American-Nigerian rapper Wale Is A Pleased Super Eagles Fan!

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American-Nigerian rapper Wale [Folarin] just posted a photo of him rocking the Green White Green jersey for the Nigerian football team, Super Eagles, on Instagram. The Maybach Music icon is actually showing the entire world where he's coming from – Nigeria! Fans across the planet haven't stopped pouring in appreciative messages to the star from the time he posted the iconic picture. To fit his Nigerian swag, the BET Awards nominee added some gold blings, a winter cap, a sexy shredded jeans and some very visible red kicks.Not too bad Wale, we're proud you understand your roots. What do you consider: Cool or not?

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Super Eagles Goal Machine: Fans mob Emenike in Lagos!!

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Super eagles'hero in the initial leg, final round from the World Cup qualification tie against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Emmanuel Emenike was on Tuesday mobbed by football fans at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos because he returned to his base in Turkey.

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Super Eagles Onazi chassed A Robber down And Hands Him Over To The Police In Rome

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Super Eagles/Lazio midfielder Eddy Onazi may be the talk of Rome after chasing down a robber and handing him to local cops, Sugar Sport Reports.

There is no way the Nigerian star would let a local villain escape with stealing from a Rome tourist.

“I was having dinner with my buddy close to the Termini Station and there were some tourists sitting next to us,” Onazi told Lazio Style Radio following the story hit the headlines.

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Singer Adokiye & Super Eagles Player John Ogu in hot romance

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Singer Adokiye, 25, and Super Eagles attacking midfielder Ogu John Ugochukwu, 25, are in a sizzling romance and they want the world to know it. John and Adokiye, who have been seeing each other quietly for a few months, took to their social media accounts yesterday to profess their love for each other by wearing 'I love you' T-shirts. Hmmmm, good for them!  John Ogu currently plays for Academica De Coimbra of Portugal.

Injury Break: Victor Moses to miss Super Eagles matches this summer

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 Chelsea and Super Eagles star Victor Moses has said he is devastated that injury has ruled him out of upcoming matches for Nigeria. Victor has pulled out of all the games due to injury and will not be fit to play again until July 6th after undergoing treatment.

Ex-Super Eagles star Chidi Odiah denies being a taxi driver in the US

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Former Super Eagles defender, Chidi Odiah, 30, has released a statement denying recent reports that he now drives taxis in the US to survive after being let go by his Russian club, Cska Moscow. See his statement below... 

My attention has being drawn to the slandering news going round the online media that I was spotted driving a Taxi somewhere in the United States of America.

I am taking this rebuttal path due to the hurt that story has caused my friends and family members. With due respect to taxi drivers who means of livelihood are through that means, I state, emphatically, that I am not a taxi driver neither am I in the United States of America . I am a professional footballer who loves my profession and yet to resign from playing football.

Chidi Odiah

’94 Eagles vs present Eagles: Any comparison now?

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1994 Eagles Squad

 VS

2013 Eagles Squad

Not many people spared coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi when he likened his boys to that of 1994 squad before the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations hosted by South Africa. He was roundly vilified for daring to compared his ‘amateur’ team with the all-conquering 1994 set.

Adenuga fulfils promise to Eagles

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In fulfilment of his pledge to the Super Eagles in South Africa, Chairman, Globacom Limited, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr, on Tuesday night in Abuja presented a cheque of N160m to the Super Eagles for winning the 29th edition of the African Cup of Nations.

The event was held at the Banquet Hall of Dr. Mike Adenuga’s residence in Maitama, Abuja.

Speaking at the occasion, Adenuga said, “We are indeed proud of the achievement of the Nigerian national team at the African Cup of Nations. I congratulate the Coach, Stephen Keshi, the rest of the coaching crew, the players, the Nigeria Football Federation and the Federal Government for this important victory which has rekindled hope among our people.”

Guinness,160million Nigerian fans inspire the Super Eagles to victory

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It was sweet victory yesterday in South Africa as the African Cup of Nations 2013 drew to a close! Guinness, the official sponsor of the Super Eagles can rightly say it successfully inspired the Eagles to victory in South Africa  as millions of Nigerian fans participated in sending goodwill messages to the victorious team. Recall that Guinness launched the ‘Fly With The Eagles’ campaign, to rally the support of 160 million Nigerian fans for the team ahead of the tournament.

 

The campaign which flagged off at Eko Hotels and Suites in November 2012, had in attendance notable personalities in Nigerian sports and sports administration in attendance from ex-internationals such as JayJay Okocha, Kanu Nwakwo, Segun Odegbami, NFF officials, Lagos State Sport’s commissioner, Football Supporters club of Nigeria and the assistant coach of the Super Eagles, Daniel Amokachi. The campaign which constituted a series of amazing fan engagement platforms; The Fly with the Eagles Consumer Promotion which had lucky fans win a variety of exciting prizes including a 200 man-all expense paid trip to South Africa to watch the Eagles play live and cheer them to victory.

FG presents National Honours, money & plots of land to Super Eagles

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President Jonathan at a special reception held in honour of the Super Eagles in Abuja this evening rewarded the Super Eagles with National Honours, millions of Naira and plots of land in Abuja.

Coach Stephen Keshi - Commander of the Order of Niger. N10million. Plot of land in Abuja
Asst Coach Daniel Amokachi - Officer of the Order of Niger. N5m. Plot of land in Abuja
Asst Coach Ike Shorumu - Officer of the Order of Niger. N5m. Plot of land in Abuja
Captain Joseph Yobo - Officer of the Order of Niger. N5million. Plot of land in Abuja
Super Eagles players - Member of the Order of Niger. N5million. Plot of land in Abuja
Technical crew - N2 million 

Billionaire businessmen Tony Elumelu and Jim Ovia donated half a million dollars each to the Super Eagles, while Dangote donated N5m to each player and technical crew of the Super Eagles.

UNBELIEVEABLE!!! See The Total Amount Adenuga Has Given Each Member Of The Super Eagles

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Globacom boss Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr. last night gave the victorious Super Eagles $1million for winning the Cup of Nations. The government’s package for the team will be announced when President Jonathan hosts them at the Presidential Villa on Tueday.Coach Stephen Keshi got $200,000 cash from the billionaire industrialist who said he will take over the payment of his salary from next month. Adenuga announced the package shortly after the team’s 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso’s Stallions. Africa’s richest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote had earlier given the team N130million, promising to do more after they might have won the cup.

AFCON Final: We sent 113 members to support Eagles – Association of Nigerian Prostitutés

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As the Super Eagles of Nigeria lock horns with the Stallions of Burkina Faso on Sunday in the final match cracker of the 29th edition of the Orange African Cup of Nation, South Africa 2013, DailyPost can authoritatively reveal that over 113 commercial séx workers otherwise known as prostitutes have stormed the city of Johannesburg to cheer the Super Eagles to victory. 

Sure Bet: "Eagles Will Win On Sunday" -- TB Joshua:

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The General Overseer of The Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, says Nigeria’s Super Eagles would defeat Burkina Faso in Sunday’s final of the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

T.B. Joshua, who warned Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi to avoid conceding a late minute goal in their AFCON Group C opener against the Burkinabe, told P.M.NEWS that Nigeria’s case in the Nations Cup final this year is like the biblical Jacob who wrestled with God, saying that “on Sunday we’ll tell God unless He gives us our heart’s desire we’ll not let Him go.

Grammatically Inclined Hon. Partrick Obahiagbon Congratulates Super Eagles

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Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon took to his twitter page today to congratulate Nigerian Super Eagles over their victory in yesterday’s match against Ivory Coast. 

He said in his congratulatory tweet: “Its my emblem pleasure to congratulate our superior Melofarm exclamagated Bermasaur on their recent victory against Ivory Coast.  As the refermed, solid giants are to face Winners of the later game in an uncavoured camfamgnam match, my empyrean paradisiac rendezvous advice to the Super Eagles is for them to recumbently metragaloblicly believe in God.  If possible, they should parademically paralyze their postulated orthodexial legs. I wish them arxiatical luck”.

Our Promise Of Free Séx Boosted Eagles Against Ivory Coast – Nigerian prostitutes

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As Nigerians continue to celebrate the victory of the Super Eagles over the Ivorian national team otherwise, known as the Elephant, Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (ANP) has said that their promise of one-week free séx boosted the Eagles victory against Ivory Coast.

In a telephone chat with DailyPost, ANP General Secretary, Jessica Elvis while congratulating the Super Eagles for flying over the Ivorians said they have not forgotten their promise.

Her words: “We are really happy for the sweet victory over Drogba and co. Our free séx promise contributed massively to this victory and I must thank my members for this decision.

“T.B.Joshua, I love you”; Super Eagles Midfielder Onazi Says As Nigeria Qualifies For AFCON Semis

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The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the Semi-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations, AFCON. 

Nigeria beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in a tightly contested match that brought out the best we’ve seen in the Super Eagles so-far in this tournament.  Emmanuel Emenike unleashed a powerful shot from a free kick to put Nigeria in front before Newcastle United player Chiek Tiote who was unmarked in Nigeria’s 18-yard box scored the equalizer.

I still have two more years with Eagles — Yobo

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Now playing in his sixth Africa Cup of Nations and having starred in 91 games for Nigeria — the record appearance by a Nigerian player — Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, looks ahead to the future, saying he has only two years to spend in the national team.

The Rivers-born defender has seen it all in the Eagles- injuries, criticisms, praises and rebuke- since making his debut in 2001 and moving on to become Nigeria’s most capped footballer ever.

“This is my sixth Nations Cup appearance and it’s a great achievement. I did not know that I would get this far in my career. I have had bad injuries and I thank God that I am out of it now,” the 32-year-old said.

Eagles, supposed underdogs, down favourites Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast’s defender Souleman Bamba (R) vies with Nigeria’s
 forward Sunday Mba during the African Cup of Nation
2013 quarter final football match Ivory Coast vs Nigeria,
 on February 3, 2013 in Rustenburg. AFP PHOTO

USTENBURG, South Africa (AFP) – Supposed underdogs Nigeria downed favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 on Sunday in an absorbing Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final to set up a last-four meeting with Mali.

Sunday Mba grabbed the winner 12 minutes from time after Ivory Coast’s Cheik Tiote had cancelled out Emmanuel Emenike’s first-half opener.

Mba’s strike brought the curtain down on Didier Drogba’s Nations Cup career, sending the African legend home without the title he and his teammates craved.

Nigeria vs Zambia: Jonathan calls Eagles to wish them good luck, sings birthday song for Keshi

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DailyPost has just received reports that President Goodluck Jonathan, a few minutes ago spoke to the players and coaches of the Super Eagles, wishing them well against Zambia today. Our sources say the call lasted for about 40 minutes, as the president took his time to speak to all the players. Interestingly, he also sang a birthday song for coach Stephen Keshi, who turned 51 yesterday.

The Super Eagles will face the defending champions on Friday afternoon, hoping to get their first win of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

Source: Dailypost.Com.nG