down several names to be shown the exit door including the Nigerian,Kelvin Etuhu.Mancini will listen to offers for Jo,Martin Petrov,Felipe Caicedo, Valeri Bojinov,Benjani and Kelvin Etuhu.Parma are in...
''Young or Not,Quality decides'' - DENNIS AOGO
Published: May 27, 2010
Dennis Aogo has been named in the provisional German squad.In this interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ,Aogo speaks in the Germany training camp in South Tirol about the curse of the number six and the new coach of Hamburg.''I have never heard of the number six curse to be honest.I don't think much of those m...
Closed Doors for Nigeria-Colombia friendly
Published: May 27, 2010
Milton Keynes stadium can confirm that the ground is hosting the Nigeria-Colombia friendly on Sunday,after initial doubts by the club,who failed to reply to our email enquiries confirming the tie.The club have confirmed in a statement released that the match is taking place on Sunday.''The Club is delighted to confirm ...
BETTER GAMES OR RESIGN NOW,Swedish Media to Lagerback
Published: May 27, 2010
Lars Lagerback is facing a lot of stick after the 0-0 draw with Asian powerhouse,Saudi Arabia,in his debut match with Nigeria.News from Lagerback's homeland,Sweden, is that he risks facing the sack before the World Cup if the Eagles don't improve against Colombia on Sunday.''The performance of the team was so bad.He is...
I am not afraid of Nigeria - Greece dangerman
Published: May 27, 2010
Theofanis Gekas,the most outstanding striker in the Greece squad says he is not afraid of the Super Eagles of Nigeria.The Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany man was top scorer for Greece in the qualifiers with 10 goals.''Argentina are one of the favourites for the World Cup,same with Spain and Brazil.''We have a tough grou...
Argentina Update:MESSI back on the training ground
Published: May 27, 2010
La Selección, Argentina carried out a new practice on the grounds of Ezeiza yesterday, the penultimate day of training before embarking on the trip to Pretoria today, where they await the start of the next World Cup. The novelty of the test, which again was held in the afternoon, was the presence of Lionel Messi...
Super Eagles form against Saudis worries Nigerians
Published: May 27, 2010
Nigerian fans are unimpressed by the performance of their national team, the Super Eagles, against Saudi Arabia Tuesday in Austria, in an international friendly which ended goalless.It was the first match played by the team under coach Lars Lagerback, who took over from Shaibu Amodu after the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations...
Colombia match against Bafana,a sell-out
Published: May 27, 2010
The South African Football Association announced on Wednesday night that all 75 000 tickets for Thursday night's friendly international between Bafana Bafana and Colombia at the new Soccer City have been sold out.The match is part of Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira's World Cup preparations.SAFA CEO Leslie Sed...
It's time to move to England - OSAZE ODEMWINGIE
Published: May 27, 2010
Osaze Odemwingie has told KickoffNigeria that the time is ripe for him to make a switch to the Premiership.''Locco'' has a year left on his current contract with Lokomotiv which he doesn't plan to renew.''I think I am ripe enough now as a player to move to England. I am more experienced now, a better player.''I canno...