Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament. In the ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as agai... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Super Eagles striker and the highest goal scorer at the just concluded 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) In Egypt, Jude Odion Ighalo have been in the news recently pertaining his future with the national team which finished 3rd in Egypt. Ighalo who plays for Chinese club, Sh... Read more...
The Federal Government on Friday lauded the bronze medal –winning effort of the Super Eagles, as a team led by the Secretary to the Federal Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha received the Nigeria delegation to the finals in Egypt, on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airpor... Read more...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria piped the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia 1-0 in the third place match of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations in a desperately underwhelming game in Cairo on Wednesday. Odion Jude Ighalo, top scorer in the qualifying series, look set to win the top scorer’s award of the ... Read more...
By Segun Odegbami It was not all bleak and gloom at the Le Meridien Metropolis Airport Hotel in Cairo yesterday. True, the number of delegations left in Cairo had dwindled in size since the Eagles were defeated by Algeria two nights ago, but, contrary to what used to happen in the past, ther... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Cameroon Football Federation sacked coach Clarence Seedorf and assistant Patrick Kluivert on Tuesday, the pair paying the price for the defending champions' last 16 exit at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Cameroon crashed out 3-2 to Nigeria last Saturday, an exit the f... Read more...
Despite the hues and cries by many Nigerians to the Nigeria Football Federation NFF to relieve Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr of is duties, there are indications that the federation might not bow to the pressure as the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick has stated that the German coach will not be sacke... Read more...
A former Technical Adviser to the Nigeria Football Association , Tunde Disu OFR, has said that the senior national team , Super Eagles deserves a better goalkeeper to keep up with football’ s current standard . Disu made his stance known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesd... Read more...
Belgian coach Paul Put has been sacked as coach of Guinea after the team's elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The country's football federation, Feguifoot, said in a statement that it was due to "poor results". It also added that there had been an "atmosphere of mistrust cre... Read more...
Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi wants African countries to trust in their local coaches after Algeria and Senegal reached the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Teranga Lions saw off the challenge from Tunisia in extra-time, thanks to Dylan Bronn’s own goal while the Desert Fox... Read more...