The Super Eagles of Nigeria have against all expectations qualified for the FINAL of the 2013 African Cup of Nations. It has been an astronomical rise for the Giants of Africa as they were once known. The young team put together by former Eagles captain, Stephen Keshi has proved all the doubters wrong by sending
The 4-4 draw at Old Trafford last season was a dampener and eventually cost Manchester United the Premier League title. A repeat of that might be disastrous for the players as the Fergie hair dryer treatment will come down on them like Hiroshima. Manchester City’s crumbling at St Mary’s yesterday means that the Red Fevils
The weekend begins at White Hart Lane where a rejuvenated Newcastle aim to maintain their recent revival against a Tottenham side aiming to usurp Chelsea into third place in the Premier League, at least for a few hours. Gareth Bale has been in talismanic form for club and country in the last few weeks, and in guiding
Manchester United have been buoyed by the return to training of Jonny Evans, but are still without Ashley Young whose knee hasn’t healed up yet. Otherwise, SAF has a healthy squad to pick from. The 2-1 win over Southampton three days ago extended their lead at the top of the pile to 7 points and
On Sunday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 3 v Getafe at midday. Hours later, Leo Messi went one better, scoring a quartet of goals against Osasuna in a 5-1 win. With 7 goals between them, this has set up one of the most exhilarating Clasicos of all time. Real Madrid have taken the CDR seriously especially after
Bulgarian superstar, Dimitar Berbatov returns to his old stomping ground this evening as his Fulham team take on former employers, Manchester United in an F.A Cup 4th Round tie that has the makings of a tasty encounter. It’s been 10 whole years since a Junichi Inamoto inspired Cottagers inflicted a painful loss on the Red
Another Super Sunday is upon us. The last one was spellbinding and thought provoking; simply irresistible stuff from all the teams involved. Although the 2nd match was blighted by an inexplicable defensive howler by Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny, it was still a great game. Well, that is the past now. On to the next one. Today’s
Manchester United fans have RVP to thank for sparing the club from yet another disastrous F.A Cup campaign when he popped up in the last minute of normal time to secure a REPLAY and another chance to qualify fro the 4th Round. The Red Devils, fresh from adding another three points to their EPL total
Forget about EL CLASICO (Real Madrid- Barcelona), THE SUPER CLASICO (Boca-River), DE KLASSIEKER (Ajax -Feyenoord) etc. The biggest game in world football is MANCHESTER UNITED V LIVERPOOL and luckily for all of us, football lovers, it is going down this weekend at the city of Manchester (Sunday afternoon). Matches of this magnitude are always feisty
And a happy new year to you, too. Weary and bleary-eyed (and that’s just the players) we stumble into the fourth full Premier League matchday in the space of just ten days, and the first of 2013. Three points will be crucial in the eyes of many managers seeing as the Prem ratrace gets put
Now that the UEFA Champions League round of 16 parings have been announced, it is time for football fans all to begin debating them. With the ties not set to occur until mid-February, there is ample time for fans and analysts alike to pick them apart and predict the outcomes. And, of course, this is
Two sides heading seemingly in completely opposite directions as of late come face-to-face in the solitary (not-so) Super Sunday encounter at Carrow Road. Norwich have built up a seven-match unbeaten run in a highly assured manner and made their home ground somewhat of a fortress, losing just once all season and conceding the joint-second fewest
Right so here we are with a third matchday in a week, and let’s face it - we’re all feeling the effects of a couple of intense matchdays in close succession, perhaps experiencing niggles and moaning to the gaffer whilst pleading for a few days off. Just me? Never mind then. On we go with
Tough luck, Ukraine. Harry Redknapp, in the end, turned down the big hryvnias in order to make a much-welcomed return to his natural habitat of the English top flight. It turns out that our beloved ‘Arry (or real Christian name Henry, as only his mother would call him) was hankering for a meatier challenge than
Two fierce rivals go head-to-head as the Londoners opt to re-find their form after a somehow mediocre performance against QPR last Saturday. While the home side look to continue their good run in the Premier League and increase the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the table. If Arsenal win on Saturday they will
Group A Porto v Dynamo Kiev After a huge win at home to PSG in their most recent Champions League encounter, Porto will host the Ukrainian side Dynamo Kiev hoping to make it nine points from nine. However, Dynamo Kiev will be looking to take all three points after they lost to PSG in
Ahead of next week’s group of games in the UEFA Champions League, Celtic fans have already started to fret about what Tuesday/Wednesday could bring about. Those going to the increasingly anticipated match v Barcelona could either leave absolutely shattered or absolutely elated. For those who don’t follow the Glasgow side, I think you know which
Group E Shakhtar Donetsk v Chelsea In form Chelsea will travel to Donetsk on Tuesday night in what will be a tricky game in the hostile Donbass arena. Both sides drew to have already drawn to Juventus and beat Nordsjaelland in their other group E games, but only one of the teams will be
The best match in the world will be played tomorrow at the Nou Camp and the whole world is getting ready for another epic battle between Real Madrid and their arch-rivals Barcelona. Going into the match Barca are 1st in the league and have a massive 8 point lead over Madrid. Both teams are coming
Derby Della Madonnina - AC Milan vs Internazionale Milano is one of the most anticipated games of the year both teams and fans would kill to see their team reign superior this coming Sunday. Inter coming off a 2-1 home win against Fiorentina last Sunday and a 3-1 Europa League win against Neftchi on Thursday
Arsenal vs Chelsea have always been feisty encounters, the last time they both met resulted in a goalless draw at the Emirates, and the last game that ended in a win went in the favour of Arsenal beating Chelsea 5-3. The two sides face each other again as both teams go into the match unbeaten
A tasty set of fixtures are set to be played on Saturday in game week 6 of the Premier League season. 8 games will be played on a highly anticipated Saturday which includes last season’s top 6. Saturday 29th September 2012: Arsenal vs Chelsea: Kick-off: 12:45 Both teams are unbeaten with Arsenal winning 2
Please take the time to join Dafabet’s match competition on our Facebook page, and get the chance to win a free $100 bet. Answer and enter now! On Sunday, Manchester United will travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool, in a game that will attract attention from all four corners of the world. However, some
The group stage of the most glittering and celebrated club competition in the world is once again upon us, and already before a ball has been kicked, one club is being talked about more than any other. Europe is still reeling from Zenit Saint Petersburg’s stunning summer double swoop for world and European stars Hulk
Last Results- Scotland 0-0 Serbia - Scotland’s hopes of getting off to a flyer took a significant dent. The hosts were held to an unfortunate but far from dull nil-nil draw. The game was a lively encounter from the opening whistle to the final whistle. Kenny Miller led the line but failed to pose a