Francis Uzoho, Kelechi Nwakali, Peter Olayinka and Tyronne Ebuehi are all set to start for the Super Eagles in today’s final AFCON Group D clash against Guinea Bissau as coach Austin Eguavoen will make wholesale changes to rest key players for the knockout rounds. Uzoho and Ebuehi are yet to get game time in Cameroon.Semi … Read more
Super Eagles made two wins in two matches on Saturday after beating Sudan by a 3-1. Goals from Samuel Chukwueze, Taiwo Awoniyi and Moses Simon were all that was needed to hand Eagles a resounding victory. The Sudanese however got consolation after a rough tackle by Ola Aina which was the penalty converted
Super Eagles coach, Augustine Eguavoen, said Nigerian players cut Egypt captain, Mohamed Salah, off the ball to record victory. He said this during a post-match interview after Nigeria defeated Egypt 1-0 on Tuesday. Egypt depends heavily on Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah, recently shortlisted for the FIFA Best Player award. The coach commended the gallantry of … Read more
Egypt coach, Carlos Queiroz, has attributed poor performance of his team to their tactless move in the first half of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, yesterday. Queiroz let this out during a post-match interview. According to him, Pharaohs were no where to be found on the pitch in the first half. He … Read more
A total of 11 foreign players are now present in the Super Eagles camp at the Bolton White Hotel, Abuja ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon. Moses Simon from FC Nantes of France was the latest to hit the camp late on Saturday. This was after the arrival of Chidozie Awaziem … Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Portuguese tactician Jose Peseiro as new head coach of the Super Eagles. This was disclosed in a communique issued on Wednesday evening after a virtual NFF executive committee meeting presided over its president, Amaju Pinnick. However, according to the communique, the interim head coach, Ausgustine Eguavoen, will lead … Read more
Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr says some players in the team wanted to quit the national team after he was sacked by the Nigeria Football Federation on December 10. According to PUNCH, Rohr’s sack was announced officially two days later by the NFF after five years, four months and 10 days in charge of … Read more
Balogun has been part of the Super Eagles team since 2014 and has stated that he has a strict persona with his teammates. The 33-year-old is expected to be part of Austin Eguaveon’s team to the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon next month. In an interview with MTN Nigeria’s We Move podcast, … Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation has terminated Gernot Rohr’s contract as the Super Eagles coach. Subsequently, the football federation appointed Augustine Eguavoen, currently its Technical Director, as the Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles on an interim basis. “This is with immediate effect, and follows the termination of the relationship with Franco-German Gernot Rohr, who has … Read more
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been ruled out of action for three months following the surgery on his cheekbone and eye socket. Serie A leaders Napoli disclosed this in a statement released on their official website on Tuesday. With this, the striker will miss the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon next year. … Read more
