Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has been under the spotlight this season but won high praise from manager Alex Ferguson after an impressive performance in the Champions League at Real Madrid on Wednesday.

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Paralympic and Olympic star Oscar Pistorius has allegedly shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after mistaking her for an intruder.

A body was discovered at the athlete's home in the Silverwoods country estate in eastern Pretoria, South African police said.

It has been revealed that Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi was compelled to work under a foreign coach by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Keshi, who had announced his resignation on Monday, cited interference from the NFF.

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Zenit have assured Liverpool that visiting fans attending Thursday's Europa League last 32 first leg tie in St Petersburg will feel safe and secure after concerns were raised over racism.

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SAN FRANCISCO, February 13, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan has rewarded the Rauf Oladipupo-led Nigerian Football Supporters Club with N5million cash gift for standing by the victorious Eagles through thick and thin at the just concluded African Cup of Nations in South Africa.

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What looked like a replay of defining moment of the Westerhof era when some sports administrators in the country were bent in frustrating him, happened yesterday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja when President Goodluck Jonathan assured Keshi of his full support.

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ABUJA, February 12, (THEWILL) – Senate President David Mark Tuesday threw more light on the friction between Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that forced the cup-winning coach to tender an initial resignation letter, which he later withdrew.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 12, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday night rewarded the victorious Super Eagles team with cash, parcels of land and National Honours Awards.


President Jonathan doled out the awards and gifts at a reception he hosted for the team inside the Banquet Hall of the State House.

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SAN FRANCISCO, February 12, (THEWILL) – Stephen Keshi, Head Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Tuesday withdrew his resignation from the Nigeria Football Federation after the intervention of the nation's sports minister, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.

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Just about 38 seconds after the referee blew the final whistle, signalling the end of the game, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday sent his congratulatory message to the Super Eagles, saying the amazing metamorphosis from rank outsiders to champions was a an eloquent testimony that Nigerians can achieve greater successes in other fields of human effort if they unite devotedly and  collectively in supporting his transformation agenda.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the victory of the Super Eagles is a confirmation of the party's  declaration that the nation has entered into a new era of possibilities.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement yesterday said the fact that the team won the trophy which has eluded the country several times in the past is an indication that nothing is impossible for Nigeria and that the doors have been opened for the nation to achieve other goals.

Senate President, David Mark yesterday evening urged Nigerians to savor the victory of the Super Eagles in South Africa and use it as a rallying point to further the peace and unity of the country currently challenged by unabating insecurity.

Speaker, House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has congratulated Nigerians over the victory of the Super Eagles at the last African Cup of Nations held in South Africa.

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has surprisingly resigned after leading Nigeria to clinch the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.