Ghanaian movie star turned senator, John Dumelo has said that he will walk barefoot from Accra to Lagos if Nigeria defeats Ghana in the first leg of their World Cup qualifiers match today March 25. Dumelo added that he will also place ginger on his head during the walk if the...
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The Super Eagles will received the sum of €12.2m (N5.6bn) from FIFA if they qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The competition which will feature teams from 32 countries, will be taking place from November 21 to December 18. If the Super Eagles team defeats the Blacks Stars...
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has called for massive support for the Super Eagles during their return leg match in the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs. Kola Daniel, the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday that Dare was hopeful that...
Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday morning departed Abuja for Kumasi for the first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Eagles who had been training in Abuja for the crucial clash departed...
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has begged President Muhammadu Buhari not to call the Super Eagles ahead of their world cup qualifier with Ghana. Instead, Reno urged Buhari to call the Black stars. The aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan made this statement on his official Twitter page. Recalled...
A football administrator, Ebere Amaraizu, has urged the Super Eagles to be focused and resilient in the World Cup Qualifier match with the Black Stars of Ghana on Friday. Amaraizu, who is a Director with the Nigerian Nationwide League One, made the call on Tuesday in Enugu while speaking...
Super Eagles players on Monday started arriving at the team’s Abuja camp to prepare for the crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will face the Black Stars on Friday in Kumasi in...
Former head coach of the Nigeria national football team, Samson Siasia has faulted Austin Eguavoen over the Super Eagles 25-man list for this month’s crucial 2022 World Cup qualifiers against the Black Stars of Ghana. Recalled that the interim coach, Austine Eguavoen released the names of the 25 players...
By YAKUBU SOLOMON, Abuja – Nigerian football team, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have announced their squad to face the Black Stars of Ghana in this month’s World Cup qualifiers. Super Eagles released the squad in a post via their Instagram account on Friday morning. The first leg will...
By SOLOMON YAKUBU, Abuja – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday informed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the Super Eagles will now take on Ghana’s Black Stars on new dates. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, disclosed in a statement that the 2022 FIFA World Cup...
The Confederation of African Football has released a list of its Best XI for the just concluded 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament won by Senegal. CAF announced the 2021 AFCON Best XI in a tweet via their Twitter handle following the conclusion of the tournament in Egypt...
Waidi Akanni, an ex-football international, on Thursday urged handlers of the Super Eagles to begin preparation now for their clash with Ghana in the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifier. Akanni gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, against the backdrop of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the loss by Nigeria’s Super Eagles Football Team to Tunisia on Sunday in Garoua, Cameroon, saying that although the team did not live up to our expectations in the tournament, both officials and players deserve commendation for the...
Former Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Christian Chukwu, has urged the Super Eagles to move on with future national assignments after crashing out of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Chukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday that the Super Eagles should put the...
The Super Eagles returned to Nigeria from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team of players and officials returned via a chartered flight from Garoua where they played four matches. They arrived at 1.10...
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has deactivated the comment section of his Instagram page following the deaths threats he received after Nigeria’s ouster from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Okoye played the full 90 minutes and conceded the lone goal against Tunisia that sent the North African...
Football fans in Osogbo, Osun, on Sunday expressed sadness as Nigeria crashes out of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon, after losing 1-0 to Tunisia in the round of 16. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), most football enthusiasts said the loss to Tunisia...
Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen on Sunday said his team did not deserve to lose against Tunisia in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 game. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that title favourites Nigeria crashed out of the AFCON on Sunday in...
Veteran Youssef Msakni scored to give previously unimpressive Tunisia a shock 1-0 triumph over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua on Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 match. The north Africans now face Burkina Faso, who eliminated Gabon after a penalty shootout, in the quarter-finals of the flagship African...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Super Eagles to go all out against Tunisia in their last 16 game at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Buhari said this in a Zoom meeting with the team from the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. He was in the...