Liverpool and Senegal star Sadio Mane has named the Super Eagles among the favourites to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Qatar, while also praising young striker Victor Osimhen. Five teams will represent Africa at Qatar 2022. “In Africa, you know the top teams and they are always favourites. Nigeria, who have a very good team, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Read More
Five times world footballer of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo has received his Guiness World Record certificate for scoring the most international goals in football. This comes after he became the first footballer to score 111 international goals some days ago. He achieved this feat in Portugal vs Ireland’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday, September 1, where he scored two Read More
Commotion erupted at Eko Hotel in Lagos as hotel staff tried to stop the Super Eagles team from used in the hotel’s gym. In a video shared online, Joseph Yobo, and other Super Eagles officials are seen confronting a hotel staff who tried to interfere with the national team’s training. Super Eagles are currently in camp ahead of World Cup Read More
Nigerian Super Eagles camp in Lagos has fully come alive with training after 25 players arrived and started training ahead of their world cup qualifiers against Liberia and Cape Verde. Among international stars at training are the Everton star, Alex Iwobi and the Leceister stars, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho. The Super Eagles will play Liberia in Lagos on Friday Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo has completed his medical ahead of rejoining Manchester United. Ronaldo passed his medical in Lisbon on Monday morning and United are expected to announce his €23million signing before Tuesday’s 11pm transfer deadline. The Old Trafford Megastore is not printing Ronaldo’s name on shirts until Tuesday, fuelling expectation his squad number could be confirmed imminently. The Manchester Evening News revealed on Read More
Five Super Eagles players have already arrived Lagos camp ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Liberia and Cape Verde in few days time. Goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, Kunle Adeleke, Alex Iwobi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi have arrived. Captain Ahmed Musa and a host of others are mainly expected to arrive Lagos on Monday. Super Eagles will face the Lone stars Read More
All the possible opponents of Nigeria’s sole representative in the taekwondo event of Tokyo Olympic Games, Elizabeth Anyanacho have emerged following the conclusion of the Asian and European qualifiers at the weekend. Anyanacho who is the first woman in the last 16 years after Princess Dudu at Athens 2004 to qualify for the Olympic Games via the African Qualification tournament Read More
North Korea have pulled out of next month’s qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation said Sunday. “The Asian Football Confederation has today confirmed the withdrawal of the DPR Korea Football Association from the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022,” the AFC said in a statement. No reasons were given for Read More
Team Nigeria’s 4x400m Mixed Relay team got off to a good start at the PVAMU track meet in Texas on Wednesday, running a new 3:18.53 Nigerian record to win the event and move to withing five places of sealing a spot in the event at the Tokyo Olympics. The quartet of Nse Uko Imaobong, Patience Okon-George, Nathaniel Samson and Sikiru Read More
Ahead of Olympic Relay qualifier in United States, Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Sunday Dare took time out earlier this week to speak to select Journalists on Ministry’s plans for a successful Tokyo Olympic Games. Excerpt… What was likely missed in Poland will it be gained on this tour to United states of America? Absolutely! You know qualification is Read More
The Super Eagles have moved four places up in the latest FIFA Rankings released on Wednesday by the world football governing body. Just last month, the three-time African champions were 36th in the world, but after wins over Benin and Lesotho in 2021 AFCON qualifiers, the Super Eagles are now 32nd in the world. The Gernot Rohr side defeated Benin Read More
FC Porto man Zaidu Sanusi and goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has just arrived the camp of Super Eagles in Lagos. The Nigerian team are preparing to face Benin Republic and Lesotho in the African Cup of Nations qualifying games. According to the team’s official Twitter handle, 18 players were in camp as at late Monday night. However, the arrival of Uzoho Read More
Benin coach Michel Dussuyer has been forced to recall captain Stephane Sessegnon, who has been without a club for several months, after he saw at least 10 call-ups drop out of the AFCON qualifiers against the Super Eagles and Sierra Leone. Former Fulham, Sunderland and West Brom star Sessegnon, 37, was not on the original squad for the AFCON qualifiers, Read More
Two time African champions, Enyimba Football Club of Aba gaffer Fatai Osho insists his team is well prepared for Wednesday’s CAF Confederation Cup away clash against South Africa’s Orlando Pirates. The Peoples Elephant will look to build on their impressive 2-1 home win against Ahli Benghazi of Libya on matchday one when they come up against the Buccaneers at the Read More
D’Tigers head coach, Mike Brown is of the opinion that if the right things are put in place by African basketball federations, many teams can compete favourably with the best in the world. Teams have commenced preparations for the third window of the qualifiers between February 19 – 21, 2021 which was announced by FIBA on Monday. Brown who is Read More
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