LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A former Super Eagles defender and 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner, Kadiri Ikhana, is fighting for his life at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Auchi, Edo State, where he was transferred for emergency blood transfusion and intensive medical care. The 68-year-old ex-international, who was a member of the Green Eagles squad…
Lagos august 3rd (newsrangers)-Former Super Eagles defender, Sam Sodje, has expressed discontent over comment by Fatma Samoura, Secretary-General of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), disparaging the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). NAN reports that Samoura had reportedly told the Super Falcons in their dressing room that FIFA had decided to pay their prize money…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A prominent member of victorious 1980 Africa Cup of Nations Green Eagles squad, David Adiele, has turned a security guard in the United States of America. Adiele, 67, was spotted at a Hispanic grocery store by a Nigerian who made the revelation on social media. A Nigerian, who narrated the story of…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ex-Nigerian international Yakubu Adamu has been arrested in Germany for allegedly setting a house in Chemnitz on fire, according to a report by Bild (via Germany-in24). Adamu, who spent a year in the Bundesliga with St. Pauli in the early 2000s, is believed to have committed the crime after he was seen…
LAGOS JANUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Michael Etuhu, elder brother of former Super Eagles defensive midfielder Dickson Etuhu, has been handed a 10 year jail term for allegedly masterminding kidnapping and torture for ransom. Michael who is a football agent, was accused of arranging the kidnap and torture of a major drug dealer and father of one, Haider…
Former Green Eagles defender, Kadiri Ikhana, has called for financial support from Nigerians to enable him undergo three surgeries. Ikhana who made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, said the surgery would cost N10 million naira. He explained that he was advised by the medical Director, Dr. Christopher…