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Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by fflamingo(m): 12:57am On Sep 18, 2014
All things being equal, Nigeria will play
their remaining Africa Cup of Nations
qualifying matches at the 60,000 capacity
National Stadium in Abuja, the National
Sports Commission has ordered.
This means that they will no longer play in
Calabar, where they have called home for
the past three years following their 3-2
defeat at the hands of Congo on
September 6.
The UJ Esuene Stadium had been an impregnable fortress for the Super
Eagles until their first ever defeat there by the Central Africans.
Goal learnt that the Nigeria Football Federation has been directed to
inform the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that the remaining
Super Eagles matches in the Afcon qualifiers will now be played in Abuja.
The NFF is currently undergoing a lean purse and has been depending
largely on the benevolence of the Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke
who has single-handedly bankrolled the camping exercise of the Super
Eagles including the players and coaches’ feeding and accommodation
every time the team has a home match to play.
Therefore, the NFF is trying to get the NSC to rescind its decision claiming
that it doesn’t have money to prosecute Super Eagles games in Abuja and
because Abuja fans don't turn up for games that much as well as the
security challenges to confront.
Goal learnt that the NSC irked by the negative publicity generated by the
complaints of the bad pitch in Calabar, has directed the NFF to relocate all
the Super Eagles matches to Abuja National stadium that boast of very
good pitch.
But the NFF are not comfortable with the order as they feel that the cost
of executing matches in Abuja will be too weighty on them and the apathy
of the fans in Abuja towards watching games at the stadium unlike in
Calabar where the stadium is usually full even though it is much smaller.
Undaunted by the directive of the NSC, the Cross Rivers State government
has begun the process of getting the stadium back to shape even as the
NFF tries to convince the NSC to allow the Super Eagles to play Sudan in
Calabar in October. m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/5113248

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by otijah(m): 6:47am On Sep 18, 2014
LIKE if u knw naija will win

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by searay(m): 6:47am On Sep 18, 2014
Politics has commenced again. How I wish this will be seen as government interference.


Dear Mod, kindly disqualified the poster above me and declare mes as the ***
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by adioolayi(m): 6:47am On Sep 18, 2014
Yes, its better..Natural green grass....but for the funding sad
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by datguru: 6:48am On Sep 18, 2014
why dem no use akwa ibom undecided

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by elobyobi: 6:48am On Sep 18, 2014
Thank God. We can now go to watch the Eagles without fear of calabar ashawwos, cuz being bombed in Abuja is a much better option undecided

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by alaladakosta(f): 6:48am On Sep 18, 2014
Bunch of losers
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by 9jahubcom(m): 6:48am On Sep 18, 2014
ok
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by eemalex(m): 6:48am On Sep 18, 2014
Their Eyes have open. lol
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by kolomax(m): 6:48am On Sep 18, 2014
Ok I don hear
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by gift01: 6:49am On Sep 18, 2014
Back to empty stadium (mtchew). Bring them to Lagos and those boys will KILL THEIR OPPONENTS else......

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by datguru: 6:49am On Sep 18, 2014
eemalex: l
kolomax: Ok I don hear
9jahubcom: ok
alaladakosta: Bunch of losers
adioolayi: Yes, its better..Natural green grass....but for the funding sad
elobyobi: Thank God
otijah: Ok
searay: .
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Kayraph(m): 6:50am On Sep 18, 2014
That's a welcome development.

It will enable government focus on maintaining the Abuja Stadium.

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by InwehAkpevwe(m): 6:50am On Sep 18, 2014
Na nw una 1 com abi... Clueless ppl
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by MikeMoses(m): 6:50am On Sep 18, 2014
I am coming pls
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by newguy1(m): 6:50am On Sep 18, 2014
If dem like make dem carry am go jalingo, d koko is make dem start to dey win.
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by devigblegble: 6:51am On Sep 18, 2014
I don't care where they play, all I care is to see the eagles qualify for the nations cup , lobatan

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Chipsy1(m): 6:52am On Sep 18, 2014
Who cares
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Jossey2(m): 6:53am On Sep 18, 2014
Why them. no use lagos ?
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by hamaworld(m): 6:53am On Sep 18, 2014
If dem like take dem to Stamford bridge na dsame thrash dem go still play mtseww super cow
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Dreyl(m): 6:53am On Sep 18, 2014
Useless NFF
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Ibrowski(m): 6:54am On Sep 18, 2014
What is wrong with Lagos? NFF, NSC deceiving themselves since 19BC

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by bigtt76(f): 6:54am On Sep 18, 2014
Any Super Eagles generation that never played at National Stadium Surulere ....can at best stop bragging about having played for Nigeria. NFF officials are not helping at all. National Stadium Surulere (NSS) is to Nigeria what Wembly is to the English whether they like it or not grin

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by bist: 6:54am On Sep 18, 2014
fflamingo: All things being equal, Nigeria will play
their remaining Africa Cup of Nations
qualifying matches at the 60,000 capacity
National Stadium in Abuja, the National
Sports Commission has ordered.
This means that they will no longer play in
Calabar, where they have called home for
the past three years following their 3-2
defeat at the hands of Congo on
September 6.
The UJ Esuene Stadium had been an impregnable fortress for the Super
Eagles until their first ever defeat there by the Central Africans.
Goal learnt that the Nigeria Football Federation has been directed to
inform the Confederation of African Football (CAF) that the remaining
Super Eagles matches in the Afcon qualifiers will now be played in Abuja.
The NFF is currently undergoing a lean purse and has been depending
largely on the benevolence of the Cross River State governor, Liyel Imoke
who has single-handedly bankrolled the camping exercise of the Super
Eagles including the players and coaches’ feeding and accommodation
every time the team has a home match to play.
Therefore, the NFF is trying to get the NSC to rescind its decision claiming
that it doesn’t have money to prosecute Super Eagles games in Abuja and
because Abuja fans don't turn up for games that much as well as the
security challenges to confront.
Goal learnt that the NSC irked by the negative publicity generated by the
complaints of the bad pitch in Calabar, has directed the NFF to relocate all
the Super Eagles matches to Abuja National stadium that boast of very
good pitch.
But the NFF are not comfortable with the order as they feel that the cost
of executing matches in Abuja will be too weighty on them and the apathy
of the fans in Abuja towards watching games at the stadium unlike in
Calabar where the stadium is usually full even though it is much smaller.
Undaunted by the directive of the NSC, the Cross Rivers State government
has begun the process of getting the stadium back to shape even as the
NFF tries to convince the NSC to allow the Super Eagles to play Sudan in
Calabar in October. m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/5113248
.



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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by traware(m): 6:56am On Sep 18, 2014
[quote author=gift01]Back to empty stadium (mtchew). Bring them to Lagos and those boys will KILL THEIR OPPONENTS else......[/quote)The stadium is too far from the city centre that's why its always empty

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Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Nobody: 7:00am On Sep 18, 2014
datguru: why dem no use akwa ibom undecided
the stadium has not been completed
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by datguru: 7:03am On Sep 18, 2014
elvisosho: the stadium has not been completed
Ok
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by hiidee(m): 7:06am On Sep 18, 2014
useless team...
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by chiefololade: 7:07am On Sep 18, 2014
Make dem dey come Ilorin, BH dey Abuja oo

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