By Amaechi Agbo West African football witnessed a night of seismic shocks in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification round, as continental powerhouses Nigeria and Ghana both suffered disastrous defeats on Tuesday. The Super Eagles of Nigeria were soundly beaten 3–0 away by Guinea... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria came from behind to beat Madagascar as The Gambia, Rwanda, Malawi, Togo and Guinea-Bissau also made winning starts to their Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualifying campaigns on Friday. The Super Eagles recovered from conceding after 16 minutes to claim a 2-1 victo... Read more...
Gernot Rohr Laments Super Eagles World Cup Absence, Lauds African Teams Performance in North America
Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has expressed disappointment at Nigeria’s continued absence from football’s biggest stage, saying it is a real shame that stars such as Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman are not on show in North America even as he backed Morocco and Senegal to make sig... Read more...
...Imo, Nigerian Football Community Set to Bid Farewell By Amaechi Agbo The family of late Nigerian football icon, Henry Onyemanze Nwosu, MON, has announced the burial arrangements for the former Green Eagles star and 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner. The programme of events released by... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria’s arrival in Fés on Thursday evening, aboard a chartered flight from their final training camp in Cairo, signalled the reality of a stout challenge for a fourth continental title as the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals commence in the Kingdom of Morocc... Read more...
Two stars from seven-time NPFL champions, Rangers International FC, made their Super Eagles debut in impressive fashion at the 2025 Unity Cup, currently underway in Brentford., London Midfield maestro and Rangers skipper, Chinemerem Ugwueze, alongside defensive stalwart, Ifeanyi Onyebuchi, ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Super Eagles’ Head Coach Éric Sékou Chelle has named goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali and Kayode Bankole, defenders William Ekong, Calvin Bassey and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi, and forwards Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses in his fi... Read more...
As some Nigerians continue to lament over the alleged bad treatment given to players and officials of the Super Eagles in Libya, former chairman of Gombe United Football Club, Shuiabu Ahmed Gara-Gombe has described as ‘most senseless’ the decision by the team to boycott the second leg of th... Read more...
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…Players Vow Not To Play The Match By Amaechi Agbo The delegation of Nigeria to tomorrow's 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya still remained at the Al Abraq Airport 12 hours after landing in Libya on Sunday. The chartered ValueJet aircraft was, strangely and in a dangerous manner, divert... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Fisayo Dele-Bashiru’s 86th minute strike off a cross from Moses Simon gave Coach Augustine Eguavoen his 15th victory in charge of Nigeria (over 25 matches) and handed the Super Eagles all the three points against Libya in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Uyo on... Read more...