Eagles to play first 2022 World Cup qualifier in Benin
By John Egbokhan, Benin City The Super Eagles will play their opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign at the newly refurbished Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. Disclosing this Tuesday night here, President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick said the match would be played in March after the draw for […]
Football: Review of Nigerian players in Europe
A host of Nigerian players were in action for their clubs around Europe, with some having good games and others, games to forget. Too Good: Anthony Nwakaeme The forward played an important part in Trabzonspor’s 4-1 win over Gaziantep, setting up Yusuf Sari’s goal in the 81st minute which added a bit more gloss to […]
Super Eagles beat Togo but won’t be going to CHAN 2020
The home-based Super Eagles will now miss out of the party at the CHAN 2020 in Cameroon in spite of a 2-0 win against Togo at the Agege Stadium in Lagos. The Nigerian side put on a spirited effort to overturn the 1-4 first leg deficit, but they failed and thus lost 3-4 aggregate. The […]
Rohr predicts ‘good future’ for his young Super Eagles after Brazil draw
Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr believes the Super Eagles have a ‘good future’ after they played out a 1-1 draw against Brazil in Sunday’s international friendly in Singapore. The 66-year-old German tactician paraded a young team against the five-time world champions, following a spate of withdrawals by some of his experienced players, including captain Ahmed Musa. […]
Brazil should be worried about Super Eagles ― Ndidi
Nigeria and Leceister City midfield maestro Wilfred Ndidi has warned Brazil against focusing on Alex Iwobi but the entire Super Eagles team when they go head to head in an international friendly in Singapore on Sunday. The match at National Stadium in Kallang would be the second-ever clash between the two sides at senior level […]
WAFU Cup: Super Eagles crash out, lose on penalties to Cape Verde
Nigeria’s Super Eagles team B on Saturday crashed out of the ongoing West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup of Nations in Senegal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team lost all their games so far in the tournament. In Saturday’s encounter, the home-based Eagles lost 2-3 on penalties to Cape Verde, after […]
