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'Penalty shootout' - Fulham boss admits Super Eagles trio still feeling the pain of World Cup miss
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'Penalty shootout' - Fulham boss admits Super Eagles trio still feeling the pain of World Cup miss

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Fulham manager Marco Silva revealed that Super Eagles stars Samuel Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey are still dealing with the emotional impact of Nigeria's painful penalty shootout defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the African final of the 2026 World Cup qualifying playoffs.Chukwueze, Iwobi and Bassey all started as the Super Eagles lost to the Leopards 4-3 on penalties despite taking an early lead through Frank Onyeka, whose deflected strike beat goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi-Nzau.A moment of carelessness from Iwobi in midfield, where he...

November 22, 2025
Nigeria's top four memorable goal celebrations in the FIFA World Cup
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Nigeria's top four memorable goal celebrations in the FIFA World Cup

Goal celebrations make a team's performance all the more memorable during matches.   For Nigeria, there has been quite some remarkable goals at the FIFA World Cup either because of its ...

Dec 10, 2022
Ex-Super Eagles star identifies where to find the next Shorunmu, Enyeama 
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Ex-Super Eagles star identifies where to find the next Shorunmu, Enyeama 

Former Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu has sensationally identified the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) as the perfect league to uncover outstanding goalkeepers that...

Dec 9, 2022
Three tasks before Super Eagles coach Peseiro ahead of 2023 AFCONQ restart 
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Three tasks before Super Eagles coach Peseiro ahead of 2023 AFCONQ restart 

The disappointment of Nigeria missing the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is gradually blowing away.   All African sides in the tournament barring Morocco have been eliminated and soon attenti...

Dec 8, 2022
Nigerian exports : Hertha Berlin's Ejuke nets winner, Usman opens account, Edomwonyi strikes
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Nigerian exports : Hertha Berlin's Ejuke nets winner, Usman opens account, Edomwonyi strikes

Allnigeriasoccer.com's review of the Nigeria-eligible players that found the net for their respective foreign clubs in matches on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.     In a friendl...

Dec 8, 2022
'He was cramping' - Balogun admits Abuja heat affected Bassey, Super Eagles stars v Ghana
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'He was cramping' - Balogun admits Abuja heat affected Bassey, Super Eagles stars v Ghana

Former Rangers central defender Leon Balogun has admitted that the hot weather affected the performance of Calvin Bassey and other Super Eagles players during their 1-1 draw with Ghana in the 2022 Wor...

Dec 8, 2022
The beautiful game: Nigeria’s soccer World Cup history
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The beautiful game: Nigeria’s soccer World Cup history

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is well underway in Qatar, and fans are being treated to some truly incredible play in every match. Soccer is on the tip of every sports fan’s tongue; it's playing in...

Dec 7, 2022
Balogun opens up on why he went into Ghana's dressing room; what he told Addo, Kuffour, Baffoe
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Balogun opens up on why he went into Ghana's dressing room; what he told Addo, Kuffour, Baffoe

Leon Balogun cut a forlorn figure after the final whistle as Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after a disappointing 1-1 draw with Ghana at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on M...

Dec 7, 2022
'Until this day I don't understand' - Balogun details why Nigeria missed out on World Cup
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'Until this day I don't understand' - Balogun details why Nigeria missed out on World Cup

Queens Park Rangers defender Leon Balogun has explained what went wrong in Nigeria's bid to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.    Nigeria lost out on a place in the World Cup...

Dec 7, 2022
Nigeria U17 coach Ugbade explains why Golden Eaglets pre-AFCON camping will delay
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Nigeria U17 coach Ugbade explains why Golden Eaglets pre-AFCON camping will delay

Nigeria's U-17 national team coach Nduka Ugbade has explained why his team will not be able to begin their camping activities in January 2023 ahead of next year's CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nation...

Dec 6, 2022
Super Eagles winger promoted to Porto first team training ahead of Chaves clash 
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Super Eagles winger promoted to Porto first team training ahead of Chaves clash 

Super Eagles winger Abraham Marcus has been promoted to first team training by Porto manager Sérgio Conceição, informs the official website of the Portuguese Primeira Liga ch...

Dec 6, 2022
The five lessons Nigeria must learn from African teams in 2022 World Cup
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The five lessons Nigeria must learn from African teams in 2022 World Cup

The Super Eagles are not part of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to the disappointment of many who have seen the five African teams represent the continent creditably very well.   The foll...

Dec 3, 2022
Five Super Eagles players that needed World Cup 2022 in Qatar as shop window
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Five Super Eagles players that needed World Cup 2022 in Qatar as shop window

The group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will round off on Friday with some teams already eliminated from the tournament.    Most Nigerians continue to rue the absence of th...

Dec 1, 2022