The home-based Super Eagles on Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa, came back from three goals down to overcome Morocco’s Atlas Lions 4-3 in extra time and advance to the semi-final of the ongoing African Nations Championship. The victory brought back memories of 1989: when Nigeria came back from four goals down to beat USSR […]
Cape Town (S/Africa) – The Coordinator of the Super Eagles, Emmanuel Attah, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that the Eagles were fully motivated to lift the trophy of African Nations Championship. Attah on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, said that the team would strive towards getting the job done on Feb.1. “Yes the thing right […]
South Africa have been labelled “a bunch of losers” by the country’s sports minister after they were eliminated in the group stage of the African Nations Championship. The hosts of the tournament for home-based players lost 3-1 to Nigeria on Sunday to suffer a humiliating exit. “What I saw was not a problem of coaching, […]
CAPE TOWN – Nigeria smashed South Africa’s dreams of progressing beyond the group stages of the African Nations Championship Sunday, beating the hosts 3-1 and ensuring Nigeria joined Group A winners Mali in the next round. Nigeria needed to win to progress, and win they did, opening the scoring in the 21st minute. After some […]
By JOE APU Nigeria’s home based Super Eagles players revived their hope of making an impact at the CHAN 2014 tournament with a 4 – 2 win over a hard fighting Mozambique in their second Group A game. Though, the Nigerian side started on a poor note with the Mozambicans drawing first blood through Dario […]
It was a baptism of fire for debutants Nigeria and they were outsmarted 2-1 this evening by fellow West Africans Mali in the Group A second match of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The Malians came out from kick-off looking more likely to win the war of the Eagles at the Cape Town Stadium […]
With 24 hours to the next Glo CAf Awards, football analysts have been making different permutations with clear-cut justifications on who deserves to wear the crown of African Player of the Year for 2013. Majority of the opinions however favour Nigerian International and Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi to win the Award. The top three […]
Nigerian international John Obi Mikel sparkled like the big star he is this afternoon when he captained English Premiership giants Chelsea to an away victory that saw them through to the fourth round of the FA Cup. Mikel, who was playing his 300th game for the Blues, set up a fourth round tie against Stoke […]
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Thursday named three FIFA referees from the Republic of Guinea as officials for Saturdays international friendly match between the Super Eagles and the Wayla Antelopes of Ethiopia in Abuja. The center referee, according to the NFF, is Keita Yakuba, who will be assisted by Toure Yasin and Abdel Rafiss are […]
SUPER Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi has played down his side’s chances of winning the 2014 African Nations Championship. The tournament, which is open only to those who ply their trade in Africa, kicks off on January 11 where the Super Eagles will play Mali in a Group A clash in Cape Town. But Keshi, […]
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