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FC Zurich striker, Stephen Odey bagged a brace in the first round of the Helvetia Swiss Cup as his team humiliated FC Concordia Basel on Saturday. Ludovic Magnin and his wards claimed a massive 6-0 away win over second division club Concordia Basel in the 1/32 finals played at the St. Jakob-Park courtesy of a brace each from Odey and Antonio Marchesano while Pa Modou and Benjamin Kololli scored a goal each. FC Concordia started the game with a well coordinated performance but they later surrendered to the city club attacking display spearheaded by the 20 years old Nigerian forward, Stephen Odey. Pa Modou put the City Club in front on 14 minutes with a remarkable solo. Eight minutes later, Odey doubled the lead after he tested FC Concordia Basel goalkeeper with a shot two minutes before his goal. With less than 20 minutes to wrap the first half, Marchesano and Kololli netted a goal each to take the game beyond the home team. After 55 minutes of action, Odey tried a sho...

Clube Deportivo Primeiro De Agosto utility player Yisa Anifowoshe is confident that his team will overcome Etoile du Sahel at home this weekend in Tunisia. The Red and White will host De Agosto in matchday 5 of the ongoing Total Caf Champions League group D game at the State Olympique de Sousse on Sunday. Having gathered ten points from four games, the Jawharat Sahel only need a win to cement their spot in the quarter finals of the champions league but Yisa believes his team who has five points from four games will stop Etoile at home. “I don’t believe in impossibilities although it’s going to be a very tough one but I still believe that we have all it takes to overcome Etoile in Tunisia. “We have been on this journey for awhile now and this game will be the second meeting between us, they picked a point in Angola in the first league, I believe we can beat them. We just need to be focused and be determined, says the former Al-Ittihad star The 25-year-old utility play...

Premier League giants Arsenal football club and WorldRemit - digital money transfer service - have launched Future Stars; an initiative to train African coaches. The initiative is put together to mark the 100th year post humous birthday of late Nelson Mandela in a bid build on his exemplary leadership in Africa. According to a statement received, this initiative is offering local coaches the chance to attend an exclusive new training camp with Arsenal's top youth coaches in London and 25 shortlisted coaches will be rewarded with Arsenal kits for their entire youth squad WorldRemit will arrange for the successful applicant to fly to London and during the camp they will work together with the Soccer Schools coaches on plans to use this training to build a lasting legacy in their home country. The camp will be free to apply for and open to youth team (under 16s) coaches from across Africa. However, interested coaches will have to complete an online application form at ww...

Popular Abuja based OAP cum football coach Bunmi Haruna has been contracted by London based EPL club Chelsea FC and their partner Rexona-Nigeria. Bunmi who is also a scouting coach to the Nigeria National U-17 team has put pen to paper alongside NPFL champion, Plateau United coach, Kennedy Boboye and former youth international, Jide Oguntuase. The coaches are to help select players for an all-expense paid trip to train and play with Chelsea Football stars in London later this year. A letter addressed to the young coach ‎from Unilever Nigeria PLC partly reads; "Dear Bunmi, Many thanks for accepting to be a part of the Rexona Africa XI Street to Stamford Faculty, as we are set to give our consumers a life time experience with Chelsea." The campaign tagged “Rexona Street to Stamford” is a national competition from which 3 lucky Nigerian representatives will be selected to be part of an Africa XI team, to train and play with the Chelsea Football stars at their home i...

I requested for this debate few days ago on this platform but Sammy Adesoji didn’t understand my tone rather he took it personal, we need a moment like this to clear our mindset. There are two section of the media that went to Russia, those supported by the NFF and those sponsored by their organization/corporate sponsors. I also heard some journalists got support from the NFF even though when they are not on the official list. For the records, I have been to four football tournaments without one kobo from the NFF since I started journalism. I don’t also work for LMC as match delegate weekly but I have done business with the LMC on few occasions. Provided content and I got paid for my services. I have been to several CAF Champions League games in the Western countries with the support of my sponsors. In 2013, I travelled to Togo with support of my sponsor for Enyimba game, in 2014 I repeated the same in Benin Rep and that was the moment Felix Anyansi noticed me. He told me, I wa...

Committee Member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Strategic Study Committee Abdulsamad Badamasi has congratulated NFF President Amaju Pinnick over his appointment as the CAF 1st Vice President. The Kastina based football enthusiast joined football administrators and stakeholders who have been sending  congratulatory messages to the headship of NFF, Amaju Pinnick after CAF made his new position official earlier this week. "I was on transit back to my home town in Kastina, when the good news got to me that NFF President Amaju Pinnick has been announced as CAF 1st Vice President. "Honestly, joy knows bound in my heart as I wish you success in your new office and more conquests as you continue to take Nigeria flag beyond the sky," Badamasi said. The NFF President Amaju Pinnick attained this height as the 1st Vice President of CAF after he replaced his counterpart from Africa Zone B, Ghanian Football Association President...

By Olaoluwa Aro. Chairman of Nigeria premier league football top side, Kastina United Alhaji Aminu Balele Cum Member of Nigeria Football Federation Technical and Development Committee, has submitted that the super eagles of Nigeria would not only make the number of participating teams in Russia 2018 Fifa world cup, but also proceed to next level. Balele who spoke after receiving his Fifa Fan Identification from the nigeria football federation expresses how he feels to be part of the Russia train. "I am excited to be a member of nigeria football federation delegates to the fifa world cup in Russia. I feel honored after receiving The hard Copy of my Fifa fan Identification which was the creation of Russia Government under the leadership  of it's president mr Vladimir Putin in  collaboration with world football Governing body, Fifa, arising from security reasons. Having received My Fan ID,  I believe my movement to Russia is at ease, where th...