Nigerian Footballers Abroad: Ajayi, Iheanacho, Ndidi and Others Shine
Nigerian forward Junior Ajayi was in action for Al Ahly as they defeated bottom team El Raja Marsa Matruh in the Egyptian first division on Monday night. The Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medal winner with Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles, who scored his first goal for Al Ahly last Thursday against Al Ittihad, has now scored two […]
NPFL 2016/2017 Season Finale: Underdogs Overturn The Table
It’s about the end of the season for the Nigerian Professional Football league. The season has been especially thrilling for fans and players as well. In my opinion, this season took a turn similar to a very popular TV series ‘Game of Thrones’, where ‘no one is safe.’ ? We saw teams that started out […]
U-23 AFCON: Nigeria Survives Mali Scare
Nigeria’s U-23 team a survived a second half scare from their Malian counterparts to record a 3-2 win in their opening fixture at the U-23 African Nations Cup in M’bour yesterday. Dream Team VI, who are coached by Samson Siasia, were emphatic about their game plan in the first half and went into the break […]
European Premier League Weekend Roundup
Super Eagles forward, Odion Ighalo scored a brace for his club Watford on Saturday to take his tally for the season to four. His goals were enough to see off a hapless Newcastle United team at St. James Park. Ighalo has now scored 20 goals since the start of 2015, more than any other player […]
10 Things You Should Know About Sunday Oliseh
Sunday Oliseh, the current coach of the Nigerian football team, is a year older today! In the midst of growing tension in the Nigeria Football Federation, his appointment as a coach was a welcome development which attracted the commendation of football fans all over the country. Today, we celebrate him not just for his super […]
Sunday Oliseh Names Squad
Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has surprisingly left Chelsea duo, John Mikel Obi and Victor Moses out of the 18-man team for next month’s 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Tanzania. Wolverhampton Wanderers keeper, Carl Ikeme, who qualifies to play for Nigeria through his father, is in the squad as well as two […]
Remembering Samuel Okwaraji, Nigeria’s Most Legendary Footballer
The Nigeria Football Federation has directed that Samuel Okwaraji’s portrait should be carried round the 8 venues of the 2015 Federation Cup quarter final fixtures today in remembrance of him. The venues are Enugu, Benin City, Neros Stadium, Oleh, Lokoja, Abuja, Ilorin and Makurdi. On this day August 12, 1989, he collapsed and died of congestive heart […]
Nigeria Qualifies For the 2015 CAF U-23 Championship
Nigeria’s U-23 team have qualified for the 2015 CAF U-23 Championship in Senegal after holding Congo to a goalless draw in Pointe Noire. Dream Team VI – led by coach Samson Siasia – went into the game on the back of a 2-1 first-leg and forced hosts, Congo to a draw to book their place […]
Happy Birthday Kanu Nwankwo!
The ConnectNigeria team celebrates one of our nation’s finest footballers, Nwankwo Kanu aka Papillo on this special day. His exceptional skills on the field, humble disposition and philanthropic nature are just a few of the reasons why we love Kanu. Here are a few facts you may (not) know about the golden boy of Nigerian […]
Is Oliseh the Right Man For the Eagles?
I had predicted it a few months back whilst discussing with the Nigerian football legend and some tweeps on the social media platform twitter. Now it has come to fruition; Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh has been appointed the new coach of Super Eagles on a three-year deal. There is something refreshingly exciting about Oliseh hence he […]
NFF Unveils Oliseh as Super Eagles Coach
Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh has been appointed and unveiled as the new coach of the Super Eagles. Oliseh, who succeeds former team mate Keshi, has penned a three-year contract till 2018 with option of one year extension and a monthly salary of N5 million. Speaking to BBC Sport, Oliseh enthused joy and […]
How Our Footballers Can Attract the Best Clubs in the World
Sitting on my couch, relaxing and surfing the internet for the latest football transfer news, I noticed a common ‘anomaly’ amongst Nigerian footballers: all the Nigerian international footballers that have been linked with a move from their respective clubs, attracted interests from relatively small clubs in top European leagues or clubs in Turkey and other obscure […]
Pepsi Football Academy Sponsors 2 Nigerian Teenagers to Brooke House College, UK
Popular Nigerian football academy, Pepsi Football Academy, will sponsor two Nigerian teenagers, 15-year-old Eken Divine and 17-year-old Nneku Joseph to Brooke House College, UK following their success at a selection exercise in Abeokuta, Ogun State held between June 10 and 13. The scholarship will see both youngsters study and train to become professional footballers. The […]
Students of Pepsi Football Academy Set to Compete for UK Scholarship
Pepsi Football Academy’s students from 14 centres in Nigeria will storm Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital tomorrow, June 11 to Saturday, June 13, 2015 to compete for spaces in the annual Pepsi Academy UK Scholarship Scheme. Since it began in 2005, more than 15 players have benefited from the programme with Oluwatosin Michael, being the […]
Mikel Out Till April After Undergoing Surgery
Super Eagles midfielder John Mikel Obi has been sidelined till April after undergoing minor knee surgery. Mikel has been unavailable for Chelsea in the last four games, including League Cup final win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday but is set to miss a chunk more following his surgery. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed the […]
Jordon Ibe; The Next Super Eagle?
Liverpool youngster Jordon Ibe grabbed the headlines last week after long-serving and departing captain, Steven Gerrard named him, Phillipe Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge, Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson as the future of the club. Gerrard speaking to former Liverpool teammate, Jaime Redknapp described the England youth of Nigerian descent as a future England star. “I should mention […]