Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare (left), with the Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, during the conglomerate’s announcement of financial support for summer Olympics Games-bound Aruna Quadri and Olufunke Oshonaike to aid their preparations, under the ministry’s #AdoptAnAthlete Programme By Anthony Nwachukwu Leading indigenous […]
American Cable News Network Sports has nominated Super Eagles Forward, Ahmed Musa’s first goal against Iceland as one of the best scored in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Similarly, the channel nominated Lionel Messi of Argentina’s goal in group stage goal against Nigeria was also nominated […]
The Nigerian Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, as well as football legend Segun Odegbami, have shared encouraging words with the Super Eagles team ahead of their match against Argentina today as part of the World Cup series. They did so at a dinner held with the Super Eagles team in St. Petersburg yesterday. […]
Following recent criticism from Nigerian supporters as to where certain players should be positioned on the pitch, Nigeria’s captain, Mikel Obi on Thursday revealed that he is ready to sacrifice his current position on the team, if it will help the Super Eagles win the matches in the 2018 World Cup. […]
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has defended his tactics against Croatia which saw the Super Eagles lose 2-0. The German insisted that playing a three-man defence against Croatia was not the best decision as opined by many including Jay Jay Okocha. The former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha questioned […]
Kanu Nwankwo, former super eagles captain who represented Nigeria in the 1998, 2002 and 2010 World Cup tournaments. was reportedly on his way to Kaliningrad one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he was robbed of US$11,000 which is approximately equal to N4 million. The robbery was reported by Russian […]
The Super Eagles’ take on England at Wembley on Saturday and will be wearing their new strips in full force Hundreds of fans have flocked to Oxford Street, London, in a bid to get their hands on Nigeria’s World Cup 2018 kit. The Super Eagles strip, described as beautiful by supporters online, launched […]
The Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone, has described the international friendly between his team and Nigeria’s Super Eagles team B in Uyo as a tough tie. Eagles team B lost 2-3 to the 2018 Europa League Cup winners on Tuesday. Simeone at the post-match briefing at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium […]
Despite producing moments of brilliance and dictating the tempo of the GOtv Max Cup for a larger period, the Super Eagles B team succumbed to a late winner. Atletico Madrid defeated Nigeria 3-2 in an entertaining friendly encounter played at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Tuesday evening. Goals from […]
Akwa United keeper, Ojo Olorunleke said the home-based Super Eagles will not be rolled over by visiting Atletico Madrid in today’s friendly at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Olorunleke The former youth international was one of the 20 players invited by coach Salisu Yusuf for the clash with the […]
