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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 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by otijah(m): 6:47am On Sep 18, 2014 |
LIKE if u knw naija will win 6 Likes |
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 |
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by datguru: 6:48am On Sep 18, 2014 |
why dem no use akwa ibom 3 Likes |
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 8 Likes 1 Share |
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...... 5 Likes |
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 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. 1 Like 1 Share |
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 3 Likes
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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 3 Likes |
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 6 Likes |
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by bist: 6:54am On Sep 18, 2014 |
fflamingo: All things being equal, Nigeria will play. Of what economic benefit is this piece of info. |
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 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria To Return To Abuja National Stadium by Nobody: 7:00am On Sep 18, 2014 |
datguru: why dem no use akwa ibomthe 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 completedOk |
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 1 Like |
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