Nigerian Times

Zambia's captain Christopher Katongo kisses the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations trophy as Gabon President Ali Bongo, right, applauds, after Zambia beat Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) 8-7 on penalties in the tournament final soccer match at Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville, Gabon, Sunday night, Feb. 12, 2012. Zambia is winning the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time and regarded as a befitting honour for 25 national team players and officials who died in plane crush in 1993 in Gabon.

 (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell). Congratulations to the Chipolopolo (the Copper bullets)! Jennifer Hudson singing "I Will Always Love You" in tribute to Whitney Houston at the 54th Grammy Awards Sunday night (12.02.12). Whitney was found dead in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. May her soul rest in peace. Tweet

Over aged Nigerian Players in African Youth Championship Exposed Cheating starts with lying. In Nigeria lying is a way of life to make ends meet and to catch up the Joneses. Couples shamelessly lie to cheat themselves. Boyfriends lie to their girlfriends and girlfriends lie to their boyfriends in their two can play games of conceit and deceit to cheat themselves. Politicians, pupils, students, scholars, professors and other professionals lie and cheat to succeed. The most successful people in Nigeria lied and cheated their way to the top. Nigerian soccer players are perhaps the worst cheats in the game. They lie about their ages to compete in both CAF and FIFA youth competitions. You see a young Nigerian who is almost 40 years old claiming to be less than 21 years and joining the Flying Eagles and playing in the African Youth Championship, FIFA U-20 World Cup or the FIFA World U-17 World Cup. But a former national soccer team star Adokiye Amiesimaka has been exposing them all. The foll...