Don’t give up on us, Super Eagles beg Nigerians
By Emmanuel Okogba The senior national team, Super Eagles, want Nigerians to keep the faith despite an uninspiring outing in last night’s African Cup of Nations qualifier that saw them lose to lowly rated Guinea Bissau in Abuja. Guinea Bissau’s Wild Dogs scored a 29th minute goal and held on for a historic win that […]
2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles dim Leone Stars with 2-1 victory
By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria’s Super Eagles came from a goal down to get their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign off to a winning start on Thursday, beating Sierra Leone 2-1 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. It was also the first win for new coach Jose Peseiro and a great confidence booster […]
2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Super Eagles seek redemption against Sierra Leone
The Super Eagles have vowed to put things right ahead of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles confront familiar foes Sierra Leone at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Thursday. The game, […]
AFCON 2023: Super Eagles hold first training ahead clashes with Sierra Leone, São Tomé
The Super Eagles’ preparations for Thursday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone continued on Sunday as 24 of the 27 invited players trained in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Friendly matches against Mexico (in Dallas on 28th May) and against Ecuador in New Jersey (2nd June) kickstarted […]
2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Peseiro invites Musa, Ekong, 25 others for Sierra Leone, Sao Tome
Head Coach Jose Peseiro has called up captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and 25 other players to the camp of the Super Eagles. This is ahead of this month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria […]
Super Eagles suffer consecutive defeats under Peseiro in 0-1 loss to Ecuador
The Super Eagles on Thursday succumbed to a 0-1 defeat by Ecuador in their second consecutive international friendly in New Jersey, U. S. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles had narrowly lost their first match on Saturday. This was after captain William Troost-Ekong scored an own goal to gift Mexico a […]
