Nigeria National Teams

Cameroon’s captain, Vincent Aboubakar, has recovered from injury and is now available for selection ahead of Saturday’s AFCON 2023 round of 16 clash with Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Aboubakar, 32, did not feature for Cameroon throughout their group games due to an injury he picked during training just few days before the start of the tournament. According to Cameroon’s media outfit …

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets lost 1-0 to Côte d’Ivoire in the semi-finals of the WAFU B U-17 tournament in Ghana on Saturday. With the defeat, the Eaglets will not be at the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and also miss out on qualification to the World Cup. The hero for the Ivorians was Youbah Coulibaly as he got the only goal …

Ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations which kicks off at the start of next year, Brentford defensive midfielder, Frank Onyeka, has been assessing the Nigerian national team’s chances, hoping that the Super Eagles will claim the fourth African title in Cote d’Ivoire given their stars thriving in Europe. Speaking to LiveScore, Onyeka who has played 14 times for …

Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns stars Ronwen Williams, Grant Kekana and Teboho Mokoena have been nominated for the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) awards. AFCON 2023 best goalkeeper Williams, was nominated in three categories while Kekana and Mokoena were each shortlisted in one category. Williams was shortlisted in Goalkeeper of the Season, Players’ Player of the Season and Player …

Bruno Onyemaechi has been declared fit to face Lesotho in Thursday’s (today) 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture. The matchday one encounter is billed for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo. Onyemaechi was substituted in the second half of Boavista’s 3-1 home defeat to CD Feirense last weekend after picking up a knock. The left-back trained separately from his teammates …

England head coach Sarina Wiegman says his side will find a way to beat the Super Falcons of Nigeria in their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup last-16 encounter. The nine-time African champions will battle England for a place in the quarter-finals at the Lang Park, Brisbane on Monday. The Super Falcons have surpassed expectations at the competition qualifying from a …

Finidi George has said if players of the Super Eagles can give 100 per cent they wouldn’t have a problem beating South Africa. Finidi’s first official game for the Eagles will be against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Uyo. The Eagles hope to get their campaign back on track following disappointing draws against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Speaking on Thursday during …

Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets booked a place in the semi -final of the WAFU B U-17 Championship following a comfortable 3-0 victory over Togo in their final Group B game on Thursday. The game was shifted from Wednesday to Thursday morning after heavy rain rendered the University Stadium pitch unplayable. The Eaglets took control of the game from the blast of …

Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George is optimistic the Super Eagles will get maximum points from their next two games against South Africa and Benin Republic. The three-time African champions are yet to record a win in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers having drawn their opening two games against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Finidi’s side will host the Bafana Bafana of …

Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi has expressed confidence that the team will give everything to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Recall that Nigeria will host Lesotho at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Thursday. In a chat with NFF TV, Iwobi said that the players are training really hard ahead of the big kickoff against Lesotho.   Read …