By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria will face Tunisia in the second game of the Round of 16 on Sunday after the Carthage Eagles finished third in Group F. Tunisia has had a tough AFCON 2021 experience, falling 1-0 to Mali in their opening game that was filled with controversy before thumping Mauritania 4-1 in their next […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Eight players were brought into the Super Eagles starting line-up for their last group game against Guinea Bissau on Wednesday. Francis Uzoho started in goal as replacement for Maduka Okoye who has held down the number one shirt. In the backline, only William Troost-Ekong has started Nigeria’s first two group games. Tyronne […]

Captain of the Guinea Bissau national team, Jonas Azevedo Mendes has said that they will rather ‘die’ than see themselves losing today’s match against the Super Eagles.

Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has tipped Nigeria to power past all oppositions to win the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

By Emmanuel Okogba Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen has gone with the line-up that defeated Egypt in their first game of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations for the second group game against Sudan. The team put up a performance last Tuesday against Egypt that quickly made them favorites for the title and will hope […]

The High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Cameroon led by the former Chief of Defence Staff, Ambassador Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, organised a grandiose reception for the members of the Federal Government’s AFCON delegation who were in Garoua to watch the Super Eagles engage their Egyptian counterparts in the ongoing biannual competition.

By Onochie Anibeze The good news is that Nigeria Football Federation has not formally signed on coach, Jose Peseiro. And can we sing Alleluya with Austin Eguavoen and bid the Portuguese bye? That’s what Nigerians are saying just after Eguavoen’s first outing in Cameroun. Is it proper? Take this analogy: In one moment of brilliance […]

By Segun Odegbami It is 24 hours to the start of AFCON 2021, there is hardly any Nigerian that expects that the Super Eagles will not get to the tail end of the championship. Such a high expectation is justified. Nigeria can be counted amongst one of the most consistent and most successful countries in […]

Super Eagles interim manager, Austin Eguavoen, has explained why Rangers defender Leon Balogun won’t be at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The Ibrox star, 33, has been a mainstay in the Super Eagles side over the last few years but the 41-times capped defender will not be at the AFCON tournament in Cameroon. Rangers […]

By Jacob Ajom The Nigeria Football Federation announced on Wednesday, the appointment of Jose Paseiro as new Super Eagles coach. There were muted reactions after the announcement, particularly, when the technical committee of the NFF denied playing any role in the recruitment of the new coach. Most Nigerians are at a loss as to where […]

By Emmanuel Okogba A total of 23 players have arrived the Abuja camp of the Super Eagles where preparations are ongoing for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Three of the four players who replaced members of the squad from the first list are already in camp. The team is putting finishing touches […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Victor Osimhen and Emmanuel Dennis are among four players who will not be at the Africa Cup of Nations next year despite their inclusion in the intial final list submitted by Super Eagles coach, Austin Eguavoen. Others are defenders, Shehu Abdullahi and Leon Balogun. While Osimhen contracted Covid and reportedly asked to […]

Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has Wednesday appointed a former Porto Coach, Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles ahead of AFCON 2022, billed to kick off on January 9.

Captain Ahmed Musa-led 28-man squad of the Super Eagles which are featuring in the twice-delayed biennial international men’s football championship of African organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) was last October 10, 2021, full of praise and gratitude to Ambassador Olonisakin for mobilizing unprecedented support that enabled his team clinch a 2-0 victory over the Central African Republic in a second leg 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Douala.

Super Eagles will depart for the AFCON in Cameroon on January 5, which will be six days before their opening group game against seven-time champions Egypt in Garoua. The dismissal of coach Gernot Rohr just weeks to the AFCON as well as the NFF indecisiveness over whether a new foreign coach or caretaker coach Austin […]