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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
2013 U17 World Cup winner speaks on unofficial Nigeria debut, what Peseiro said, Algeria
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2013 U17 World Cup winner speaks on unofficial Nigeria debut, what Peseiro said, Algeria

2013 FIFA U17 World Cup-winning winger Saviour Godwin made his unofficial Nigeria debut on Friday as the Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by Algeria's B team in a friendly staged at the Chahid Ham...

Sep 24, 2022
'It's not a small team' - Algeria coach hints at fielding strong XI v Nigeria on Tuesday
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'It's not a small team' - Algeria coach hints at fielding strong XI v Nigeria on Tuesday

Algeria national team coach Djamel Belmadi has underlined that the Super Eagles are one of the big teams in Africa and hinted at fielding his strongest possible starting lineup in Tuesday's friend...

Sep 24, 2022
Ajax CB continues to struggle as he gives away a penalty in Nigeria's draw v Algeria
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Ajax CB continues to struggle as he gives away a penalty in Nigeria's draw v Algeria

Calvin Bassey continues to struggle in defence as he gave away a penalty which prevented the Super Eagles from coming from behind to claim a win during their international friendly against Algeria's h...

Sep 24, 2022
Algeria 2 Nigeria 2 : Iwobi and Dessers come off bench to score for Super Eagles
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Algeria 2 Nigeria 2 : Iwobi and Dessers come off bench to score for Super Eagles

Nigeria's Super Eagles on Friday evening drew 2-2 against the home-based national team of Algeria in a test game ahead of Tuesday's friendly clash against the Fennec Foxes main squad reports A...

Sep 23, 2022
Nigeria U17 squad announcement : 21 players make Flamingos final cut for World Cup
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Nigeria U17 squad announcement : 21 players make Flamingos final cut for World Cup

Nigeria's U-17 women's national team head coach Bankole Olowookere on Friday named his squad for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India reports All Nigeria Soccer.   Th...

Sep 23, 2022
Confirmed Nigeria starting XI : Chelsea product, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Watford stars in
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Confirmed Nigeria starting XI : Chelsea product, Brentford, Nottingham Forest, Watford stars in

Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has announced his starting lineup for Friday evening's international friendly against Algeria's home-based team at the Chahid Hamlaoui stadium in Constantine, a...

Sep 23, 2022
Nigeria to face Algeria behind closed doors on Friday, Peseiro's team to wear green
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Nigeria to face Algeria behind closed doors on Friday, Peseiro's team to wear green

The Super Eagles' friendly with Algeria's home-based squad will take place behind closed doors, the Algerian Football Federation (AFF) confirmed on Friday morning.   Nigeria's B...

Sep 23, 2022
'He felt something in his hamstring' - Super Eagles coach reveals exactly why Ndidi left camp
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'He felt something in his hamstring' - Super Eagles coach reveals exactly why Ndidi left camp

Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro has explained that Wilfred Ndidi was forced to leave the international training camp in Constantine, Algeria after suffering a relapse of an injury he sustained during th...

Sep 22, 2022
2019 AFCON bronze medalist keeping fit with South African club, no talks over contract
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2019 AFCON bronze medalist keeping fit with South African club, no talks over contract

Allnigeriasoccer.com understands that 2019 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medalist Daniel Akpeyi is training and keeping fit with South African Premier Division club Moroka Swallows.   Specul...

Sep 22, 2022
Leicester star no longer in contention to play his first game under Super Eagles boss Peseiro
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Leicester star no longer in contention to play his first game under Super Eagles boss Peseiro

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is no longer in contention to play his first game under Nigeria manager Jose Peseiro.   The Nigeria Football Federation brought bad news from Algeria...

Sep 22, 2022
Super Eagles fullback highest-paid player at Levski with wages of N3.8m per month
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Super Eagles fullback highest-paid player at Levski with wages of N3.8m per month

Super Eagles fullback Abdullahi Shehu has become the highest paid player at PFC Levski Sofia following his transfer to the 26-time Bulgarian champions last week.   The 2016 Olympic Games br...

Sep 22, 2022
Troost-Ekong speaks on friendlies v Algeria, what he expects from new Super Eagles invitees
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Troost-Ekong speaks on friendlies v Algeria, what he expects from new Super Eagles invitees

Super Eagles assistant captain William Troost-Ekong on Wednesday evening highlighted the importance of the team's international friendly games against former African champions Algeria.   ...

Sep 22, 2022