NIGERIA

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has clarified who he has invited to the team for the upcoming friendly match against Russia between Kelechi Iheanacho and Stanley Iheanacho, as OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. We report that Stanley Iheanacho, who plays for Danish side Midtjylland, has been called up to replace the injured Sani Suleiman from Saudi Arabia’s Al Qadsiah. …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has named a replacement for striker Victor Osimhen who is in a race against time to be fit for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers in September, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The Super Eagles will begin their campaign to be in AFCON 2027 with a home draw in Uyo against Madagascar on September 23 before traveling to …

Super Eagles striker Tolu Arokodare has expressed his fierce determination to give his best and help Nigeria secure qualification for the 2027 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Arokodare’s stellar form at the club has earned him a well-deserved place in Eric Chelle’s 24 Super Eagles squad for the upcoming opening qualifying matches against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau. Read also:AFCONQ 2027: Osimhen …

Nigeria’s senior team has suffered a setback ahead of its first match of the AFCON 2027 qualifiers later this month, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Nigeria will participate in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers by opening their campaign at home against Madagascar on the 25th, before traveling to meet Guinea-Bissau in Morocco four days later. Ahead of the match, coach Eric Chelle is sweating …

Nigeria senior team head coach Eric Chelle has made recent changes to the Nigeria senior team squad for the upcoming AFCON qualifiers in September, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Nigeria will participate in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers by opening their campaign at home against Madagascar on the 25th, before traveling to meet Guinea-Bissau in Morocco four days later. Chelle’s roster was …

Austrian LASK winger Moses Usor has for the first time received an invitation to the Nigerian senior team for the upcoming AFCON qualifying matches later this month, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Nigeria will participate in the AFCON 2027 qualifiers by opening their campaign at home against Madagascar on the 25th, before traveling to meet Guinea-Bissau in Morocco four days later. …

Nigeria’s U-20 women’s team booked a place in the quarter-finals of the ongoing U-20 World Cup with an empathic 3-0 victory over England in the round of 16, reports OwnGoalNigeria.com. Nigeria wasted no time taking the lead through Tosin Rafiu in the 8th minute and were shocked soon after when England were awarded a penalty but Christiana Uzoma saved it …

There has been a dramatic turn in the battle over who will be the next president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. The position became vacant following the resignation of the NFF board led by Ibrahim Musa Gusau, meaning that elections scheduled for September will not take place. The National Sports Commission (NSC) proposed a normalization …

Coach Éric Chelle also made public on Thursday his list of 24 players who will face the Russian senior men’s team in a friendly match scheduled at the Nizhny Novgorod stadium on Tuesday, October 6. The team will be led by captain Wilfred Ndidi, with star forward Moses Simon, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel and Benjamin Fredricks, midfielder Raphael …

Coach Éric Chelle has included captain Wilfred Ndidi, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, defender Semi Ajayi, midfielder Alex Iwobi, forwards Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Moses Simon in his 24-man squad for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea Bissau, both within the next 12 days. The Super Eagles host Madagascar’s Barea at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo …