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Front Page: Goodluck Jonathan Grounds Eagles

Posted by on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 at 7:58 am in Diary | 1

From Nigeria, the headline news is the decision of the Nigerian president to disband the national team, dissolve the Football Federation and ban the senior team from all competition for two years.

NEXT, published in Lagos, Nigeria. 1 July, 2010.

Nigeria, President, Goodluck Jonathan

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  1. Mike in Austin
    July 1, 2010 • 8:28 am

    Well not being able to play should really help move the team forward. I’m sure taking a 2-year break will put them in the poll position for 2014.