Super Eagles interim head coach, Finidi George is looking forward to recording a second consecutive victory with the team. Finidi got off to a good start as manager with the Super Eagles narrowly defeating their eternal rivals Ghana 2-1 last weekend. Nigeria, three-time African champions, faces off against Mali's Eagles of Mali in their second friendly on Tuesday at the Grand Stade de Marrakech. The Super Eagles will be without […]
Super Eagles and Fenerbahce defender Bright Osayi-Samuel faces the possibility of being suspended for up to 10 games for his part in the violence that erupted after the club’s away win at Trabzonspor last weekend. Osayi-Samuel brawled with the home fans who flooded the pitch at the end of Fenerbahce's 3-2 win at Trabzonspor. The versatile defender's action earned him praise from Fenerbahce fans. Read Also: Paris 2024: D’Tigress Drawn Alongside […]
Super Eagles will have former Nigerian forward Finidi George leading them from the dugout when they clash with West African arch-rivals Ghana in an international friendly this Friday in Marrakech. Finidi George, 52-year-old former winger for Ajax Amsterdam and Real Betis, takes charge of the Super Eagles for the upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Mali. George, who famously scored on his debut for Nigeria in a 1991 Africa Cup of […]
Super Eagles Striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria’s upcoming friendlies against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali. Osimhen was an unused substitute in Napoli’s 1-1 draw against Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Sunday. The African Best player barely trained in the days before the game. Caretaker manager, Francesco Calzona said after the game that it was due to an inflammation of the scar from […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has offered Jose Peseiro a new contract to remain as Super Eagles coach but with the same monthly salary of $50,000. Peseiro’s deal as Nigeria coach expired at the end of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations where the country finished second after losing the final game to Ivory Coast. The Portuguese coach has been at the helm of the Nigeria national team since May […]
Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up, Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by 14 spots to placed 28th in the world in the February FIFA ranking released on Thursday. In the ranking table published on the website of the world football governing the team garnered 1,522 points as against the 1,474 points garnered in December 2023. The Nigerian national team moved from the 42nd position to the 28th position in […]
The Speaker, House of Representatives has commended the Super Eagles despite their loss to Cote d’Ivoire in the finals of the African Cup of Nations AFCON. Nigeria lost to the host nation, Cote d’Ivoire, by two goals to one in the finals of the football competition on Sunday night. In a statement in Abuja, Dr. Abbas hails the Nigerian national team for uniting Nigerians across religious, ethnic, and political lines […]
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was adjudged the man of the match in Nigeria's 1-0 victory over host Elephant of Côte d'Ivoire, in the second round of group A games in the Africa Cup Of Nations, AFCON, played on Thursday Alassane Quattara Stadium in Abidjan. Captain William Troost Ekong gave the three time African champions the lead and their first win of the tournament in the 55 minute from the […]
Super Eagles head coach José Peseiro has promised his team will make the most of the chances they create so that they beat hosts Cote d’Ivoire to get their Africa Cup Of Nation, AFCON campaign back on track after a disappointing draw with Equatorial Guinea. Peseiro confirmed this on Wednesday at the team’s news conference ahead of Nigeria’s second match at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. […]
