The home-based Super Eagles arrived Uyo on Tuesday for the second leg of their 2024 African Nations Championship qualifier against the Black Galaxies of Ghana. The players and their officials landed in Nigeria from Accra on Monday. The Eagles held the Black Galaxies to a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Accra on Sunday. … Read more
Club Brugge manager Nicky Hayen has disclosed that a last-minute injury to Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika was behind his inability to feature against Union Saint-Gilloise on Sunday. The Nigerian international, who has made 16 appearances and scored one goal in the league, sustained an injury during a warm up training to the big clash. … Read more
Former Nigerian international Austine Okocha says Super Eagles winger Ademolà Lookman must have displayed a unique attitude to have been awarded the African Player Of The Year. Recall that the Atalanta star won the award last week Monday, after defeating the likes of PSG’s Achraf Hakimi, Brighton’s Simon Adingra, and Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy in … Read more
Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho was missing in action as Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 4-2 in Sunday’s La Liga game. Iheanacho has made nine appearances but is yet to register a goal this ongoing season. Carlo Ancelotti’s side hit the front with 10 minutes on the clock when Mbappe was picked out by Rodrygo, before … Read more
Super Eagles trio of Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, and Joe Aribo were in action as Southampton held Fulham to a goalless draw in Sunday’s Premier League game. Iwobi, who was making his 17th appearance for Fulham, has netted five goals and bagged three assists this ongoing season. His fellow teammate, Bassey, was making his 16th … Read more
Gabriel Osho believes the Super Eagles can still qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, reports Completesports.com. The three-time African champions are yet to record a win in the qualifiers. The West Africans occupy fifth position on the table in Group C with three points from four games. Read Also:Usyk Defeats Fury Again After Unanimous … Read more
Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi says representing a nation of over 200 million people is an honour that he will never take for granted. Ndidi, who was part of the team that qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, stated this in an interview with NBC. He reflected on the chance of donning the … Read more
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPF) giants, Enyimba of Aba, recently visited former Nigeria captain and coach, Christian ‘Chairman’ Chukwu, at his residence in Trans Ekulu, Enugu, Completesports.com reports. The Enyimba delegation was led by the club’s Sporting Director, Ifeanyi Ekwueme, himself a former Nigeria international. Speaking to Completesports.com, Ekwueme stated that the visit was on … Read more
2024 is about to drop into the archives of history. The year has had some significant moments and developments that provide a good indication of things to come in the New Year. On the eve of 2025, from my observatory high up in the hills of Wasimi, I can testify that life has been manifesting … Read more
Former Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has disclosed that he was offered performance-enhancing drugs at Chelsea. He made this revelation after Chelsea star Mykhailo Mudryk failed a drugs test on Tuesday and was provisionally suspended by the Football Association. Recall that the Ukraine international released a statement shortly after the news emerged, where he claimed … Read more