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April 19, 2022

Nigerian national U-23 team have been drawn alongside South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia in the Group B of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup Of Nations scheduled to hold in Egypt from November 8 to 22nd November, 2019. Host nation, Egypt were drawn in the Group A along with Mali, Cameroon, and Ghana. The draw … Continue reading U-23 AFCON: Olympic Eagles gets South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia in Wednesday’s Draw

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April 19, 2022

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, registered his first UEFA Champions League on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2019 against Chelsea FC of England. The Nigerian got his first goal in the Europe’s elite club competition when his French club, Lille OSC, hosted Chelsea at home for their second group stage match in … Continue reading Osimhen Scores First UEFA Champions League Goal

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian football legend, Nwankwo Kanu, has charged the Super Eagles to go all out and make a big statement when they confront the Selecao of Brazil in an international friendly scheduled to hold on October 13, 2019 in Singapore. The Gernot Rohr tutored side will be up against the five-time world champions at the National … Continue reading Kanu Charges Eagles To Beat Brazil

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April 19, 2022

It is October and we are closing in on the year 2019. We bring you some of the national and international sporting events/tournaments scheduled to hold this month. Switch FA Trials Are you a young Nigerian footballer within the age range of 16-21 and willing to take your career to the next level? The Switch … Continue reading Sports Events This Month

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian forward, Emmanuel Dennis, made history on the night of Tuesday, October 1, 2019 when his Belgian club, Club Brugge, played out a 2-2 draw with European giants, Real Madrid in their second group match of the UEFA Champions League. Further, Dennis made history as scoring the earliest goal in the UEFA Champions League history … Continue reading Emmanuel Dennis Makes History Against Real Madrid

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria Premier Football League giants, Enugu Rangers, have made it to the next phase of the CAF Confederations Cup after coming from behind to beat AS Pelican 3-1 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Sunday, September 29, 2019. Having lost the first-leg of the tie 2-1 against the Gabonese side in Libreville a fortnight ago, … Continue reading Rangers Beat AS Pelican to Qualify for CAF Confederation Cup Next Round

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April 19, 2022

Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi,capped a brilliant performance for Leicester City with a fine goal in their premier league encounter against Newcastle United on Sunday, September 29, 2019. The Nigerian was on from start to finish as the Blues saw off 10-man Newcastle to 5-0 at the King Power Stadium. Ndidi scored the … Continue reading Ndidi Scores As Leicester Thrash Newcastle 5-0

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April 19, 2022

Super Eagles Team B (home-based Eagles) have arrived in Dakar, Senegal for the second edition of the WAFU-FOX Cup of Nation slated to commence on Saturday, September 28, 2019 in the Senegalese city of Thies. The Nigerian team, comprised of 21 players and six officials, departed Abuja early on Thursday morning (September 26, 2019). Fixtures … Continue reading Home-Based Eagles Land In Senegal Ahead Of WAFU Cup

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April 19, 2022

Head coach of the Nigerian national team, Gernot Rohr, has released a 23-man list for Nigeria’s friendly against Brazil on October 13, 2019. Slavia Prague’s Peter Olayinka is the only new invitee to the team after his exploits in the UEFA Champions League where, he scored Slavia’s only goal in a 1-1 draw against Italian … Continue reading Rohr Releases 23-Man Squad for Brazil Encounter

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April 19, 2022

Super Eagles forward, Samuel Chukwueze has been nominated in the list of 40 players vying for the 2019 European Golden Boy award. The list, which was released on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 includes another Nigerian Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru, who formerly played for English Premier League champions Manchester City FC, but now plies his trade with Watford … Continue reading Chukwueze Nominated For European Golden Boy Award

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench to end his goalless run for Leicester City in Tuesday night’s (September 24, 2019) Caraboa Cup victory over Luton Town. Kelechi Iheanacho extended City’s lead with four minutes left on the clock with a brilliant chip that beat the onrushing Luton goalkeeper. The Super Eagles forward, who … Continue reading Iheanacho Ends Goal Drought In Leicester’s Carabao Cup Win

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April 19, 2022

Head coach of the Nigerian national team, Gernot Rohr, has stated that he will field a strong team against the Selecao of Brazil when both sides lock horns on October 13, 2019 in Singapore for an international friendly football match. Rohr, who led the Eagles to a third place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup … Continue reading Nigeria To Field Strong Squad Against Brazil

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April 19, 2022

Super Falcons of Nigeria star, Francisca Ordega, was on target for her Chinese club, Shanghai Shenhua, on Sunday, September 22, 2019 in a 5-0 victory over Wuhan to wrap up their 2019 Chinese Women’s Super League season campaign in grand style. Francisca Ordega had inspired her team back to winning ways last week, scoring in … Continue reading Nigerians In Sports: Ordega Completes Debut Season In China On A Positive Note

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April 19, 2022

The 1994 Super Eagles squad are always remembered as the Golden Generation of Nigerian football for their exploits at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia and the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, where they finished in the second round, despite being Nigeria’s first outing at the global football event. An … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigeria was placed 5th on the global FIFA Football Ranking in April 1994, A feat no African team has ever achieved

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April 19, 2022

Former Super Eagles coach, Clemens Westerhof, has expressed delight at the efforts made by the Nigeria Football Federation to secure an international friendly against the Brazilian national team on October 13, 2019. Westerhof believes the top-grade friendly is what the Super Eagles need for a good rebuilding process after a bronze-wining display at the 2019 … Continue reading Brazil Good Test for Eagles – Westerhof

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