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Monday, January 15th, 2024
Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea: Wasteful Super Eagles couldn’t rise to the occasion, begin AFCON 2023 with disappointing draw By Oluyemi Ogunseyin The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday began their campaign at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by playing out a highly disappointing 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea in their group A opener. […]
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Friday, December 29th, 2023
AFCON 2023: Nike unveils Super Eagles Eagles jersey By Mike Oyebola Leading kit manufacturing company, Nike has unveiled the Super Eagles’ kits for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The home jersey is designed in Nigeria’s green and white colour. The away jersey is designed with a white background and a touch of […]
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2023
By Ernest Victor Liverpool and Egyptian winger, Mohamed Salah, was subjected to a series of attacks from some Islamic fans who didn’t like his idea of always marking Christmas celebrations on his official Instagram page. Mohamed Salah has virtually made it a culture to always make a post celebrating Christmas, a move that some […]
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Friday, November 17th, 2023
By Ikenna Ngere Former Super Eagles and Chelsea legend, Mikel Obi has disclosed the pressure that many African footballers experience upon achieving success, stating, “When you make money, it’s not yours.”The 36-year-old underscored that the pressure to seek financial assistance frequently arises from both immediate and extended family members. He noted that many African […]
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Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Sao Tome and Principe refuse to play Super Falcons of Nigeria By Ernest Victor Sao Tome and Principe have withdrawn from the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier which was supposed to take place on Friday, September 22, against the Super Falcons of Nigeria. The Super Falcons and the Sao Tome and Principe’s women’s […]
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Monday, September 11th, 2023
Super Eagles The head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro, has released an attacking-minded squad as Victor Osimhen and Sunday Awoniyi lead the pack for the Africa Cup of Nations matchday six clash with Sao Tome and Principe. In goal, the Portuguese tactician prefers goalkeeper Francis Uzoho to Adebayo Adeleye and Olorunleke Ojo. […]
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Monday, August 7th, 2023
2023 WWC: FIFA bans Lauren James of England for rest of tournament after red card for stomping on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie By Ifreke Inyang England midfielder, Lauren James, will play no further part in the 2023 Women’s World Cup, following her red card against Nigeria. With the scores still at 0-0, James was sent off […]
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Saturday, August 5th, 2023
By Prof. Phil Alalibo | NNP | August 05, 2023 – The recent announcement by a FIFA scribe, Ms. Fatma Samoura, that FIFA would pay the players’ prize money (for the Super Falcons that is minimum of $60,000 each for making the knock-out round of 16) directly to the players rather than passing it through […]
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Friday, August 4th, 2023
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have returned to training at the Lions FC Stadium in Australia after enjoying a two-day off ahead of their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16 clash with England. While the Super Falcons drew 0-0 with the Republic of Ireland to finish second in Group B and qualify for […]
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Sunday, July 30th, 2023
Coach Randy Waldrum said his Nigeria team had been “underestimated and underappreciated” as they strive to seal their place in the Women’s World Cup last 16 on Monday. Nigeria drew 0-0 with Olympic champions Canada in their opening match and then fought back from a goal down to beat co-hosts Australia 3-2. That left the […]