Osimhen would not feature in the two-legged tie after suffering an injury during Galatasaray’s Super Lig encounter against Kasımpaşa on September 28.

Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen has called Captain William Ekong, rave-of-the-moment Ademola Lookman, in-form winger Moses Simon and 20 other players for this month’s home-and-away 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying battle with the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.

Super Eagles interim coach Austin Eguavoen has made it clear that Nigeria’s path to the 2026 FIFA World Cup could hinge on a solid defensive approach and mental strength.

There were speculations that I had a child already and as such I was not supposed to be playing in U-17 at that point. That was what took me out of that team.

Clemens shared similar views about the players that could become successful national team coaches in the 1994 team with Onochie Anibeze of Vanguard newspaper.

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation on Thursday approved Coach Augustine Eguavoen to continue in his role as Head Coach of the Super Eagles.

Libya will host the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying Matchday 4 encounter.

Eguavoen passed the test, ‘disappointed’ his critics, and created a beautiful new dilemma for his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation

Here’s a breakdown of what he got right—and the one area he’ll need to improve should he be considered for the job permanently.

Last Saturday, just before the Nigeria versus Republic of Benin match, Dr Segun Odegbami hosted ex-internationals, Edema Fuludu, Vincent Enyeama and Victor Agali on his radio programme, 90 minutes with The Mathematical, aired by Eagle 7 Sports radio