The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has decried insinuations in some quarters that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is delaying payments of match bonuses and allowances due to the Super Eagles at the ongoing 34th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cote d’Ivoire. Earlier, the NFF had announced before the commencement of AFCON that it had secured approval of N12.5 …

The delirium induced by twin wins against Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon is symptomatic of the Nigerian’s short attention span and which our leaders (exploiters) capitalise on to keep us on our knees. As recently as the eve of the first game at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023, very few Nigerians would wager their fast depreciating Naira on a …

Atalanta of Italy forward Ademola Lookman has dedicated his Man-of-the-match award to his teammates as he said the Super Eagles’ 2-0 win over Cameroon was a collective effort. Lookman’s two goals was all Nigeria needed to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday at the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan. Lookman said that the …

The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Ahmed Gumel has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Super Eagles for last night’s 2-0 victory over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroons. The match was in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire, and the result advanced the Eagles to the quarterfinals of the competition. A statement …

Nigeria will face Angola on Friday in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, now holding in Côte d’Ivoire. The Super Eagles made that possible after beating old rivals Cameroon 2-0 in the second match of the Round of 16. Angola had kicked out Namibia 3-0 in the first game of the first knockout phase. Ademola Lookman’s 36th …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has charged the Super Eagles to go for victory and bring home the cover tee trophy at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON). In his message to the Nigerian senior national team, he said the Super Eagles have the potential to win the AFCON considering the array of stars and experienced …

Nigeria’s football legends Olusegun Odegbami and Garba Lawal have advised the Super Eagles to be extremely cautious, stay focused, be disciplined and have self-belief when they lock horns with the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in their Africa Cup of Nations’ Round of 16 encounter in Abidjan on Saturday. Odegbami, a member of Nigeria’s 1980 AFCON-winning squad and former captain of …

Cameroon have emerged as Nigeria’s Round of 16 opponents in Saturday’s clash in Abidjan as the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations enters its knockout phase. The Indomitable Lions beat Gambia 3-2 to topple Guinea at the second spot of Group C and confirm the clash with Nigeria, who also finished second in Group A on Monday. Senegal scored twice in …

Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says he does not have a preference on which country his team would face in the Round of 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Nigeria confirmed their place in the knockout phase courtesy of a 1-0 victory against Guinea-Bissau on Monday. They are now awaiting the completion of proceedings in Group …

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has congratulated the Super Eagles for what it described as their “outstanding performance in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament”. On behalf of , the president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), the Committee would like to extend my warmest congratulations to the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their outstanding performance in the …