An APPEALS project, which is assisted by the World Bank for agricultural processing, productivity improvement and livelihood support, says that fish farmers in Lagos will begin production of locally canned catfish and tilapia in 2022. The project coordinator, Lagos APPEALS, Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo, told the Nigerian News Agency on Tuesday in Lagos that the canned fish would be produced using locally Read More
The draw for the FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs has been postponed to next year following a CAF decision on Friday at the Extraordinary Assembly. The draw which was initially scheduled for 18 December 2021 will now be done on 26 January 2022. According to the decision, the January 2022 rankings will be used to seed the teams for the Read More
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is most likely to get the axe any moment soon. The decision to sack the Franco-German gaffer was reportedly taken after a company associated with the senior National team of Nigeria agreed to pay the termination clause in the contract of the coach. According to sources at the nation’s football house, the Nigeria football Federation Read More
Again, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen scored for Nigeria as Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Tuesday night qualified to play at the playoffs after playing out a 1-1 draw versus Blue Sharks of Cape Verde inside Teslim Balogun stadium Lagos. The Nigerian senior national won four games, drew one and lost one during this stage of the qualifier. Details loading…
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has made public his starting lineup for their matchday six encounter of the 2022 World Cup qualifier versus Cape Verde on the road to Qatar. Leicester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho drops to the bench for Odion Ighalo as the three-time African champions will line up in a 3-5-2 pattern. While Ighalo anchors the frontline, Victor Read More
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and captain Ahmed Musa were on scoresheet as Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat Lone star of Liberia 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying match. The game was decided in Tangier Morocco. Super Eagles next match will be against Cape Verde that also won their encounter versus Central African Republic 2-1. Details loading…
Odion Ighalo will not taste action when Super Eagles of Nigeria clash versus the Lone star of Liberia in faraway Morocco. Details on the list is captured in the pictorial presentation above.
Ron Flowers, England’s oldest member of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad and Wolves legend, has died at the age of 87. Flowers played for the Black Country club between 1952 and 1967 and helped them to three First Division titles and the FA Cup in 1960. He played 49 times for England and featured in 40 consecutive international matches between November 1958 Read More
Head Coach Gernot Rohr has called up Odion Ighalo despite his caution against a rush inclusion in the Super Eagles team. Also, the coach has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Leon Balogun, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi, forwards Moses Simon and Victor Osimhen, as well as 16 others for Nigeria’s closing Read More
Manchester United are in crisis talks and they have some big decisions to make. The first is whether to stick with a manager who has clearly hit his zenith, and has shown no evidence to suggest that more highs are on the horizon. The second is who to replace him with. According to reports, Manchester United’s owners have been locked Read More
Senegal a while ago on Tuesday became the first African team to advance to the last qualifying phase of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. Four straight wins in the ongoing group phase ensured that Senegal team popularly known as Teranga Lions will be among 10 group winners who will compete for Africa’s five tickets next March. If they beat Read More
Defender Leon Balogun and striker Victor Osimhen were on scoresheet on Sunday to ensure that Super Eagles defeated their Central African Republic (CAR) in Douala Cameroon. While Balogun scored in the 29th minute, Osimhen blasted the net just before the first half ended. Details loading…
The delegation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifying encounter against the Les Fauves of Central African Republic landed at the Aeroport Internationale Douala at 11.28am on Saturday. Led by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 2nd Vice President/Chairman LMC, Mallam Shehu Dikko, the delegation comprised of 23 players, technical officials and backroom staff, some NFF Read More
Goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will mount the goal post for Nigeria’s Super Eagles as they face Central African Republic (CAR) on the matchday three of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Here is the starting lineup for Super Eagles… Nigeria XI vs Central African Republic: Uzoho – Aina, Ekong (c), Balogun, Collins – Onyeka, Aribo, Iheanacho – Simon, Ejuke, Osimhen.
With barely 24 hours to FIFA World cup qualifier, Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, on Wednesday morning arrived the camp of the team in Lagos ahead of Central AIfrica Republic (CAR) clash slated for Thursday. The Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper was the last player to jet into the camp after 22 players resumed training on Tuesday Neither Okoye, nor Super Read More
Brazil legend Pele has been released from hospital after undergoing surgery for a colon tumour. The 80-year-old had the operation at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on 4 September. Pele, the only player to win the World Cup three times, left the intensive care unit 10 days later, but was readmitted soon after as a “preventative measure”. His medical Read More
Roger Hunt, a member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad and Liverpool’s second-highest goalscorer ever, has died at the age of 83. Hunt was central figure in Sir Alf Ramsey’s England squad that delivered the nation’s first and only World Cup win in ’66, playing in attack alongside Sir Geoff Hurst. He played in all six games for England in Read More
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to overtake Pele as the top international goalscorer in South American football history on Thursday as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Bolivia in their 2022 World Cup qualifier. Messi pounced for his 77th, 78th and 79th international goals to keep Argentina firmly on course for a place at next year’s finals in Qatar Read More
The Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, has faulted the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, for calling on the authorities to grant amnesty to bandits in the country. The APC chieftain said Gumi’s position was not only self serving but clearly a threat to national security. Lukman also applauded the role played by Chief Executive Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Tuesday evening fought back to claim the maximum points after beating the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde in the second 2020 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. The Nigerian senior national men team with this result has remained top of Group C with two wins out of two group games. Already, the players have N20m ($48,733) promised Read More
New signing Jadon Sancho will not be involved in England’s forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Poland, the Football Association has announced. The Manchester United forward missed Thursday’s 4-0 win in Hungary after sustaining what Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate described as a ‘minor knock’. And a statement from the FA on Saturday said: ‘Following further assessment, the 21-year-old has returned to his club Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will begin their quests to qualify for a seventh FIFA World Cup when the Gernot Rohr side face the Lone Stars of Liberia today at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. The match will kick-off 5pm Nigerian time. The football governing body, grouped Nigeria in Group C, alongside Liberia, Cape Verde and the Central African Republic (CAR). After the game Read More
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the world record for goals scored in men’s international football as he hit his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in their dramatic 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over the Republic of Ireland. The 36-year-old scored two late headers – to break and extend the record – after he had a penalty saved by Gavin Bazunu. Ali 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
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