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Gabonese referee, Eric Otogo-Castane Nigeria has been appointed by FIFA to officiate the Nigeria and Algeria match in their last game of the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying series. The game will hold in Constantine on November 10, 2017. According to a release by FIFA at the weekend, the 41-year-old Otogo-Castane would be assisted by M. Aboubacar Doumbouya of Guinea and Seydou Tiama of Burkina Faso, while the fourth referee would be Juste Ephrem Zio of Burkina Faso. Omer Kouamé Dehoulé from Côte d’Ivoire would serve as the match commissioner, while the Referee Inspector is Aden Robleh Rayaleh from Djibouti. Eric…

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Nigerian oil giants Aiteo Group have confirmed they will be sponsoring of the annual CAF Awards, taking over from Telecommunication giants, Globacom.

Coach Gernot Rohr has warned against another pay strike at the FIFA World Cup if the country hoped to improve on their previous outings at the global tournament. At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Super Eagles skipped a training to protest the non-payment of bonus for qualifying for the tournament forcing the country’s sports minister to fly out by private jet to pay them almost $4 million cash in Brazil. Rohr said he believes the three-time African champions can improve on their best FIFA World Cup performance of a Round of 16 by better and early preparation as well…

Chelsea FC’s defender who’s on loan to Hull City, Ola Aina could be in line for his first international start next month, Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has confirmed. Coach Gernot Rohr started right-back off the bench earlier this month to make his debut as the Super Eagles became the first African side to seal qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia with a win over Zambia. However, with a dead rubber qualifying game against Algeria still to play in November, the Hull City loanee could be in line for a full debut and he will be hoping to…

Elderson Echiejile is the best option for Nigeria in the left back position of the senior national team of Nigeria according to the coach of the team Gernot Rohr.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria moved up with three spots upward in the latest FIFA Rankings released by the world football governing body a while ago.

2015 champions of Nigeria’s oldest and biggest domestic competition, Akwa United FC of Uyo on Sunday reclaimed the title, now named AITEO Cup, on a brilliant and exciting evening at the Agege Stadium, Lagos. The scoreline at the final whistle was 0-0 but the Promise Keepers prevailed 3-2 after the penalty shoot-out to become the first winners of the captivating AITEO trophy. The colourful final was watched by a glittering array of eminent personalities, including Governors Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos), Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom) and Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger State), CAF President Ahmad, CAF Vice Presidents Kwesi Nyantakyi and Omari Selemani, CAF Emergency…

Roger Federer was at his ruthless best on Sunday, streaking to the Shanghai Rolex Masters title with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Rafael Nadal. It was a vintage Federer performance, as the Swiss secured the 71-minute win with a dominant display, clinching a second Shanghai crown (2014) and 27th at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level. With the win, Federer notched his 700th match victory on hard courts and improved to 10-1 against the Top 10 this year. It was the 94th title in his storied career, which pulls him level with Ivan Lendl for second on the Open…

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer beat world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters final to capture his sixth title of the year.