Super Eagles hopeful double nominated for Leicester City's Goal of the Month
Published: January 02, 2022
Super Eagles hopeful Ademola Lookman has been double nominated for Leicester City's Goal of the Month award for December 2021. After recovering from health issues, the 2017 U20 World Cup winner with England was in superb goalscoring form for the Foxes, netting in back-to-back Premier League games against Manchester ...
GFFN Top 100 players Ligue 1 : Two Super Eagles stars join Neymar, Messi in prestigious list
Published: January 02, 2022
Get French Football News has published a list of the top hundred footballers that French football has to offer with two Nigeria internationals making the cut. To be eligible for the GFFN 100, the player must have been a registered squad member of a Ligue 1 or a Ligue 2 club on the 31st December 2021. Nantes winge...
'Getting there step by step' - Super Eagles striker Awoniyi speaks on preparations for AFCON
Published: January 02, 2022
Nigeria's preparations for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations are in full swing with the national team under the guidance of caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen fine-tuning their strategies at their training camp in Abuja. Twelve players were in camp as at Sunday morning following the arrival of Porto left-back Zaidu Sanus...
Eguavoen details conversation with Osimhen before Napoli striker pulled out of AFCON squad
Published: January 02, 2022
It is no longer news that Nigeria will not be able to count on Victor Osimhen for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The Napoli striker had vowed to honour the call-up for the tournament in Cameroon, only for him to withdraw from the roster three days ago, and he has been replaced by Olympiakos winger Henry Onyekuru. ...
Eguavoen explains why he shelved the plan for seven NPFL non-roster invitees to train with Eagles
Published: January 02, 2022
Nigeria's caretaker manager Augustine Eguavoen has explained why he shelved the plan for seven Nigeria Professional Football League non-roster invitees to train with the national team in Abuja ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles legend was in touch with players from Enugu Rangers, Kwara United, Kano P...
'He jumped at it' - Eguavoen reveals ex-Arsenal U21 skipper eager to play for Nigeria at AFCON
Published: January 02, 2022
Nigeria's interim manager Augustine Eguavoen has revealed that West Brom star Semi Ajayi is eager to represent the Super Eagles at the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. The Nigeria Football Federation made four changes to the Africa Cup of Nations roster two days ago, one of which saw former Arsenal U21 skipper Ajayi r...
Official : Younger brother of ex-Super Eagles striker joins West Brom
Published: January 02, 2022
Daryl Dike, the younger brother of former Super Eagles striker Bright Dike, has completed a permanent transfer to West Brom, the Baggies informed via their official website on New Year's Day when the transfer window opened for business. The younger Dike is cap-tied to his country of birth, United States after earnin...
Super Eagles camp update : Nantes winger Simon reports for international duty
Published: January 02, 2022
Interim Nigeria boss Augustine Eguavoen will run the rule over at least eleven roster invites when the national team begin training on Sunday ahead of their their trip to Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations. Nantes winger Moses Simon is the latest player to link up with his international teammates at their train...
Wattford threatened Dennis to shun AFCON : Ranieri responds to strong comments by Eguavoen
Published: January 01, 2022
There were some strong quotes from interim Nigeria boss Augustine Eguavoen on Friday in which he stated that Watford had threatened their star striker Emmanuel Dennis to withdraw from the Africa Cup of Nations roster. The former Nigeria captain also stated that the leadership of the Hornets did everything humanely ...
Ten players including Onyekuru, Olayinka train with Super Eagles in Abuja ahead of AFCON 2021
Published: January 01, 2022
Ten players named in the adjusted Nigeria squad list for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations trained in Abuja on New Year's Day, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. Olympiakos striker Henry Onyekuru and Slavia Prague winger Peter Olayinka participated in the workout under the guidance of interim boss Augustine Eguavoen. Onye...
Watford coach reveals exactly why Dennis was substituted at halftime in loss to Tottenham
Published: January 01, 2022
Watford lost their sixth consecutive match in the English Premier League on New Year's Day after conceding a late goal in a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Vicarage Road. William Troost-Ekong got much needed game time before heading off to Abuja to link up with his international teammates at their training camp, go...
Onuoha reckons Manchester City's win vs Arsenal has put pressure on Chelsea, Liverpool
Published: January 01, 2022
Nigerian-born former Manchester City center-back Nedum Onuoha believes that Manchester City's come-from-behind win over Arsenal in a Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium on New Year's Day has put pressure on nearest challengers Chelsea and Liverpool. The result sees Pep Guardiola's team open up an eleven-point...
AFCON roster changes : Eguavoen says Onyekuru, Ebuehi happy to replace Osimhen, Shehu
Published: January 01, 2022
Super Eagles caretaker boss Augustine Eguavoen has revealed that Benfica-owned fullback Tyronne Ebuehi and Olympiakos winger Henry Onyekuru were delighted to replace Abdullahi Shehu and Victor Osimhen respectively in Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations squad at short notice. A club versus country row between Napoli and...
Interim Nigeria boss reveals Watford threatened Dennis to withdraw from AFCON 2021 squad
Published: January 01, 2022
Interim Nigeria manager Augustine Eguavoen has shed light on the withdrawal of red-hot Watford striker Emmanuel Dennis from the Super Eagles 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad. The former Super Eagles captain has suggested that Dennis rejected the call-up because he was threatened by Premier League strugglers Watford. ...
'You have to take us seriously' - Guinea-Bissau star sends strong message to Super Eagles fans
Published: January 01, 2022
Guinea-Bissau glovesman Jonas Mendes believes The Djurtus have what it takes to do well at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.Having failed to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations for sixty years, Guinea-Bissau will be competing in their third successive tournament in Cameroon., where they find themselves in a tough gr...