Nigeria put up another shoddy performance in a 2-1 defeat to Benin Republic in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group C match-day 4 fixture at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Monday. Starting from a 1-1 draw against South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo three days earlier, the Super Eagles gave frustrated Nigerians a glimpse of …

Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George has said it is important for his side to secure maximum points against Benin Republic in Monday. The Super Eagles have endured a stuttering start to the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. The former African champions battled to a 1-1 against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa on Friday. It was their third …

A renowned sports journalist, Dr. Mitchell Obi has urged the Super Eagles not to be crestfallen after their unimpressive 1-1 with the South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on MatchDay 3 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Friday. On his official Facebook page at the weekend, the Vice Chairman of Mastersports International said …

The Super Eagles dropped from third to fourth in Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers without kicking a ball after Benin Republic’s 1-0 win over Rwanda in their third game of the group on Thursday. Led by former Super Eagles coach Genort Rohr, Benin leapfrogged Nigeria and South Africa and moved to second place in the group with …

The Super Eagles camp in Uyo didn’t grow beyond 15 players on Monday as eight of the players, Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Calvin Bassey, midfielder Frank Onyeka, forward Paul Onuachu, Maduka Okoye, Alex Iwobi and Ademola Lookman were left stranded in Lagos and Abuja respectively due to the ongoing nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which grounded flight …

The Super Eagles camp for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic will open on Monday, 3 June. Nigeria will face South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday, 7 June before travelling to Ivory Coast to face Benin Republic on Monday, 10 June. While there have been speculations that the team’s …

What the Super Eagles need is a manager and not a coach. In the national team, there is  less coaching and more player management; less technical training and more tactical planning – a very thin but delicate difference. Coaching is about teaching players the rudiments of how and what to play through repeated practice. Management is telling them what strategies to …

New Super Eagles coach, Finidi George, has named the official squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, and then confront the Benin Republic away from home during the international window of 3–11 June, in Match Days 3 and 4 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying …

Some followers of Nigerian football have taken a swipe at the new head coach of the Super Eagles for asserting the oldest player will be made the captain of the team. The former Enyimba coach, who was announced as the substantive handler of the team last week, made the assertion at Brila FM in continuation of his tour of media …

World football governing body, FIFA, has made changes to the officiating team of the 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Benin Republic and Nigeria which is scheduled for the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Ivory Coast on Monday, 10 June. The changes have sent packing Ethiopian official Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, who was originally designated as referee for the encounter scheduled to …