National Teams News

Osimhen or Achraf Hakimi? Ikpeba reveals his choice for African Player of the Year
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Osimhen or Achraf Hakimi? Ikpeba reveals...

Former Super Eagles forward Victor Ikpeba has tipped Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi to win the 2025 CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award ahead of Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen.Ikpeba shared hi...

Nov 19, 2025
Afcon 2025: Ghana's all-time top scorer Gyan names Nigeria, Morocco and Ivory Coast as favourites
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Afcon 2025: Ghana's all-time top scorer ...

Ghana's all-time top scorer Asamoah Gyan has backed the Super Eagles as one of the favourites to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.Gyan made the remarks on Wednesday night during t...

Nov 19, 2025
Galatasaray reveal exact nature of the injury suffered by Osimhen on Super Eagles duty
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Galatasaray reveal exact nature of the i...

Turkish giants Galatasaray have confirmed that Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen sustained a muscle injury during Sunday night's 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff clash against DR Congo.The forward, who start...

Nov 19, 2025
'Nothing hurts more' - Super Eagles striker Akor Adams shares pain of missing out on World Cup
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'Nothing hurts more' - Super Eagles stri...

Akor Adams has expressed deep sorrow following Nigeria's heartbreaking elimination from the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, admitting that missing the chance to lift the nation during difficult times ...

Nov 19, 2025
Osimhen to undergo urgent MRI scan after suffering hamstring injury in WCQ playoff
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Osimhen to undergo urgent MRI scan after...

Super Lig champions Galatasaray are still awaiting the arrival of star forward Victor Osimhen in Istanbul after the Nigerian striker sustained a hamstring injury during the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff...

Nov 18, 2025
Iwobi breaks silence: Midfielder's first reaction after Super Eagles' defeat to Leopards
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Iwobi breaks silence: Midfielder's first...

Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has reacted for the first time since Nigeria’s painful elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs, following a dramatic penalty shootout def...

Nov 18, 2025
'A close call' - Desabre admits Leopards could have lost to Super Eagles in penalty shootout
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'A close call' - Desabre admits Leopards...

Democratic Republic of Congo head coach Sébastien Desabre has admitted his side narrowly escaped defeat against Nigeria after progressing 4-3 on penalties in the African qualifying playoffs for the...

Nov 18, 2025
'Lookman and Chukwueze often dropped back' - DR Congo coach on Super Eagles diamond formation
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'Lookman and Chukwueze often dropped bac...

Democratic Republic of Congo coach Sébastien Desabre rightly observed that Eric Chelle deployed his side in a 4-4-2 shape at the outset of Sunday's African final in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifyi...

Nov 18, 2025
'It is what it is' - Super Eagles centre-back Bassey humbled by painful defeat to Leopards
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'It is what it is' - Super Eagles centre...

Nigeria's painful penalty shootout defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night left Calvin Bassey unusually quiet.The Super Eagles will miss back-to-back Fifa World Cups for the first t...

Nov 17, 2025
'Some of us won't be around in 2030' - Onyeka reacts to Super Eagles' painful loss to Leopards
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'Some of us won't be around in 2030' - O...

Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka has opened up on the emotional toll of Nigeria’s World Cup playoff defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo, admitting the players are 'hurting' just as d...

Nov 17, 2025
'I would have taken one' - Troost-Ekong admits bench role prevented him from taking a penalty
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'I would have taken one' - Troost-Ekong ...

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has confirmed that he would have been among Nigeria's penalty takers, had he been on the pitch during Sunday night's 2026 World Cup qualifier playoff final ag...

Nov 17, 2025
 Eric Chelle defends decision not to bring on Nigeria's first-choice penalty taker Troost-Ekong
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Eric Chelle defends decision not to bri...

Super Eagles manager Eric Chelle has defended his controversial decision to leave captain William Troost-Ekong on the bench during Nigeria's dramatic penalty shootout loss to DR Congo on Sunday night ...

Nov 17, 2025