NIGERIA

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has a key issue to address before the summer transfer window closes and that is landing a striker to replace star forward Ollie Watkins, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Emery has so far spent the most money in the current summer transfer window of any English Premier League club, but the area of ​​a backup striker has yet …

Moffi consoles Aina after missing a penalty at the African Cup of Nations Nigerian international striker Terem Moffi’s participation in Ligue 1 club Nice from the start of next season has been cast into doubt, OwngoalNigeria.com reports. Nice are currently in training for the final round of preparations before the start of Ligue 1, but their Nigerian striker has not …

FILE PHOTO – Soccer Football – Africa Cup of Nations – Round of 16 – Guinea v Gambia – Stade de Kouekong, Bafoussam, Cameroon – January 24, 2022 Gambia coach Tom Saintfiet before the match REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo As the search for a new coach for the Nigeria senior national team progresses, one of the coaches who we reported to …

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 …