The Bafana Bafana of South Africa have set up a semifinal meeting with the Super Eagles of Nigeria after beating Cape Verde on penalties. Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the saviour of the day as South Africa had been held to a goalless draw for 120 minutes. Williams saved four shootout …
Read More »Lookman nets double as Nigeria knock Cameroon out of AFCON to reach Q’finals
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have secured their place in the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Saturday night. The Jose Peseiro men played against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a round of 16 clash at the tournament holding in Cote d’Ivoire, and sealed a 2-0 …
Read More »Super Eagles mourn Nigerians who died watching AFCON match against South Africa (Video)
Nigeria’s senior national team, Super Eagles, have paid tribute to Nigerians who died while watching the team’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final match against South Africa, vowing to win the trophy on Sunday in their honour. Ripples Nigeria reports that on Wednesday, Nigeria defeated the Bafana Bafana 4-2 on …
Read More »Eagles boss Peseiro invites 25 players for Saudi, Mozambique friendlies
A 25-man roster has been released by Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro for this month’s international friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. The Super Eagles’ X account posted the list of invited players on Monday. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru gets his first call-up, and there is a return to the team …
Read More »Osimhen double helps Super Eagles beat S’Leone to qualify for AFCON
The Super Eagles have secured their place in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after they defeated Sierra Leone in the matchday 5 of the qualifying series. Victory Osimhen was in full action and scored two goals as the Eagles edged Sierra Leone 3-2 to qualify for next year’s tournament. …
Read More »Eagles drop places in FIFA ranking to end year as 35th world best team
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have ended the year 2022 as the 35th best men’s national football team in the world according to the latest world rankings. The team, currently led by Jose Peseiro, failed to reach the 2022 World Cup and have also been winless for a while, with their last …
Read More »Osimhen wins emerging player of the year award
Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has won the 2022 Globe Soccer Award for Emerging Player of the Year. United Arab Emirates’ Dubai hosted the award presentation. The 23-year-old is the first recipient of the prize, as the category only recently existed. Federico Valverde, a player for Real Madrid, …
Read More »Ambassador predicts 2-0 win for Super Eagles in Portugal friendly
Nigeria’s ambassador to Portugal, Alex Kefas, has backed the Super Eagles to beat Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal in Thursday’s international friendly billed to hold in Lisbon. The Eagles and Portugal will clash for the first time at senior level, as the latter get set to take part in this year’s FIFA …
Read More »Gusau charges Super Eagles to win friendly game against Costa Rica
President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has told the Super Eagles to go for victory as the team is set to take on World Cup-bound Costa Rica in a friendly game in San Jose in the early hours of Thursday. The President made the call on …
Read More »Super Eagles set for Costa Rica friendly as team arrive San Jose
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set for an international friendly against Costa Rica as the team have successfully arrived San Jose. The friendly is billed to take place on Thursday. The contingent led by NFF Executive Committee Member, Otunba Sunday Dele-Ajayi touched down at Juan Santamaria International Airport aboard …
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