Super Eagles
28 Nov
The Super Eagles of Nigeria missed another opportunity to rub shoulders with global football heavyweights after falling eight places
25 Nov
As the countdown to the Shehu Dikko Novelty Match draws closer, organisers of the event say more former Nigerian internationals have confirmed their participation in the football match. The match billed for the 4th of December 2024 at the Moshood Abiola, Stadium, Abuja is in honour of Mallam Shehu Dikko for his appointment as Chairman…
24 Nov
The Super Eagles are in a precarious situation regarding qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in the United States (US), Canada, and Mexico, having started the campaign on a disappointing note. As things stand, Nigeria's hopes of playing in the tournament are shaky, with the Super Eagles currently occupying the…
22 Nov
Former international, Sam Sodje has admonished the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and other sports stakeholders to put up their thinking caps to fully prepare the Super Eagles for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Speaking with The Guardian in Oleh, an agrarian community in Isoko South local government area of Delta State, Sodje said his…
21 Nov
With some sports administrators of Nigerian origin doing great things across the world and standing shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the best in the world, many are in awe that the country’s sports are still dogged by poor administration.
20 Nov
Super Eagles Interim Manager, Austin Eguavoen, watched helplessly as minnows, Rwanda, ran rings around his team and eventually came from one goal down to beat Nigeria 1-2 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo, on Monday.
19 Nov
Rwanda, yesterday, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, exposed the technical deficiency in the Super Eagles, beating the 2013 African champions 2-1 in their last Group D qualifier for the Morocco 2025 edition of the championship.
18 Nov
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State is set to host one of Nigeria’s best football matches in recent times, when the Super Eagles take on the Amavubi of Rwanda in the last match of the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, today.
16 Nov
Super Eagles’ Interim Manager, Austin Eguavoen, has blamed the heavy downpour in Abidjan on Thursday for Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
15 Nov
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Friday, commiserated with Super Eagles’ number one goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, who lost his father in the morning of Friday, 15 November 2024. The South Africa-based Nwabali announced the sad news on his Instagram page on Friday morning. In a statement, the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said: “We…
15 Nov
William Troost-Ekong has opened up on how a phone call from the late Stephen Keshi shaped his decision to choose Nigeria over the Netherlands. Troost-Ekong revealed that the allure of international football at the age of 21 was instrumental in this choice. Speaking on the Sports Afterparty Podcast, Troost-Ekong reminisced about the critical juncture in…
15 Nov
Nigeria yesterday at the Houphoet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire confirmed its passage to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations billed to holding Morocco by holding the Cheetahs of Benin Republic to a 1-1 draw.
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