Articles tagged with "nigeria"
We have found 72 articles tagged with "nigeria".
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-04 10:09:44
Saturday
Portsmouth vs Chelsea
Nicolas Anelka got his first Premier League goal for Chelsea after Joe Cole's light as a feather knock down gave the Frenchman an easy chance. But Jermain Defoe reaped the rewards of admitting he's inferior to Di ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-02-03 20:49:50
The Africa Cup of Nations is disappearing fast. With two quarterfinals today that leaves just six games to go, total. And that\'s if you include ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-02-03 08:00:30
The Africa Cup of Nations group stages are well and truly behind us, and the real business of knockout tournament football starts today. And what a start. It's Ghana vs Nigeria in the first game, arguably the fiercest, and best, rivalry in African fo ...
Posted on: Ghana World Cup Team Blog | 2008-02-03 04:11:24
This might only be a quarterfinal match, but Ghana vs. Nigeria may end up being the most massive game in the tournament besides the final ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-02-01 17:47:10
You probably know this already, but when the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals get going on Sunday, the first game will be Nigeria vs Ghana. ...
Posted on: Ghana World Cup Team Blog | 2008-02-01 11:40:57
It\'s official. Ghana\'s next opponents will be Nigeria. For those of you who don\'t know (don\'t be shy, I was one of them), this is ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-31 15:48:14
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations is over. Finished. No more worrying about goal difference, head ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-29 17:46:39
After all the ups and downs in Africa Cup of Nations Group B, the final standings are pretty much as predicted before the tournament began. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-29 10:15:06
My brain hurts, and I think it\'s Group B\'s fault. The final round of games in the so-called Group of Death is today, with simultaneous ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-29 08:00:23
Group A wrapped yesterday at the Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana and Guinea the lucky two going through to the quarterfinals. Today it's the final round of - cue scary music - The Group of Death. Benin are definitely finished and Cote d'Ivoire are a ...
Posted on: Cote d\'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog | 2008-01-25 19:18:50
The Elephants are on a role. Two matches, six points and a sure spot in the next round means that the boys in orange ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-25 18:55:28
Another action packed today at the Africa Cup of Nations as Group B got even more interesting. It was always going to be \"the Group ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-25 13:45:09
We\'re still in Group B and it\'s must win (or at least must-not lose) for Nigeria, while Mali will be looking to build on that ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-25 06:00:20
We're well into the Africa Cup of Nations now. There've been goals galore, red cards and now even a bit of scandal. Group B resumes today and it's all about Nigeria. After losing to Cote d’Ivoire, Berti Vogts' team can't afford to do the same aga ...
Posted on: Mali World Cup Blog | 2008-01-25 02:22:38
Another big day for African football coming up. My focus will be on the second game of January 25th, the Super Eagles of Nigeria against ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-21 19:00:03
Day two of the Africa Cup of Nations and plenty to digest. There was Morocco\'s 5-1 thrashing of Benin Namibia in a near empty stadium, ...
Posted on: Cote d\'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog | 2008-01-21 15:11:47
A great start to the ANC for the Elephants, as they were able to beat the heavy hitters of Nigeria with a one-nil victory. This ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-21 13:15:06
This Salomon Kalou goal was the difference in Cote d\'Ivoire\'s 1-0 win over Nigeria in Group B today. He darts in and out of Super ...
Posted on: The Offside | 2008-01-21 07:00:15
If you're following the Africa Cup of Nations (and if not, why not?) you may be interested in our game coverage over at World Cup Blog. Later today Chris will be LiveBlogging the daddy of all group games: Nigeria vs Cote d'Ivoire. The big Group B sho ...
Posted on: Cote d\'Ivoire World Cup Team Blog | 2008-01-20 07:57:23
Today’s game features two African power houses when the IC faces off against
Nigeria. Both teams feature star studded lineups chock full of EPL talent. This ...
Posted on: Mali World Cup Blog | 2008-01-17 14:40:50
After taking a brief look at the case for Groups A, C, and D for being considered the \"Group of Death\", I wanted to take ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-17 13:27:11
The first FIFA World Rankings of 2008 have been released and the big news is... well, nothing. It\'s all the same at the top with ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-11 22:46:12
There now nine days until African Cup of Nations kick off, which means nine more teams still to preview. We\'ve already given Group A and ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2008-01-08 14:57:42
Everton and all the other Premier League clubs trying to undermine the African Cup of Nations got a nice shiny black eye from FIFA yesterday. ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 | 2007-12-31 18:21:14
The year is almost done, so here\'s the final part of the World Cup Blog A-Z of 2007. Part one (A-M) can be found here, ...
Posted on: Hamburger SV | 2007-11-14 08:23:12
Yesterday HSV announced the signing of Nigerian U17 Macauley Chrisantus. He was previously playing for the Nigerian side FC Abuja. You can read the original story here (it's in German--I translated it with Babelfish). He was also being pursued by LO ...
Posted on: Nigeria World Cup Team Blog | 2007-10-19 15:19:42
Nigeria is looking to secure a place in 2010 World Cup in South Africa and we’re looking for their biggest fan to captain our blog. ...
Posted on: Mexico World Cup Team Blog | 2007-10-09 19:27:05
Hugo Sanchez has three spots in his U-23 Olympic roster for over-age players and Carlos Salcido isn´t wasting any time campaigning for one of the ...
Posted on: Mexico World Cup Team Blog | 2007-10-05 16:04:10
Rafa Marquez, Pavel Pardo and Ricardo Osorio are the notable absences from Hugo Sanchez´s squad list for the Nigeria and Guatemala friendlies on the 14 ...
Posted on: Ireland Logue | 2007-08-11 15:44:21
You may recall my post a while back about Ireland's first black mayor.
Portlaoise elected Rotimi Adebari as mayor, making him the first black man ...
