President Bola Tinubu has cleared the outstanding payment that the Federal Government owed the Super Eagles and other sporting teams of the country. According to a statement on the X handle of President Tinubu’s Media Centre, on Sunday, the payment entails the clearing of the senior national team coach salaries running up to 15 months, payments of allowances and promises …

Former Everton striker and retired Ivory Coast international Arouna Koné has named seven countries he believes can win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire are on Kone’s list, along with Senegal, Morrocco, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt. Kone, a veteran of three Africa Cup of Nations, has insisted that Ivory Coast are the team the …

The Super Eagles camp for the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast will open in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (today). Jose Peseiro’s side have been drawn in Group A alongside hosts, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau, and have adopted the catch-phrase ‘Let’s Do It Again’ as their battlecry towards winning a fourth Africa Cup of …

Nigeria will play two friendly matches against Burkina Faso and Cape Verde in January ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations which holds from 13 January to 11 February in Ivory Coast. The Super Eagles are hoping to win a fourth AFCON title next year and are in Group A alongside hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau. …

Two-time Africa Cup of Nations bronze medallist, Dele Aiyenugba, has stressed that goalkeepers selected from the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) must give their foreign-based counterparts a run for their money when the Super Eagles camp opens. The 34th edition of the AFCON kicks off 13 January in Ivory Coast. The Kwara United goalkeeper’s charge came in the wake of …

The Super Eagles provisional squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has been leaked. According to a report in ACL Sports, head coach Jose Peseiro listed 40 players on the provisional list. Among the new additions on the list are goalkeepers, Stanley Nwabili and Christian Nwoke; and midfielder Alhassan Yusuf Peseiro will have to trim down the list to …

Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has weighed in on his team’s chances at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The three-time champions will be gunning for a fourth title when hostilities start in Cote d’Ivoire in January. Peseiro reckoned the Super Eagles are among the favourites to win the competition. The Portuguese stated that his side must be at …

Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has made a case for players in the league to be involved in Super Eagles to stimulate aspirations of players to stay in the country and not seeking clubs outside. The plea was one of the high points of the communique reached at the inaugural NPFL Board and Staff retreat in Abuja which was graced …

The Super Eagles have dropped two places in the latest FIFA world ranking. According to the latest ranking published on FIFA’s website on Thursday, the Nigerian national football team dropped from 40th to 42nd position. The slump in the ranking is connected with the team’s disappointing showing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. They played out 1-1 draws with …

Sixteen-capped Super Eagles player, Henry Onyekuru, has insisted that he is not giving up on his return to the national team as he aims to be part of the squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Onyekuru made his debut for the Eagles in 2017 in a 3–0 friendly win over Togo when he featured for …