Nigeria National Teams

Okocha receives FIFA Man of the Match award 28 years after Super Eagles’ spectacular victory against Spain

Super Eagles legend Augustine ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha received the special ‘Top Man of the Match’ award for his impressive performance in Nigeria’s dramatic 3-2 defeat of Spain in their opening match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup France. In a video posted on his Instagram page on Thursday, Okocha revealed the silver trophy from a personalized case. “Hello, I’m JJ Okocha. …

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AFCON 2023: Super Eagles Deserved To Be In Final – Peseiro

Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has heaped plaudits on his players after they earned a place in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The West Africans defeated South Africa 4-2 on penalties in a keenly contested semi-final tie at the Stade de la Paix on Wednesday night. William Troost-Ekong gave Nigeria the lead from the spot …

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Friendly: How the Super Eagles qualified in the thin defeat against Portugal

Following the Super Eagles’ 2-1 defeat to Portugal in an international friendly in Leiria on Wednesday night. Completessports.com’s ADEBOYE ​​​​AMOSU values ​​the performance of the players… Maduka Okoye 7/10 The Udinese goalkeeper conceded two goals but made a couple of saves to help keep the scoreline respectable. Christian Akpan 5/10 He struggled to make much of an impact in his …

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Poland forces the Super Eagles to a 2-2 draw

A Przemyslaw Wisniewski goal in added time allowed Poland to force the Nigerian Super Eagles to a 2-2 draw in Wednesday’s international friendly match in Warsaw. The Super Eagles were on the verge of achieving two consecutive victories against Poland, thanks to goals from Moffi and substitute Paul Onuachu. But with just seconds left in the game, Wisniewski volleyed a …

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Friendly: Dele-Bashiru arrives in Warsaw ahead of Poland vs Super Eagles

Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru arrived in Warsaw ahead of Wednesday’s international friendly match between Poland and the Nigerian Super Eagles. Dele-Bashiru’s arrival was announced by Super Eagles media officer, Promise Efoghe. Following the arrival of Dele-Bashiru, the number of Super Eagles players in Warsaw has increased to 19. Players in Warsaw:Maduka OkoyeFrancisco UzohoArthur OkonkwoMoses SimonWilfred NdidiAkor AdamsTerem MoffiTochukwu NnadiEmanuel Fernandezsemi …

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Osimhen clarifies Chelle comments amid transfer speculation

Victor Osimhen insists Super Eagles coach Éric Chelle’s comments about his club’s future were taken out of context and exaggerated by some media outlets, reports completesports.com. Speaking after his team successfully defended the Unity Cup title in London, Chelle explained that Osimhen was excluded from friendlies against Poland and Portugal to allow the striker to focus on sorting out his …

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Flamencos beat Guinea in World Cup qualifiers

The Nigerian Flamingos achieved a resounding 5-0 victory against Guinea in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026. Harmony Chidi Hat-Trick Hero A hat-trick from Harmony Chidi and goals from Oluwakemi Adegbuyi and Mary Dunstan secured the dominant victory for the Flamingos. Chidi opened the scoring just one minute into the match …

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We want to beat Nigeria – Zimbabwe coach

Warriors of Zimbabwe head coach Kaitano Tembo has said his team will go out for victory against the Nigerian Super Eagles in the Unity Cup. Zimbabwe will face the Super Eagles in the first semi-final of the Unity Cup on May 26. The winner between Zimbabwe and the Super Eagles will face Jamaica or India in the final. Using Unity …

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Flamencos discover possible rivals of the WWC U-17 group

The Nigerian Flamencos have discovered their potential route into the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2026 in Morocco. completesports.com information. The draw for the annual tournament was held on Thursday at FIFA headquarters in Zurich. The Flemings are currently preparing for their second qualifying round match against Guinea. Guinea will host the first leg in Abidjan on Saturday, while the …

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AFCON 2023: S/Eagles Player Rating; Nwabali, Troost-Ekong, Outstanding As Lookman, Simon Struggle

Nigeria’s Super Eagles reached the final of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations after beating South Africa on penalty shootout. Here is how Completesports.com rated the performance of the Super Eagles players. Stanley Nwabali Despite South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams tipped to give his side victory in the penalty shootout, it was Nwabali who emerged the hero for Nigeria as …

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