By Amaechi Agbo After breaking the hearts of the players and fans Benin Republic senior male national team otherwise called Squirrels on Sunday to confirm their leadership of Group L in the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying race, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have returned to their new... Read more...
Nigeria picked all three points in a hard –fought 2-1 win over Benin Republic as the group phase of the qualifying campaign for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations began on Wednesday. The Squirrels shocked the modest crowd at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo in south-south Nigeria as Stephane Sess... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Eagles vs Squirrels sounds as a recollection of allegorical fable. A more soothing epistle could be George Orwell's Animal Farm, a metaphor for what unity of purpose can achieve. Over the couple of months, Eagles - a high flying bird in the kite family vs Squirrels, a ... Read more...
By Our Correspondent The delegation of the Senior Men National Team of Benin Republic, known as Squirrels, will land in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday’s 2021 AFCON qualifying duel with the Super Eagles. Both teams clash at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in the ... Read more...
The Confederation of African Football has picked Senegalese official Issa Sy as referee for next week’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and Benin Republic in Uyo. Sy will be assisted by compatriots Nouha Bangoura (assistant referee 1), El Hadji Abdoul Aziz Gueye (as... Read more...
Former Tanzania national team chief coach Emmanuel Amunike has backed CHAN Eagles coach Imama Amapakabo’s recent comment after his side’s 4-1 defeat to Togo. In an interview, Amunike admitted that African players lack the tactical awareness and advised that it’s time to go back to teaching... Read more...
Everton have tabled an improved cash-plus-player offer for Wilfried Zaha. The story surrounding the future of Eagles’ star man Zaha has proven one of the talking points of the summer transfer window so far. On the back of a standout campaign last time out, during which he racked up 10 goals a... 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...
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has admitted that his team lost to a better side in the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Egypt on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Riyad Mahrez’s goal from a free-kick at the edge of the box, with seconds left to pla... Read more...
The Nigeria football federation, NFF, has given the Super Eagles a-must-win demand as the team file out against Tunisia in the 3rd-plced match at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypt, Bestchoicesport.com.ng can report President of the NFF, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, gave the or... Read more...