By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Super Eagles B coach Eric Chelle has released a 35-man provisional squad for the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025, set to take place in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in August. The tournament features players competing in their domestic leagues. *Key Players Included* Captain Junior...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the late former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, as a true Nigerian icon. In a statement released in Abuja, the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi, paid tribute to Rufai’s remarkable life and legacy. *A Legend of Nigerian Football* Abdullahi...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is mourning the loss of former Super Eagles goalkeeper and legendary figure, Peter Rufai, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 61. According to reports, Rufai had been ill for some weeks before giving up the ghost at a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has finally fulfilled its long-standing pledge of allocating houses to the victorious 1994 Super Eagles Team that won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Tunisia. The Director and Head of Department, Public Building and Housing Development,...
Chelsea Football Club defender, Tosin Adarabioyo, has expressed his interest in representing the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the future. Speaking to the media after Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Esperance de Tunisie in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Adarabioyo revealed that playing for Nigeria is a possibility he...
Former Super Eagles skipper, Joseph Yobo, has urged Nigerians not to write off the team’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Despite the team’s dire situation, Yobo believes that the Eagles can still turn the tables. “We have been in that space before; for this team, they...
Longest hairdressing marathon record holder gets Ighalo’s support for 1,000 barbing seats initiative
Longest hairdressing marathon record holder gets Ighalo’s support for 1,000 barbing seats initiative
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian barber Joshua Aiyenuro, popularly known as T-Jos, has gained significant support for his youth empowerment initiative after meeting with Super Eagles star Odion Ighalo on Sunday in Abuja. T-Jos recently completed the Guinness World Record for the Longest Hairdressing Marathon, lasting 154 hours from...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the Sam Okwaraji Secondary Schools Soccer Championship, a tournament aimed at promoting grassroots football development and honoring the late Nigerian international. The NFF’s approval follows the endorsement by the Senate Committee on Sports Development, chaired by Sen. Abdul Ningi....
Nigerian striker ,Victor Osimhen has turned down a lucrative €30 million-per-season offer from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal. Despite Al-Hilal’s willingness to meet his €75 million release clause from Napoli, Osimhen remains determined to stay in European football. Sources close to the player indicate that Osimhen’s heart is set...
Super Eagles of Nigeria held Russia’s Sbornaya to a thrilling 1-1 draw in a friendly match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Friday night. Despite missing key players, including Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze, the three-time African champions showed grit and courage to earn a point against a...
Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Jamaica 5-4 on penalties to win the Unity Cup in London on Saturday. Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze scored for Nigeria in each half, as the match ended in a 2–2 draw before proceeding to a penalty shootout. The Super Eagles scored all five...
Super Eagles and Genk of Belgium striker, Tolu Arokodare, says it has always been his dream to play in the English Premier League (EPL). Arokodare who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in London, said that he was exploring other options which included playing for...
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, on Thursday paid a visit to Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, at his residence in Nottingham, UK. The purpose of the visit was to check on Awoniyi’s health and to ascertain the stage of his recovery following a serious injury...
Nigeria scored twice in the 1st half to beat the Black Stars of Ghana on Wednesday in London in an international friendly match tagged Unity Cup. The Super Eagles will on Saturday play the Jamaican national team in the final of the tournament. Cyril Dessers put the Super Eagles...
Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery on an abdominal injury, according to reports on Monday. The Nigerian international suffered the injury when he collided with a post during Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester at the City Ground on Sunday. Awoniyi had stretched in...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has pledged to immortalise the former Nigerian footballer and coach, Christian Chukwu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former Enugu Rangers and Super Eagles coach died at the age of 74 on Saturday, at the Niger Foundation hospital in Enugu. The...
Vice President, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), South-West zone, Ayodeji Ogunsakin, has described the death of a former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu as a big loss to the football stakeholders. Ogunsakin said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed deep sorrow after it was confirmed that Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, who captained Nigeria’s 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad and later coached the team, had died in his native city of Enugu on Saturday. Nicknamed ‘Chairman’ because...