NIGERIA

The chief coach of the national senior team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has defended his decision to include Adela Lookman in the team before his next games against Rwanda and South Africa, respectively, in the World Cup qualifiers, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. Lookman has been inactive for more than two months after going on strike to force a movement to Inter Milan …

A total of 15 players trained with the Nigerian senior national team in their first training session in the construction of the World Cup classifying game on Saturday against Rwanda, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. The team chief coach Eric Chelle had 15 players in assistance, including two of the three guest goalkeepers, which the goalkeeper’s coach tested his steps for about twenty …

The chief coach of the Senior National Team of South Africa Hugo Broos will enter the games in the World Cup qualifiers without the fulfillment of his four favorites in defense, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. South Africa enters the World Cup qualifiers leading his group and needing two victories to seal a place in the tournament, will play Rwanda tomorrow before a …

The Atalanta forward with Atalanta problems, Adelala Lookman, is not expected to be in the initial alignment for the Nigerian national team against Rwanda on Saturday in the World Cup qualifiers, understands Owngoalnigeria.com. Lookman has not been involved in any game before the season or the League for Atalanta, due to a transfer confrontation when it was strike to boost …

The chief coach of South Africa, Hugo Broos, says that his team will be free of others in his group of World Cup qualifiers if they beat Lesotho on Friday in his next game, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. Broos said that a victory in the game against Lesotho, in a weekend in which the second place Rwanda will face Nigeria, will see …

A total of 12 players are currently in the Camp of the National Senior team of Nigeria before their next World Cup and South Africa World Cup qualifying games respectively, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. The Super Eagles camp opened yesterday in UYO for the first task of Saturday against Rwanda, and chief coach Eric Chelle has so far received 12 players with …

Alloy Agu, a former Nigeria goalkeeper, has told him exclusively Completsports.com That there is nothing impossible in football, insisting that the Super Eagles can still snatch a qualification ticket of the FIFA 2026 World Cup despite its precarious situation in the classification of Group C. AGU, 58, spoke in front of the Crucial Classification of the Nigeria World Cup this …

Bayern Munich will not sign Adela Lookman from Atalanta in the ongoing transfer window after his loan proposal was rejected on the Italian side of Serie A, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. Lookman was the subject of a loan offer of the German giants who were interested in the 27 years, after Atalanta’s refusal to allow him to join other rivals of the …

The chief coach of the national senior team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has hinted at a change in the defensive form of his team, which could see them return to an option of three centers in the World Cup classifying games against Rwanda and South Africa, respectively, reports Owngoalnigeria.com. Chelle has played with a plane four with the Super Eagles …

The Rwanda Amavubi will arrive in Lagos on Tuesday for the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier against the Nigeria Super Eagles. The players and their officials will land at Metala Muhammed International Airport aboard a flight from the Rwanda airline at 1.15 pm The contingent will then proceed to Uyo at 4 pm The officials of the Football Federation of …