By Emmanuel Okogba The Super Eagles of Nigeria have booked a World Cup play-off spot after playing out a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Tuesday. Although uninspiring, the result was enough to send the team on their way to the final round of qualifiers for the global showpiece event. […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr has said he is not bothered about criticism and is only focused on winning games with the team. Rohr said this in his pre-match press conference ahead of Tuesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde. The German reacting to criticism of his team’s […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Victor Osimhen and Ahmed Musa scored from the spot in the first and second half respectively to beat Liberia 2-0 and move Nigeria within a win away from booking one of the World Cup play-off spots on Saturday in Tangier, Morocco. A win against Cape Verde next Tuesday will see Gernot Rohr’s […]

By Jacob Ajom As you are reading this, coach Salisu Yusuf would have since resumed in the Super Eagles camp, preparing for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers between Nigeria and Liberia on the one hand and Cape Verde on the other. Coach Salisu has been reinstated as Super Eagles assistant coach and head coach of […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Super Eagles of Nigeria first choice goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has joined Premier League side, Watford on a five-and-a-half year deal that will begin on January 1, 2022. Okoye who currently plies his trade with Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam will be only the second Nigeria goalkeeper to play in England while representing the […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Odion Ighalo’s return to the Super Eagles set-up has been confirmed with his inclusion in the 24-man squad for the final phase of the Round 1 World Cup qualifiers for Africa. Ighalo who last represented the country with the national team in 2019 currently plies his trade in Saudi Arabia and will […]

There’s nothing better than your favourite brands going all out for Nigerian sports teams. This time, it’s the official beer of the Nigerian Super Eagles team, “33″ Export! Following the partnership with the Nigerian football association, “33″ Export lager beer launched an exciting campaign tagged “Let’s go Naija” – a testament to their unrivalled support […]

By Emmanuel Okogba The Super Eagles of Nigeria made good their promise to bounce back from a shocking 1-0 loss to the Central African Republic, CAR by beating the Wild Beasts 2-0 on Sunday in Douala, Cameroon in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. Goals from Leon Balogun and Victor Osimhen ensured that they […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived Douala, Cameroon ahead of the crunch reverse fixture against the Central African Republic, CAR billed for Sunday afternoon. CAR ran out 1-0 victors in the first leg played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos, shocking the football world and even themselves. Ranked 124th in the world, […]

On Thursday, October 7, the Super Eagles put up a disgraceful performance and capitulated to the national team of Central African Republic at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.

By Emmanuel Okogba Super Eagles gaffer, Gernot Rohr has blamed the absence of key players from his squad as one of the reasons his side fell to the Central Africa Republic on Thursday. CAR shocked Nigeria 1-0 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, a complete opposite of what football fans and pundits expected the outcome to […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Super Eagles first coach goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has joined up with other members of the squad ahead of Thursday’s clash with Les Fauves of the Central African Republic. Okoye was the only player missing as at Wednesday evening when the team held its first training session. However, a post on the Facebook […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Former Super Eagles media officer, Benjamin Alaiya is dead, Vanguard reports. Alaiya held the position between 2011 and 2015 before he was replaced by Toyin Ibitoye. ALSO READ: World Cup Qualifiers: Osimhen, Iheanacho, Moses Simon’s arrival swell Super Eagles camp to 22 A statement on the Instagram handle of the Super Eagles […]

Only Netherlands –based goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was being expected in the Super Eagles’ Eko Hotels & Suites abode as at the early hours of Tuesday evening – 48 hours before the FIFA World Cup African qualifying Day 3 encounter against the Les Fauves of the Central African Republic. Skipper Ahmed Musa, deputy skipper William Ekong […]

By Emmanuel Okogba Victor Osimhen, Kelechi Iheanacho and Moses Simon became the latest to join the Super Eagles camp ahead of the World Cup qualifiing double-header against the Central African Republic, increasing the number of players on ground to 22. The arrival of the forwards means that coach Gernot Rohr is spoilt for choice of […]