Lesotho
19 Nov
After their unimpressive performance against the Crocodiles of Lesotho in Uyo, on Thursday, Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, has vowed to lead the squad to victory against the Warriors of Zimbabwe today.
18 Nov
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh has expressed concern following the Super Eagles’ draw against the Crocodiles of Lesotho on Thursday in Uyo
17 Nov
Head Coach of Lesotho men’s national team Leslie Notsi has said his players showed the Super Eagles no respect in their Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Uyo on Thursday. Despite going into the game as heavy favourites, the Super Eagles could only settle for a 1-1 draw. This is the first time…
17 Nov
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Joseph Dosu, on Thursday, said the 1-1 draw against the Crocodiles of Lesotho is like a defeat for Nigeria. The Eagles forced Lesotho to a draw at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Thursday as they came from behind in their Group C opener of the 2026 FIFA World…
17 Nov
Nigeria, yesterday, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, showed that they did not learn anything from their failure to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar when they huffed and puffed, only to hold lowly rated Lesotho to a 1-1 draw in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup qualifying series.…
16 Nov
Nigeria may have some of the biggest stars in African football, but that will not guarantee the Super Eagles easy victory in their World Cup qualifier against Lesotho today, according to the Crocodiles’ caretaker coach, Leslie Notsi.
15 Nov
Fulham attacking midfielder Alex Iwobi has expressed his desire to be at the World Cup again and promised that the Super Eagles will give a hundred percent against Lesotho on Thursday. Iwobi said this during a chat with the Super Eagles media officer Babafemi Raji after Tuesday's training session at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in…
13 Nov
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that it would use the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Crocodiles of Lesotho and Zimbabwe’s national team to prepare the Super Eagles for the 2024 African Cup of Nations billed to hold next year in Cote d’Ivoire.
11 Nov
Head Coach, Jose Santos Peseiro, has left out the captain and vice-captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa and William Troost-Ekong, for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. It is fueling speculations that Peseiro might have retired the duo from the Super Eagles. He, however, invited goalkeeper Maduka Okoye,…
26 Oct 2023
A new date has been fixed for Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2026 FIFA World Cup match day one Group C qualifier against Lesotho. In a post on the Super Eagles X handle on Wednesday, 25 October, the game against Lesotho was initially fixed for Friday, 17 November 2023. On the same X handle, it was announced…
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