Osaze, Yobo Make Keshi's 23 World Cup Squad [The Full List]

Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, will play in his third FIFA World Cup finals and now has the opportunity to become Nigeria’s first ever player to have 100 international caps after he was named in the Eagles final list of 23 stars for Brazil 2014.

Keshi must find midfield spark

Former Super Eagles captain Segun Odegbami has urged current Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi to strengthen his midfield ahead of Brazil 2014.In order for his nation to do well at the World Cup finals next year Odegbami has urged current national coach Keshi to add some much needed spark into his midfield which the ex-players feels is

Iheanacho could play in Brazil

 The best player at the 2013 Fifa Under-17 World Cup, Kelechi Iheanacho could be the shock inclusion in the Nigeria squad for the 2014 Fifa World Cup finals in Brazil.
Iheanacho is currently in Abuja training with the Nigeria squad preparing for the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) in South Africa.
Former African Footballer of the Year, Emmanuel Amuneke, a member of the

Drogba, Eboue face fines over Mandela tributes

DIDIER Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue face fines from the Turkish FA after displaying vests bearing tributes to Nelson Mandela.
The two Ivory Coast internationals unveiled their personal messages after Galatasaray's game against Elazigspor on Friday, their first game after the death of South African icon Mandela.
Chelsea legend Drogba peeled off his shirt at the 2-0 win to reveal a

We ‘ll fight Nigeria for 2nd place – Bosnia coach

Bosnia Herzegovina coach Saft Susic has already conceded Brazil 2014 Group F leadership to former champions, Argentina even before the first ball is kicked.
Meanwhile the Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has acknowledged  Nigeria as strong opposition after his

Moyes Soaking The Pressure As ManUtd Loose At Home To Newcastle

Manchester United slipped to a second home defeat in four days as Yohan Cabaye’s second-half goal gave Newcastle United their first win at Old Trafford since 1972. After an uneventful first period, United had started to pose Newcastle problems in the early stages of the second half when a swift counter-attack from

Enyeama as good as Buffon, Casillas – Ike Shorunmu

They hadn’t met each other until they were thrown into camp to vie for their places in Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup.
Coach Adegboye Onigbinde, who replaced Shaibu Amodu after the World Cup ticket was already in the bag, had selected Ike  Shorunmu  alongside Vincent Enyeama and Austin Ejide as his goalkeepers  for the tournament.
At 35, Shorunmu, who was playing his trade in Switzerland with Lucerne, was deep into the

Keshi plans for Iheanacho, Alampasu

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has a big interest in  the future of  UAE 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup winners  Kelechi  Iheanacho, Dele Alampasu and Taiwo Awoniyi, our correspondent has learned.

Keshi on  Thursday named Golden Eaglets striker  Iheanacho,  goalkeeper Alampasu  and Awoniyi in his 30-man squad for camping ahead  of  the African Nations Championship in South Africa next month.

The Super Eagles are drawn alongside  South Africa, Mali and Mozambique in Group A at the tournament for players plying their trade in their  countries. The competition kicks off on

World Cup draw: England face Italy, Holland v Spain

Vicente del Bosque's men will meet their old foes again, while hosts Brazil will have to deal with Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon

Reigning champions Spain have been paired with World Cup 2010 runners-up Netherlands, South American representatives Chile and Australia in Group B.

World Cup 2014: Draw Pairs Nigeria with Argentina, Iran and BBosnia-Herzegovina

 

The reigning African champions has been handed an easy group in the preliminary stages of the 2014 World Cup to be staged in Brazil

Nigeria will face Argentina,  Iran and  in Group  F of the preliminary round of the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
The draw ceremony took place Friday evening in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia State Brazil. The event was

Nigeria in Pot 2 for World Cup draw

Stephen Keshi

Nigeria will be in Pot 2 when the draw for the 2014 World Cup holds on Friday in Brazil, FIFA has said.

FIFA on Tuesday released the make-up of the four pots that will be used for the draw.

As was known before the announcement, pot one consists of hosts Brazil along with the seven top-ranked teams – Belgium, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Colombia and

Yaya Toure pips Mikel to BBC African Footballer of the Year Award

 
Ivory Coast and Manchester United FC of England midfielder, Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

30-year-old Toure who has been nominated for the award in the past four years beat John Mikel Obi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses and Jonathan Pitroipa to this year's crown.

Keshi Ready to Play Any Team

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has claimed that he is not particular about any team as FIFA gets set to conduct the draw for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, December 6.

“First it is good we have qualified for the World Cup which [was] the main aim at the start of the qualifiers. For me, I’m open to facing any team at the World Cup as we cannot determine who and who we want to play against,” Keshi told Supersport.com

Nigeria Football Federation president Aminu Maigari has admitted that the football body's financial troubles run deep.

 
Super Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi made headlines recently when it was revealed that he was still owed salaries dating back to the end of the African Cup of Nations in February.
The NFF boss admitted to financial trouble but emphasised that Keshi will not be treated differently to everyone else.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has hailed the recent performances of Shola Ameobi and says Nigeria are "lucky to have him" in their squad.

The 32-year-old only made his debut for the Super Eagles in 2012 at the age of 31, but has since become a regular under Stephen Keshi and was one of the standout performers in the 2-2 draw against Italy on Monday.
And, with Nigeria also heading to the 2014 World Cup finals, Magpies boss Pardew believes the forward will not let the opportunity to impress pass him by.

Emmanuel Amuneke disagree's with Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi assertion that some of the Under-17 World Cup-winners are ready for the senior team.

Keshi recently stated that he is keen to run the rule over the victorious players with a view to introducing them into the Super Eagles fold.
But Amuneke, who was part of the Golden Eaglets' coaching team in the United Arab Emirates, believes it is far too soon to expose the youngsters to the rigours of top level international football.

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has praised Stephen Keshi for the manner in which he has secured a World Cup spot for Nigeria's Super Eagle

 
Keshi: Hailed by his good friend

It is not the first time that Keshi has secured a World Cup berth for an African side, as the experienced tactician is the only coach in Africa to have sent two different national sides to the World Cup, the first being Togo in the 2006 finals.

Prandelli reaches half century

Cesare Prandelli will celebrate his 50th game in charge of the Italian national side when they play Nigeria this evening.
Prandelli made his debut on the Azzurri bench on August 10, 2010, against the Ivory Coast in London – the same city as tonight’s test.
In Prandelli’s 49 games to date, he’s won 22, drawn 17 and lost 10 – although only one of the latter was a competitive game.

World Cup 2014 - the Impressive Record of Stephen Keshi!

First African country qualified for the Brazilian World Cup, Nigeria allow their coach to set a record in the history of international football. Stephen Keshi, a former international player has become the first successful African coach to qualify two African countries to the finals of the World Cup.

Eagles have lot of work ahead, says Chukwu

 
Christian Chukwu, a former coach of the Super Eagles, says the team still needed better preparation to be able to overcome challenges at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday that the Nigerian senior male football team had a lot of work ahead of it.

“The stake is higher now for the Super Eagles, now that they have qualified for the World Cup. It then means that a lot of work needs to be done.