Poor management of personnel cost Nigeria W/Cup ticket — Okpala
Former Nigeria international Sylvanus Okpala dismissed the notion that the Black Stars of Ghana were technically superior to the Super Eagles during the second leg of the Qatar 2022. Technically, the Ghanaians were not better than us. If you take another look at the match, you would find that there was a point they had […]
Super Eagles: Surplus of good players a good headache — Eguavoen
By Emmanuel Okogba Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Austin Eguavoen believes the issue of having more than enough good players to select from is a good headache any manager would love to have. Eguavoen already with a pool of more than enough players to prosecute the World Cup play-off against Ghana next […]
Super Eagles: An army without a commander
By Jacob Ajom Not surprisingly, the early exit of the Super Eagles from the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has thrown up a lot of theories and postulations. For a team that looked so promising at the start of the tournament and went through the group stage, scoring six goals and conceding just one […]
NFF hails as FIFA clears Ademola Lookman to represent Nigeria
The Nigeria Football Federation says it has received the decision of world football –governing body, FIFA, that Leicester City FC of England player Ademola Lookman can now represent Nigeria at international level. Emilio Garcia Silveiro, FIFA’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, on Thursday conveyed to the NFF the decision of the Single Judge of the […]
Ademola Lookman: FIFA gives go-ahead to represent Nigeria
By Emmanuel Okogba Ademola Lookman has gotten the green light from world football governing body, FIFA, to represent Nigeria in football competitions with the Super Eagles. Lookman, 24, currently on loan at the King Power Stadium from RB Leipzig has represented England at the age grade level but have not gotten a look-in when it […]
FIFA ranking: Nigeria moves up, now 3rd in Africa, 32nd in world
By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria has moved up four places to 32nd in the latest FIFA Ranking released by the world football governing body on Thursday. Despite an early exit from the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations, the Super Eagles put up a commanding display during the group stages, collecting all available nine points and […]
