Nigeria’s representative in the CAF Champions League,
Enyimba FC lost on the road 1-0 to Rahimo FC of Burkina Faso in the first leg
preliminary round 1 tie played in Ouagadougou.
The People’s Elephant fell to a 30th minute strike from
Rahimo’s…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have confirmed that
the Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Ukraine in a friendly game in
September.
According to NFF boss Amaju Pinnick, the friendly game
will take place on Tuesday, September 10 in Kyiv.
In a…
Ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has sent message of appreciation to French Ligue 1 side Dijon despite his trial with the team not yielding the desired result; a short-term deal.
Enyeama who has not played competitively since April 2017…
Odion Ighalo has left Super Eagles fans guessing if he has
made a u-turn on his international retirement after a cryptic tweet early
morning Wednesday.
Ighalo, who is currently injured, posted pictures of himself in the national colours with the caption:…
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…
Super Eagles striker and the winner of the AFCON 2019
golden boot, OdionIghalo was on Friday named in the team of the tournament
selected by CAF after his five goals at the mundial helped Nigeria to a
third-place finish in Egypt.
Algeria, winners…
Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo has announced his retirement from
international football after winning the 2019 AFCON golden boot.
The 30-year-old was awarded the top scorer's prize in Egypt on Friday after scoring five goals in seven
appearances for the Super Eagles.
He…
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has lauded erstwhile Super
Eagles captain John Mikel Obi after the Nigerian international announced his
decision to end his national team career following Nigeria’s Third place outing
at the 2019 Africa cup of nations.
Rohr speaking in…
The Confederation of Africa Football has announced the group
stage draw for AFCON 2021 qualifiers.
CAF held the draw in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday.
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON
2021 or CAN 2021) is scheduled…
John Obi Mikel has called time on his international football career. The 32-year-old midfielder who captained the Super Eagles of Nigeria to a bronze medal finish at the African nations cup, Egypt 2019 took to his instagram page, the…