NIGERIA rounded off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series with a shock 2-1 defeat to Rwanda. The game was played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. The Super Eagles came into the game already qualified for next year’s tournament as Group D winners. And it was the three-time African champions who … Read more
NIGERIA’S national football team, the Super Eagles, have announced they will boycott their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya after being stranded at a Libyan airport for over 12 hours without food, water, or transport. The incident occurred after their flight was unexpectedly diverted to a smaller airport, Al Abraq, two hours away from their … Read more
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has condemned the treatment meted out to the Super Eagles team by Libya authorities ahead of its second leg match slated for Tuesday in the country. She noted that travelling by road in Libya was most dangerous and totally not advisable because of the current … Read more
●12 hours after landing in Libya, team members still at the airport… THE delegation of Nigeria to Tuesday’s 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya still remained at the Al Abraq Airport 12 hours after landing in Libya and as of press time. The chartered ValueJet aircraft was, strangely and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the … Read more
Football fans can look forward to an exciting encounter as Nigeria is set to clash with Russia in a friendly match scheduled for 2025. The announcement comes from Russian journalist Bartlomiej Banasiew, who revealed that FIFA match agent Jairo Pachon is actively working to arrange the game. “Our representatives are cooperating with the Russia Football … Read more
NIGERIA’s Super Eagles have dropped again by one spot in the FIFA World Ranking to place world 39th in the July ranking. In the ranking table by the world football governing body, the Nigerian team still maintained the 1,498.93 it had in June. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the team suffered a … Read more
The Confederation Of Africa Football (CAF) has released the Super Eagles of Nigeria schedule for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) qualifiers. The Super Eagles are looking forward to qualifying for AFCON 2025 after finishing second in the 2023 edition of the competition which took place between January 13 to February 11, 2024. From … Read more
THE desire and commitment of Super Eagles players, who were born abroad have been questioned by Nigeria’s Sports Minister, John Enoh. The Minister said some players in the team are not good enough for the Super Eagles. Osun Defender reports that the Super Eagles faltered in their last two outings against South Africa and Benin … Read more
THE Super Eagles squad for the friendly matches against Ghana and Mali this month has been released by the Nigeria Football Federation or NFF. Making the squad is Stanley Nwabali, who was the team’s first-choice goalkeeper at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Trojan News reports that Ojo Olorunleke and Francis Uzoho are the other goalkeepers invited. Other … Read more
NIGERIA’s vice-president, Kashim Shettima has eulogised the Super Eagles despite the team’s failure to win the title at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles fell to a 2-1 defeat against hosts, Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the competition on Sunday night. Shettima, who watched the game live at the Alassane Ouattara … Read more