Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has admitted that it will be difficult to convince SC Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu to switch his international allegiance from Germany to Nigeria. The Portuguese football tactician has a goalkeeping crisis on his hands ahead of the start of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as his current crop of …

Bright Osayi-Samuel has warned his Super Eagles teammates to brace up for a tough 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign. The Super Eagles will be looking to win a fourth AFCON title when hostilities begin in Cote d’Ivoire next January. The West Africans have been drawn in a relatively easy group with hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. …

The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohammed Sanusi has hailed the Super Eagles for their victory over Mozambique, saying it is, indeed, a morale booster for the team. Goals by Terem Moffi, Frank Onyeka and Moses Simon steered Nigeria to a 3-2 victory over 10-man Mozambique in their second international friendly on Monday. The Super Eagles were held …

Jose Peseiro will be without the service of the Super Eagles duo Victor Osimhen and Kelechi Iheanacho when Nigeria take on Mozambique in their second friendly game of the international break. The game is scheduled to take place at the Estadio Municipal de Portimäo. Both players have been exempted from the game against the East Africans due to separate issues. …

The result of a scan to determine the extent of a hamstring injury Victor Osimhen suffered in Friday’s friendly against Saudi Arabia will be known on Sunday (today), Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has revealed. The Napoli striker walked out of the game in the 55th minute without any help after he suffered a hamstring injury in his right leg. …

The Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by Saudi Arabia’s Green Falcons in an international friendly match played at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão in Portugal on Friday. Nigeria came from a 1-0 down to lead Saudis 2-1 in the entertaining game but the Jose Pesiero’s men let their opponents off the hook in the stoppage time to …

Super Eagles stand-in captain, Kenneth Omeruo, is confident the three-time African champions have what it takes to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations for the fourth time. The Eagles won the 1980 edition of the AFCON on home soil, before going on to win the 1994 and 2013 editions in Tunisia and South Africa respectively. The 34th edition of …

The Super Eagles have been paired with hosts Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. All the teams are in Group A of the competition, which holds from 13th January to 11th February, next year. Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique Group C: Senegal. Cameroon, Guinea, The Gambia Group D: Algeria, Burkina …

Three-time African champions Nigeria will on Thursday (today) know their group stage opponents when the draw ceremony for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations holds in Abidjan. The Super Eagles’ drop in the latest FIFA rankings saw them seeded in Pot 2 and they are destined to face either hosts Ivory Coast or any of the top four African countries. …

Taiwo Awoniyi will miss Nigeria’s international friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique next week in Portugal due to a groin injury. The three-time African champions are billed to face Saudi Arabia next Friday before battling Mozambique three days later. The Nigerian striker was not included in Nottingham Forest’s matchday squad against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Speaking prior to the encounter …