NIGERIA

Nigeria’s sports minister John Enoh is optimistic that the Super Falcons will make it past the group stage at the 2024 Olympics. The Super Falcons began their Paris 2024 campaign on a disappointing note, falling 1-0 to Brazil. Randy Waldrum’s team must now beat world champions Spain in their next match on Sunday to have any chance of advancing to …

New Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was minutes away from tasting his first defeat at the club before Lesley Ugochukwu scored to help his side draw 2-2 against Wrexham. Own goal Nigeria.com reports. Maresca fielded two different teams for each half of the game and was pleased to see his side go into the break 1-0 up thanks to a Christopher …

Nigeria’s senior African Cup of Nations (AFCON) star William Troost-Ekong marked his return to action with the winning goal in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers to give PAOK a 3-2 victory over Borac. Voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the AFCON, where Nigeria finished second after losing 1-2 to hosts Ivory Coast in the final, Ekong scored a goal similar …

Former Super Falcons striker Desire Oparanozie says the team needs a strong mentality to beat Brazil. Nigeria and Brazil will face each other in a Group C qualifier for the 2024 Olympics on Thursday (today). The eagerly awaited match is scheduled for the Stade Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux. The game will start at 6pm Nigerian time. Read also:Done deal: Nigerian …

Newly signed Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee has revealed how close he came to playing for the Nigeria senior national team after a meeting with former Nigeria senior team manager Gernot Rohr. Rohr was in charge of the Super Eagles from 2016 to 2021 and made frantic efforts to get players of Nigerian descent to pledge their allegiance to the …

Healthy lifestyle. Beautiful young couple doing sports exercises on the beach. Since childhood, we have been told that sport is health and beauty together, but their relationship has rarely been explained. It is unlikely that anyone would deny that athletic and fit people are more attractive. However, it is not just about an athletic body and muscle tone. In fact, …

Former Nigeria senior national team coach Gernot Rohr has warned teams in their AFCON qualifying group not to underestimate the threat of the Super Eagles despite their shaky form of late. GolNigeria.com own reports. Nigeria have been drawn into Group D alongside Benin Republic, Libya and Rwanda and Rohr, who led Benin Republic to a 2-1 win over Nigeria in …

Nigeria international Solomon Kwambe has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to do everything possible to appoint Hervé Renard as the next Nigeria coach, claiming he can qualify the country for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles are looking for a new coach after Finidi George resigned following a series of criticisms over the three-time African champions’ qualifiers against …

Former Nigeria senior national team coach Gernot Rohr says the team is struggling at the moment because the new players have not yet adapted to the team. Nigeria have been drawn into Group D alongside Benin Republic, Libya and Rwanda and Rohr, who led Benin Republic to a 2-1 win over Nigeria in World Cup qualifying last month, says Nigeria …

Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Mohamed Fouad criticized the trade volume between Egypt and Nigeria, which amounted to $190 million in 2023, saying that futile attempts to improve it are already underway. Speaking at the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the July 23 Revolution in Egypt in Abuja, the envoy, who expressed surprise at the level of bilateral relations between …