Head Coach Jose Santos Peseiro has invited goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Frank Onyeka, and forwards Moses Simon, Kelechi Iheanacho and Taiwo Awoniyi among a list of 23 players for this month’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. There are also goalkeepers Francis…
Nigeria Victor Osimhen has been ranked number 8 among the 30 nominees at this year’s Ballon d’Or which was held in Paris on Monday night The 8th position secured by the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Napoli Striker is a testament tó his incredible performance at both national team and club football. By the virtue…
Nigeria international Taiwo Awoniyi will not be fit enough to play when Nottingham Forest welcome Luton Town to City Ground in the Premier League on Saturday. It would be recalled that Awoniyi sustained an injury just before Forest’s Premier League against Crystal Palace two weeks ago and was ruled out of action for four weeks….
On Monday, October 23, Nigeria’s football goal king, Rashidi Yekini clocked 60th posthumously. The Google, remembering the heroism of Yekini used its main Doodle to celebrate the Kwara-born football legend on his 60th birthday. Rashidi died in 2012 at the age of 48 under a controversial circumstances. The conic Nigerian footballer is reputed for scoring 37…
The duo of Victor Osimhen and Kelechi Iheanacho will not be in action when Nigeria Super Eagles face Mozambique in another friendly encounter on Monday. The strikers have left the Super Eagles camp in Portugal with different reasons aluded to their exit. Osimhen is now believed to be nursing hamstring injury. The Napoli striker had…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Saudi Arabian National again failed to claim the bragging rights in their second-ever meeting as both teams played 2-2 draw in a friendly match on Friday. Wasteful Super Eagles missed a lot of chances in the first half with Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Samuel Chukwueze blowing off…
The final draw for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been billed for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday, October 12. The draw ceremony is expected to be broadcast live on CAF’s YouTube channel and on it global TV partners. The historical event will be hosted at Parc des Expositions in Abidjan amidst glitz…
Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) has released the squad list for the international friendly matches ss against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. This was contained in a statement from the NFF communication department on Monday. In the list, Head Coach Jose Santos Peseiro recalls defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Bright Osayi-Samuel, as well as midfielder Alex Iwobi and forward…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles has dropped a place in the latest monthly FIFA rankings released on Thursday. Despite dropping to 40th position from previous 39th, the Super Eagles still maintain their sixth position on the Africa continent. Morocco remains the top-ranked team on the continent. They are are followed by the Teranga Lions of Senegal, Carthage…
Saturday, August 12 will remain a day to be forever remembered by Nigeria’s Super Eagles Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi. Awoniyi not only scored his first goal in the new premier league season against Arsenal in his side 2-1 loss to the Gunners, his wife also gave birth to a new baby boy. In addition to the…
Photo credit: Pooja Media Victor Osimhen on Thursday visited his primary school where he graduated from at Olusosun area in Lagos State. Osimhen who is currently on holiday was received with great excitement by the people of the area. As part of his visit, he also attended the final of a grassroots football competition named…
Super Eagles Captain Ahmed Musa has donated several educational materials to students of his newly built M&S Schools. The most capped players for the Nigeria National team with 107 matches disclose this in a statement on his Twitter handle. Musa who advised parents to prioritize a child’s education noted that it is a major tool…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2023 African Cup of Nations billed to take place in Cote’d’voire after defeating Seirra Leone 3-2 in the matchday 5 of the qualifiers. Victor Osimhen chipped home the opener from Kenneth Omeruo’s delightful pass and later poked home the second after Chukwueze’s cross evaded Sierra Leonean…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone. 23 players and team officials jetted into the West African country at around 11:20 am local time on Saturday (today). The contingent moved to their hotel after concluding immigration formalities. The Super Eagles will…
No fewer than 21 Super Eagles players amongst the 23 invited for the next AFCON qualifiers match trained on Monday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos. Nigeria and Sierra Leone clash at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia on Sunday, 18 June, as Sierra Leone do not have any stadium in their country…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest Forward, Taiwo Awoniyi on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu Gambari CFR at his Palace. Awoniyi who is currently on holiday visited the monarch as part of his tour around the city. During the visit, the Emir of Ilorin prayed for Awoniyi to…
Victor Osimhen will be remembered as the hero of Napoli as the Club seals the Serie A title after playing out a 1-1 draw with Udinese on Thursday night. Osimhen scored in the 53rd minute to cap up his memorable season for the Partenopei in style and more importantly securing the title. More historical for…
After their 1-0 win over hosts Guinea Bissau in the match day four of the AFCON qualifiers, the Super Eagles of Nigeria are now back to the country. The players, before leaving Bissau had dinner with the Nigerian ambassador and then went straight to the airport. The team touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho will miss the the next Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone in June. This is coming as the SC Omonia safe hands was given a yellow card in the game against Guinea Bissau on Monday. Uzoho was booked in the dying minutes for time wasting…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have returned back to winning ways after securing a 0-1 victory over the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau on Monday in their reverse fixture of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. While Eagles had on last Friday lost 0-1 to the team in Abuja, a Moses Simon’s 30th minute penalty…
