Super Eagles

Nigeria’s senior men national football team, Super Eagles, are now on their fifth match without a win since beating Guinea Bissau 2-0 on January 19, 2022 in Garoua, Cameroon, during Nation’s Cup knockout stage. On Friday in New Jersey US, they were beaten 1-0 by Ecuador in what is also the new coach’s second match on the saddle. The last Read More

Nigeria’s Super Eagles again lost to Ecuador 0-1 in New Jersey on Thursday, in a game they created so many chances, yet failed to shine. The 25,000 –capacity Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey was packed to overflowing as the Ecuadorians started the game in rampant manner, advertising silky touches and manifesting so much energy and invention. The boys Read More

Following their arrival in New Jersey from Dallas on Sunday, three –time African champions Nigeria have stepped up preparations for their friendly match with Ecuador on Thursday evening, as well as next month’s AFCON 2023 qualifying matches against Sierra Leone and Mauritius. Defender Olaoluwa Aina, who suffered a knock during the team’s first training session in Dallas, and midfielder Innocent Read More

The United States of America Chapter of Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club are all geared ready to cheer the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the upcoming International friendlies in the USA. The Super Eagles will be playing the Mexican and Ecuadorian National teams on May 28 and June 2, 2022 respectively.  The National President of ANFASSC Prince Abayomi Ogunjimi Read More

The President, Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club (ANFASSC) has advised the Super Eagles to win back the trust of Nigerians with a decent display in the upcoming friendly matches. The Super Eagles are scheduled to lock horns with the El Tri of Mexico on Saturday in Dallas, United States of America, they will also play Ecuador four Read More

Ahead of Saturday’s international friendly with Mexico in the USA, the trio of Terem Moffi, Innocent Bonke and Israeli based goalkeeper Adebayo Adeleye have been handed late invitations to the Jose Peseiro led team. This is the first call-up for goalkeeper Adeleye. This followed the withdrawal of Watford winger Emmanuel Dennis, Spain-based striker Sadiq Umar and goalkeeper Maduka Okoye. Dennis Read More

Super Eagles will on Tuesday evening depart Nigeria for the United States of America (USA) ahead of this weekend’s glamorous friendly game against Mexico (May 28) and will confront Ecuador four days later. The team technical crew had listed 10 home based players for the encounter with another 21 foreign based players to be led by Ahmed Musa.Our correspondent gathered Read More

Newly appointed head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles Jose Peseiro has been handed a one year short term contract, Blueprint has gathered. Though, NFF leadership is yet to reveal the Portuguese contract details, a close source disclosed that coach Peseiro was only handed a 12 months deal, which is subject to renewal based on performance-related clauses. “With the NFF facing Read More

Finidi George is said to have replaced Salisu Yusuf as the Super Eagles head coach according to reports. The former Super Eagles player who was a late inclusion into the new Super Eagles technical crew is said to be named new number two and head coach. Finidi George has leapfrogged Salisu Yusuf who has now been demoted to the number Read More

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has eventually returned to training with English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers after five years. Reacting, former Super Eagles captain and coach, Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh, described former Nigeria international goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme as a “lovely human being”. Speaking via his Twitter handle on Saturday, Oliseh wrote: “Same here Mimi. Such a lovely human being.” Ikeme was Read More

The Nigeria Football Federation and the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol on Friday announced that the ‘A’ National Teams of both countries will play a friendly match in New Jersey, United States of America on Thursday, 2nd June 2022. Both teams will clash at the 25,000 –capacity Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey – home to Major League Soccer’s New Read More

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has lined up four foreign coaches to vie for the position of Super Eagles coaching role. The coaches include former Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde, former PSG and France coach, Laurent Blanc, former PSV Eindhoven manager, Phillip Cocu and former Venezuela coach, Jose Peseiro, who was earlier tipped to take over the Super Eagles after the Read More