Nigeria international Calvin Bassey has opened up on the magical Lionel Messi moment that inspired him to choose to play for the Super Eagles ahead of the Three Lions of England. “When Nigeria played Argentina, they lost 2-1, but it was a good game”, Bassey told Sky Sports. “Messi, of course” Messi is Messi, in it he scored that outrageous …

Super Eagles head coach, Augustine Eguavoen has called to camp Remo Stars’ wing-back Ismail Sadiq, Kano Pillars’ forward Zikifilu Rabiu and Rangers’ attacking midfielder Kazeem Ogunleye, among a list of 35 players of Super Eagles B for the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifying fixture against Ghana. The first leg of the fixture, which is a reminder of the qualification series for …

The CAF Disciplinary Board has awarded the aborted Match Day 4 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Libya and Nigeria to Nigeria. The Super Eagles now take firm control of Group D with 10 points and a goal surplus of seven. They are yet to concede any goal in the group. The match was to have been …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been nominated for the prestigious National Team of the Year award at the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. Their consistent form, highlighted by a crucial victory over Libya, has placed them among Africa’s elite national teams. In the post by CAF on Thursday via X (formerly Twitter), in-form striker Victor Boniface and …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will on Wednesday announce its decision on the botched AFCON qualifying Group D match between Libya and Nigeria, which was scheduled for Martyrs of February Stadium in Benina, Benghazi on 15 October. According to Libya Al-Ahrar Channel, the apex continental football body will announce the final decision regarding the players’ ordeal during the first …

The Tunisian pilot who flew the Super Eagles to Libya for the now aborted Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier has said that the flight diversion from Benghazi to Al-Abraq airport was on the instruction of the Libyan authorities. The diversion has been a subject of controversy since Sunday when the Nigerian delegation was left stranded for over 16 hours …

The Director of Communications of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr. Ademola Olajire, has provided a point-by-point account of how a keenly-anticipated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match, involving visiting Super Eagles, was relegated to a fiasco by Libyan authorities and country’s football federation 1) The chartered ValueJet aircraft departed from the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo at 11.55hours on Sunday, …

President Bola Tinubu has warmly welcomed the Super Eagles back home after their harrowing experience in Libya since Sunday. He also urged the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to conduct a thorough investigation and recommend appropriate action against those who wilfully violated the organisation’s Statutes and Regulations According to a statement on Monday by his Special …

The Libyan Football Association has blamed “logistic challenge” for the reported mistreatment of Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles and their delegates on arrival in the north African country for the Matchday 4 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Super Eagles, which have now been pulled out of the match scheduled for Tuesday, lead Group D …

AFCON qualifier: Nigeria pulls out Tuesday’s away game against Libya; team stranded The Nigeria Football Federation has decided to pull the Super Eagles out of Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. This follows a frustrating 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, where the team has been stranded since their arrival on Sunday afternoon. The …