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“Super Eagles Lost Because Of Inexperience” – Okocha

April 19, 2022

Former Nigerian captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, blames the lack of experience of the young Super Eagles players for their early exit from the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria recorded her fifth loss against an Argentine side at the World Cup after a late goal from Marcos Rojo ousted the Super Eagles from the competition. … Continue reading “Super Eagles Lost Because Of Inexperience” – Okocha

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Nigeria vs Iceland: What to Expect

April 19, 2022

At 16:00hrs on 22nd June 2018, Nigeria will play against Iceland. More than enough has been said so far concerning the Super Eagles losing their World Cup opener against Croatia — “maybe Rohr could have done this or that better…”  However, all that does not change the real fact — a match is not won … Continue reading Nigeria vs Iceland: What to Expect

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Super Eagles Will Qualify From The Group of Death – Mikel

April 19, 2022

Super Eagles skipper, Mikel Obi, has stated that the team has a unified goal of making it past what many would call the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup ‘Group of Death’. assurance This statement comes after the disenchantment fans were faced with during the Super Eagles pre-world cup friendlies run. To clear the air, captain Mikel … Continue reading Super Eagles Will Qualify From The Group of Death – Mikel

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Did You Know? Nigeria Has Qualified For the World Cup More Times Than Any Other African Country

April 19, 2022

Nigeria holds the record for highest qualifying African country to the FIFA World Cup; six (6) times in total. Memory lane The first African country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup was Egypt in 1934, four years after the first World Cup edition. It was not until 1978 that an African team, Tunisia won … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigeria Has Qualified For the World Cup More Times Than Any Other African Country

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Iwobi Confident Ahead of World Cup

April 19, 2022

Iwobi on the World Cup Super Eagles and Nigeria forward, Alex Iwobi, is quite assured that the Nigeria senior men’s team will not only do better than her predecessors at the World Cup, but also may do well enough to bring home the trophy. Speaking to the CNN Sport News team, Iwobi did not hold … Continue reading Iwobi Confident Ahead of World Cup

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‘We Are Ready For England’ – Mikel

April 19, 2022

Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, is confident that the Nigeria senior men’s football team will make the best of all they’ve learnt so far as they play England on June 2, at the Wembley Stadium, London. The Super Eagles’ performance in their international friendlies have been quite disheartening  so far after the team totally … Continue reading ‘We Are Ready For England’ – Mikel

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