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Vincent Enyeama, Ahmed Musa Make CAF Player of the Year List

Super Eagles’ players, Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama have made the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2015 African Player of the Year Glo-CAF award list. The list was released on Sunday from the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Other players

Super Eagles: The Fight Against Mediocrity

Times have indeed changed! I got home early yesterday; just in time for the anticipated friendly encounter between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Red Devils of Congo. Barely 10 minutes into the game, I had a premonition that I

Ahmed Musa Named New Captain of Super Eagles

CSKA Moscow midfielder, Ahmed Musa has been named the new captain of the Super Eagles. Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh made the announcement on Tuesday in a build-up to his team’s upcoming double header against DR Congo and Cameroon in

Nigeria to Participate at the ECOWAS Wrestling Championship

Nigeria’s traditional wrestling coach, Sunday Oppiah, has announced that Nigeria will participate at the 7th edition of the ECOWAS Wrestling Championship scheduled to hold between October, 9 and 11, 2015 in Dakar, Senegal. Opiah said Nigeria is to be represented

Dele Alli’s Odd Call-Up to England Squad

A few days ago, I wrote a piece about Dele Alli and gave reasons why he might be the apparent heir to Sunday Oliseh’s midfield crown in the Super Eagles. On the same day Nigeria celebrated her 55th birthday, England

Nigeria Moves Up to 52nd Place on FIFA Ranking

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by one spot to 52nd position in the monthly FIFA ranking. This was released on Thursday, October 1. This new development takes the team to 10th position in Africa. The Black Stars

Dele Alli: The Next Sunday Oliseh?

Since the new Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh announced on Twitter that Liverpool starlet, Jordon Ibe has declined the chance to play for Super Eagles and opted to represent Three Lions of England, there has been debate over the need

AfroBasket Women: Nigeria Crushes Guinea

Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress had an easy 100-47 win against their Guinean counterparts on Sunday at the AfroBasket Women 2015 Championship in Yaounde, Cameroon. D’Tigress finished the game with six players, including Joyce Ekworomadu scoring 12 points or more.

Nigeria to Face Algeria, Egypt and Mali

Nigeria’s U-23 team has been grouped in Group B alongside Egypt, Algeria and Mali for the CAF U-23 Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2015. Group A is made up of host Senegal, Zambia, South Africa and Tanzania. According to a statement

Nigerian Female Wrestlers Win 4 Gold and 3 Silver Medals in Congo

Nigerian female wrestlers had a memorable day on Saturday at the ongoing All Africa Games in Brazzaville as they won four gold and three silver medals in their respective categories, increasing Nigeria’s medal haul. Adekuoroye Odunayo 53kg, Opuene Patience 55kg,

Oliseh Recalls English Premier League Trio

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has recalled English Premier League trio: John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses and Odion Ighalo for the upcoming friendlies against Cameroon and Congo. Chelsea duo, Mikel and Moses, and Watford striker Ighalo missed last month’s CAF

Nigeria Wins Bronze at the 2015 All Africa Games

Nigeria’s men football national team (U-23) triumphed over their Congolese counterparts 5-3 on penalties to win the bronze medal at the 2015 All Africa Games on Thursday. Goalkeeper, Emmanuel Daniel was the hero when he saved Sagesse Babele’s penalty kick,

Esther Onyeama Sets World Para-Powerlifting Record

It is a season of medals for the Nigerian team at the ongoing 11th African Games! Yesterday, we reported the new world record set by Yakubu Adesokan. Click here to read about it. Behold, we have another champion to celebrate!

Nigerian Sets Powerlifting World Record

Yakubu Adesokan made us proud yesterday at the ongoing African Games in Congo when he set a new world record in the powerlifting event. He set the new record in the Men’s 49kg category as he lifted a massive 182.5kg

Nigeria to Host a National Women’s Cricket Championship in October

Nigeria is making arrangements to host a national women’s cricket championship in October, according to Musa Ehizoje, spokesperson for the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). He also told reporters on Tuesday that five teams would participate in the event scheduled to

Top 10 Anglo-Born Players Who Can Add Quality to the Super Eagles Part 2

Here are English-born players who can be added to the Super Eagles to improve the quality of the team. Click here to read part 1. 6. Sammy Ameobi Sammy is the younger brother of former Super Eagles striker, Shola Ameobi.

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