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...
UCL : Chukwueze subbed in; another Nigerian-born winger nets winner for Villarreal vs Bayern
Published: April 06, 2022
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze overcame his injury setback from the international break against Ghana in the World Cup playoff and started on Villarreal substitutes bench Wednesday evening in their Champions League quarterfinals 1-0 win over Bayern Munich at the Estadio de la Cerámica.Chukwueze came off the benc...
Ex-CSKA defender offers tactical blueprint on how Super Eagles can overcome Black Stars
Published: March 29, 2022
Former CSKA Moscow defender Chidi Odiah has backed Austin Eguavoen and Emmanuel Amuneke to lead the Super Eagles to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with a victory this evening in the crucial playoff against the Black Stars of Ghana at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja. Both sides played out a goalless draw in the first ...
Youngest invitee Amoo impresses senior players Iheanacho, Musa, Ighalo in Super Eagles training
Published: March 27, 2022
FC Copenhagen attacking midfielder Akinkunmi Amoo has been catching the eye in the training sessions since the start of preparations for the doubleheader against Ghana in the 2022 World Cup playoff. Aged 19 years and 293 days today, the former Golden Eaglets star is the youngest player named in the Super Eagles' ex...
Nigeria vs Ghana: which of the Black Stars can reach the 2022 World Cup
Published: March 17, 2022
The Nigerian national football team has entered the third qualifying round of the World Cup in Qatar and the Super Eagles are one step away from setting foot on the final round of the most prominent football tournament of the four years. Augustine Eguavoen's side will face Ghana: let's try to find out what to expect fr...
'Am I going to take a train from here to Holland?' - Eguavoen explains why Dessers is in the cold
Published: March 15, 2022
Augustine Eguavoen has explained his thinking behind the decision to omit Feyenoord striker Cyriel Dessers from the list of players summoned for the 2022 World Cup playoff match with regional rivals Ghana later this month. Eguavoen did not take up the opportunity to name the Belgian-born frontman in his adjusted sq...
'I can see his hunger' - Ighalo predicts Osimhen will move to Premier League in 2-3 years' time
Published: November 19, 2021
Former Manchester United star Odion Ighalo has predicted that Victor Osimhen will be playing in the English Premier League within three years. The 2015 U17 World Cup Golden Boot winner was linked with possible moves to the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool in 2020 but Napol...
The most interesting facts about Samuel Eto'o
Published: October 13, 2021
If you are someone who watches football matches regularly or you like to be up to date with everything that happens in the world of football, then you must have heard about Samuel Eto’o. For those of you who don’t know who this is, it’s safe to say that Samuel Eto’o is one of the best African football playe...
Official : Liverpool announce temporary departure of Nigeria-eligible player
Published: August 31, 2021
Through a statement on their official website,  Premier League side Liverpool have confirmed that Nigeria-eligible winger Sheyi Ojo has joined Millwall on a temporary basis. The 2017 U20 World Cup winner has been loaned out to the Lions for the remainder of the 2021-2022 campaign. Ojo spent the past four season...
Nigeria 4 Sierra Leone 4 : Iwobi Nets Brace As Super Eagles Surrender Four-Goal Lead
Published: November 13, 2020
Three time African champions Nigeria Friday evening survived a huge scare as they let up a four goal lead against Sierra Leone to draw 4-4 in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin City, allnigeriasoccer.com reports. The Eagles who were dominant in the first half but poor afte...
'He Can Be Very Persistent' - Super Eagles Official Credits Pinnick For Akpoguma's Switch In Record Time
Published: October 08, 2020
Super Eagles chief scout Tunde Adelakun has refused to take the credit for Hoffenheim central defender Kevin Akpoguma's switch to Nigeria in record time. While the likes of Ovie Ejaria and Chuba Akpom are still processing their change of association from England to Nigeria, it is all but confirmed that former Germa...
'He's Done Really Well' - Leicester Two-Goal Hero Vardy Impressed By Emergency CB Ndidi
Published: September 13, 2020
Leicester City have won their opening match of the new Premier League season after an impressive second half performance saw them thrash Semi Ajayi's West Brom 3-0 at the Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon. The Foxes were under pressure to get up and running this season and they did exactly that, as Timothy Castagne opened...
Leicester, Brighton, Fulham Handed Boost In Pursuit Of Queens Park Rangers Dazzler
Published: July 22, 2020
Three English clubs have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Bright Osayi-Samuel after discovering that the Nigerian-born winger has put the brakes on a proposed move to Belgian champions Club Brugge. Football Insider says the Queens Park Rangers dazzler's transfer to Club Brugge has collapsed amid interest from...
Former West Ham Striker Points Out Major Difference Between Bukayo Saka And Chelsea's Hudson-Odoi
Published: July 11, 2020
Former West Ham and Sierra Leone international striker Leroy Rosenior has hailed the qualities of Bukayo Saka who is having a breakout season with Arsenal. Rosenior has highlighted the major difference between Saka and another exciting young winger in Callum Hudson-Odoi, saying the Chelsea starlet has a tendency to...
El Clasico : Ex-Real Madrid Nigeria Star Urges Los Blancos Players To Step Up In Absence Of Hazard, Marcelo
Published: December 18, 2019
Former Real Madrid midfielder Mutiu Adepoju, who is a La Liga Ambassador these days, has revealed that Wednesday's meeting between Barcelona and Los Blancos at the Camp Nou is one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the world. The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations-winning midfielder noted that there is a lot of rival...