2023 AFCONQ : Super Eagles drawn with Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome/Mauritius
Published: April 19, 2022
The draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers group stages was held in the studios of SuperSport in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday evening. Forty eight countries that qualified for the second round of qualifiers were seeded into four pots based on the Fifa ranking released on March 31, 2022, meaning t...
'Played football at the highest level' - Ikpeba reveals NFF made right call to appoint Finidi Eagles assistant coach
Published: April 19, 2022
1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medalist Victor Ikpeba has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation made the right call to appoint his former teammate Finidi George as one of the assistant coaches for the Super Eagles.  The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of the Technical & Development Sub-...
Flower provides assist within first minute of action in Chelsea U18 3-2 win vs Tottenham
Published: April 19, 2022
In a dramatic game at Cobham Training Centre on Tuesday afternoon, Chelsea left it late to secure a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the U18 Premier League South. Louis Flower was the only player of Nigeria descent named in the the starting lineup and was on the pitch for 80 minutes before making way for first yea...
'Change is incomprehensible' - Pundit surprised Osimhen was replaced in Napoli's draw vs Roma
Published: April 19, 2022
Napoli required a response in their Italian Serie A meeting with AS Roma at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Easter Monday having lost to Forentina in the penultimate round of matches, but faltered as they played out a 1-1 draw with the Giallorossi.   Stephan El Shaarawy found the bottom corner in the first minute of se...
CIES : Rangers left-back Bassey ranked best 'air blocker playmaker' in Scottish Premiership
Published: April 19, 2022
In its latest weekly post, statistics expert CIES Football Observatory conducted a study to determine the best performing outfield players in 32 European leagues. Players were classified into fifteen technical profiles and ranked according to their performance level with respect to both teammates and opponents, their ...
Kanu scores second hat-trick for Tigres UANL after international duty with Super Falcons
Published: April 19, 2022
Uchenna Kanu continues to impress for Tigres UANL, with the Nigeria national teamer scoring her second hat-trick for the Mexican Liga MX Femenil club in the Clausura 2022 on Easter Monday. The former Flamingoes and Falconets goal poacher ended her association with Swedish club Linköpings FC in December. She was play...
'Better than Danilo' - Legendary Dutch coach urges Feyenoord to sign Dessers on permanent deal
Published: April 19, 2022
Legendary Dutch football tactician Aad de Mos, known in these parts for coaching deceased Nigeria icon Stephen Keshi at RSC Anderlecht, is urging Feyenoord to offer a permanent deal to Cyriel Dessers. The Nigeria international joined the Eredivisie side on loan from Racing Genk in the summer transfer window with an ...
'He needs to humble himself' - Monaco legend Ikpeba advises Osimhen to emulate Salah, Mane
Published: April 18, 2022
Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba has revisited the furore that was caused by the comments he made about Napoli striker Victor Osimhen in the aftermath of Nigeria's failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Ikpeba, Monaco's all-time top scorer in European competitions with 14 goals, criticized the...
NFF insider Ikpeba confirms three ex-Barcelona stars, Peseiro made final shortlist for Eagles job
Published: April 18, 2022
Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee member Victor Ikpeba has confirmed that three former Barcelona players Laurent Blanc, Phillip Cocu and Ernesto Valverde, and ex-Porto boss José Peseiro applied for the vacant Super Eagles job. The Technical Committee trimmed a seven-man shortlist of coaching candida...
Ex-Golden Eaglets invitee Ebiowei to make decision on his future after Derby County's relegation
Published: April 18, 2022
Malcolm Ebiowei suffered relegation with Derby County on Easter Monday after a 1-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers. The Rams, coached by Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, had a tough task on their hands to avoid the drop after they were slapped with a 21-point deduction for breaching English Football League rule...
Fulham interested in signing Arsenal-owned Anglo-American-Nigerian attacker
Published: April 18, 2022
Premier League-bound Fulham are interested in signing Arsenal-owned attacker Folarin Balogun in the summer. HITC, making reference to the Daily Mail (subscription required) says the Cottagers have identified transfer targets ahead of their return to the Premier League and Balogun is one of them. Fulham are worki...
Crystal Palace send scouts to watch 17-cap Nigeria international in Europa League
Published: April 18, 2022
Crystal Palace have reportedly stepped up their interest in signing Glasgow Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo in the summer.Football Insider has reported that the Eagles are keeping tabs on the 17-cap Nigeria international and sent scouts to run the rule over him during Rangers' 3-1 win over Sporting Braga in the Euro...
Son Heung-min: Attacking Monster From South Korea
Published: April 18, 2022
The discussion of top football is mostly linked with the names from Europe and South America, where this sport is super popular and gave birth to numerous talents. The Asian region looks worse compared even to Africa, but the room for manoeuvring is huge because of the huge human resources on the continent. And the pat...
Portuguese football tactician favorite to be appointed Nigeria coach after Godwin Enakhena reveal
Published: April 18, 2022
Portuguese football tactician Jose Peseiro is the frontrunner to replace Gernot Rohr as the permanent Super Eagles coach, according to foremost Nigerian journalist Godwin Enakhena of Top Radio 90.9FM. The Nigeria Football Federation are close to announcing a new coach for the senior national team after the disengage...
Super Eagles midfielder back in action for Lorient after injury on international duty
Published: April 18, 2022
Super Eagles midfielder Innocent Bonke has returned to action after approximately three weeks on the sidelines.Bonke suffered a groin injury during the second half of Nigeria's goalless draw against the Black Stars of Ghana in a 2022 World Cup playoff in Kumasi on March 25.The ailment kept the former Malmo midfield enf...