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Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha elected Delta FA Chairman   Former Super Eagles captain Austin Jay Jay Okocha has been elected Delta State FA chairman. Okocha pulled 26 out of 27 votes cast. He takes over from current NFF chairman, Amaju Pinnick. Congrats to him...

PHOTOS: The Luxurious Life style of Mikel Obi 27-year-old John Michael Nchekwube Obinna, popularly known as John Obi Mikel, is living the dream! John Obi Mikel The Nigerian international footballer, who plays in midfield for English club Chelsea and the Nigeria national team, is living a luxurious life. The footballer who earns about $6 million (N1.14bn) annually has everything going smoothly for him! This annual income does not include the various endorsements and sponsorships he gets, hence the challenge of how to spend his money. The footballer obviously has great taste when it comes to furnishing his home. His living room, kitchen, rides and other things are pointers that money is good if used well. READ ALSO: Mourinho Praises Mikel Calls Him True Professional The days when parents punish their children and frown at them for playing football are in the past now, because football has provided a great living for many. Nowadays, parents even go to the lengths of giving their kids n...

Super Eagles football star, John Obi Mikel, has advised all men to follow his example and to cook a delicious dinner for their beloved on Valentine’s Day. Mikel is planning to cook a delicious dinner for his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. It would be noted that the footballer has recently injured his knee, therefore, he didn’t take part in Chelsea’s clash with Everton on February 11, 2015. But the 27 year-old will not have the weekend spoilt for self and his Russian fiancée, Olga Diyachenko, as he is planning to cook a romantic dinner. READ ALSO: Valentine’s Day: 6 Things NOT To Do For Your Man Mikel posted his plans on Instagram: ‘A Gift and A Delicious dinner for her on Valentine’s Day. Guys you should try it out too’ Mikel’s female followers massively supported the idea and left lots of pleasant comments. “We have been glad if I was in her shoes,” wrote Jennychizxy. “Wow she is damn so lucky, so happy for u guys,” couldn’t hide her emotions Ugwuye.

CAF President, Hayatou Issa regrets: Okocha deserved CAF awards By Ben Efe Confederation of African Football president, Issa Hayatou was of the view that Nigerian football legend, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha deserved to have won the highest African football honour for all his masterful displays during his playing days. In 2003 and 2004 respectively when Okocha was at his best, the African player of the year award eluded him, much to the surprise of most Nigerian soccer enthusiasts conversant with African football. Instead, Samuel Eto’o was crowned back to back for those years, with Didier Drogba as runner’s up, while Okocha was third. Coincidentally, the former Super Eagles midfield maestro was voted back to back as the BBC African player of the year for the same period. This led to conspiracy theories that there was a Francophone gang-up against Okocha, who is from Nigeria, an Anglophone country. “If I have any regret that will be not winning The African Footballer of the Year. But then,...

Nigerian becomes first African to win International Tennis Player Of The Year award 26-year-old Nigerian Aruna Quadri has been named the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Player of the year. At the colourful award ceremony that had respected table tennis players and administrators from around the world converge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Quadri claimed two awards ahead of players from Asia and Europe and becomes the first African to win the top prize. The world’s number 30 ranked player was voted the Best Male player beating world number one, China’s Xu Xin and his compatriot, Fan Zhendong, who is the 2014 Youth Olympic Games gold medallist as well as Portugal’s Marcos Freitas, who is the 2014 European Team Championships winner and the first Portuguese player to be ranked top 10 in the world.

Ivory Coast Beat Nigeria 1-0 In Drab Match Daniel Amokachi’s men struggled to make any headway against the elephants of Cote D’Ivoire, who struggled to create chances too. A defensive lapse late in the game however gave the victory to the Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast were captained by Yaya Toure who was recently named the African footballer of the year but they struggled to get a good passing game going and had to wait until the 83rd minute when Rabiu Ali lost the ball while trying to be too modest in possession, allowing Tiote to slip Kalou in to give Ivory Coast the lead. Nigeria are currently looking to build a balanced squad while The Ivory Coast are in preparation for the AFCON

GOLDEN EAGLET RAPE VIRGIN KIDS They are talking about it on Twitter. Apparently people are irritated with Sunday Sun for its choice of word in a headline today. Many people think the word ‘rape’ is too strong to be misused at any time. Abuja based Virgin Kids academy are like a football team. The Golden Eaglets beat them 3-1 at the NFF / FIFA goal project in Abuja. The problem causing outcry is the way Sunday Sun captioned the story. Many feel the use of ‘r*pe’ to tag the Golden Eaglets victory over ‘Virgin Kids’ is inappropriate.

Flying Eagles, Dream Team get invite for Super 4 Tournament The 2014/15 Glo Premier League pre-season tournament dubbed – the Super 4 Tournament – will have a wider scope this year as the national U-20 team, the Flying Eagles and their U23 counterparts, Dream Team VI​,​ have both been invited to take part in the competition scheduled to hold from January 22 and February 2 in Abuja. The annual tournament is to prepare the League clubs for a new league season. However the two junior national teams have been invited to add more glamour as well as also use the tournament to prepare themselves for the task ahead of them. The League Management Company, LMC, said it also want​s​ to use the tournament to prepare the teams for the Confederation of African Football, CAF’s continental championships commencing from February this year. The pre-season tournament will feature the top three clubs on the log of the 2013/14 season plus the Federation Cup winner. The four clubs are league winners, Kano P...

Jordan Prince  VS Blatter for FIFA presidency FIFA Vice President Prince Ali bin Al Hussein on Tuesday threw down the gauntlet to incumbent Sepp Blatter for the leadership of football’s scandal-tainted world governing body. The 39-year-old Jordanian prince said he would be a candidate against Blatter, 78, who will seek a fifth term, when FIFA holds a presidential vote on May 29. Prince Ali, an ally of Blatter rival Michel Platini, the UEFA president, said he had been encouraged by other FIFA members to stand. “I know Prince Ali well. He has complete legitimacy to occupy the highest responsibilities,” Platini told AFP. “We are now going to wait for his proposals and his programme for the future of football,” the UEFA leader added. The prince is guaranteed nearly all the 54 UEFA votes and must now aim to sway enough FIFA members from his Asia region and other confederations against Blatter to get 105 backers at the election. The rivalry threatens to become bitter. The prince...

Carlo Ancelotti backs Luis Enrique in resting Lionel Messi and Neymar Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has defended Barcelona counterpart Luis Enrique in his decision to rest Lionel Messi and Neymar on Sunday 4th Januaty 2015.......... Both players were afforded an extra two days' break at Christmas and subsequently returned to the club later than the rest of the squad. Messi and Neymar were left on the bench at the start of Barca's La Liga trip to Real Sociedad at the weekend, but were called into action in the second half as the visitors trailed 1-0. Barca were unable to find an equaliser, however, which led to Luis Enrique being questioned about his decision to rest the pair. But Ancelotti has backed the decision of his rival. "I do not know the dressing room of Barcelona, I cannot comment," he said. "Everyone faces decisions regarding the dressing room. Luis Enrique is best placed to make those decisions, it looked like a fair one. "I'm not ha...

Vincent Enyeama Super Eagles Captain adds another Title...... Enyeama again was voted the best Nigerian footballer for the year 2014, days after he was announced the number one goal Keeper in the French league for the same year. Currently Africa’s best goalkeeper and could-be winner of the 2014 CAF Footballer of the Year, Vincent Enyeama added another award to his ranks just days after he was voted the number one goalkeeper in France’s top division, Ligue 1. The 32 year-old Lille goalkeeper was again voted the best Nigerian footballer for the year 2014 by world renowned sporting platform, Goal by beating the likes of Ahmed Musa, Obafemi Martins, Mfon Udoh and Ikechukwu Uche. Enyeama expressed his excitement and appreciation on Instagram: ''I just want to say a very big thank you to my SUPER GOD.my lovely wife and my DIAMONDwho has always been on my side shinning through my good and bad moment. My family. ''You guys rock. You take your share in my pains a...