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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
2023 CHAN qualifier : Five observations from Nigeria's 2-0 loss to Ghana
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2023 CHAN qualifier : Five observations from Nigeria's 2-0 loss to Ghana

Nigeria's hope of a place in the 2023 African Nations Championship (CHAN) was dealt a blow as the home-based Super Eagles lost 2-0 to Ghana at the Cape Coast stadium on Sunday evening.   ...

Aug 28, 2022
CHAN qualifier Ghana 2 Nigeria 0 : Eagles walking tightrope after defeat in Cape Coast
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CHAN qualifier Ghana 2 Nigeria 0 : Eagles walking tightrope after defeat in Cape Coast

Super Eagles homebased team on Sunday evening suffered a setback in their quest to qualify for the 2023 African Nations Championship in Algeria with a 2-0 defeat to the Black Galaxies of Ghana at the ...

Aug 28, 2022
Super Eagles winger scores and assists as Nantes beat Toulouse in French Ligue 1
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Super Eagles winger scores and assists as Nantes beat Toulouse in French Ligue 1

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon was impeccable in FC Nantes in their 3-1 win over Toulouse FC.     Simon scored a goal and assisted another in the comeback win over Toulouse.  ...

Aug 28, 2022
Meritorious service: SWAN salutes former Super Eagles coordinator Emmanuel Attah
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Meritorious service: SWAN salutes former Super Eagles coordinator Emmanuel Attah

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter has sent goodwill message to former Super Eagles coordinator Emmanuel Attah who retires from active service at the National Youth Service C...

Aug 27, 2022
UEFA Europa Conference League : Super Eagles stars discover opponents
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UEFA Europa Conference League : Super Eagles stars discover opponents

Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze will represent his club Villarreal in the UEFA Europa Conference League and his team have been drawn in Group C of the competition.   The draw for the t...

Aug 27, 2022
'His football IQ and his talent has risen to a new level' - Rangers star hails Bassey after UCL draw
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'His football IQ and his talent has risen to a new level' - Rangers star hails Bassey after UCL draw

Rangers star Scott Arfield had nice things to say about his former teammate Calvin Bassey after the UEFA Champions League draw.   Arfield revealed that the Nigeria international met with th...

Aug 26, 2022
Bordeaux coach reveals Super Eagles striker is first-choice penalty-taker
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Bordeaux coach reveals Super Eagles striker is first-choice penalty-taker

Super Eagles striker Josh Maja has been named as the first-choice penalty-taker for Ligue 2 outfit FC Girondins de Bordeaux.   Ahead of FC Bordeaux's Ligue 2 encounter against EA Guinga...

Aug 25, 2022
Opinion : The Falconets player who has most realistic chance of breaking into Super Falcons
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Opinion : The Falconets player who has most realistic chance of breaking into Super Falcons

There have been calls for the promotion to the Super Falcons of some of the players who impressed for Nigeria at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica after the team were beaten in ...

Aug 24, 2022
Ajax summer recruit Bassey explains why he switched to no. 3 kit, opens up on red card v PSV
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Ajax summer recruit Bassey explains why he switched to no. 3 kit, opens up on red card v PSV

Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey is delighted with his first ninety minutes in an Ajax Amsterdam shirt.   The summer recruit from Glasgow Rangers was handed his starting debut in Sunday&...

Aug 23, 2022
'The players are very fit' - Ex-Lazio star backs Super Eagles to beat Ghana in CHAN qualifier
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'The players are very fit' - Ex-Lazio star backs Super Eagles to beat Ghana in CHAN qualifier

Nigeria's World Cup midfield star Eddy Ogenyi Onazi is fully backing the Super Eagles B to overwhelm the Black Galaxies of Ghana when both teams clash for a spot at the 7th African Nations Champio...

Aug 23, 2022
2019 Flying Eagles invitee drawing interest from Blackpool, Bristol City, two Turkish clubs
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2019 Flying Eagles invitee drawing interest from Blackpool, Bristol City, two Turkish clubs

2019 Flying Eagles invitee, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is reportedly attracting interest from three clubs.  According to The Star, the 21-year-old Nigerian is reportedly on the radar of Besiktas, A...

Aug 23, 2022
Top ten Nigerian performers in Europe August 19-22 including six Super Eagles stars
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Top ten Nigerian performers in Europe August 19-22 including six Super Eagles stars

Nigerian players turned out for their respective clubs in the latest round of matches played in the European Leagues.    Allnigeriasoccer.com takes a look at the top ten performers 19t...

Aug 22, 2022