NIGERIA

Newly invited defender Emmanuel Fernandez of the Scottish team Rangers made a big impression on his Nigeria senior team teammates in his first big training session, reports OwnGoalNigeria.com. The defender, who is having his great season in the Scottish team, did not show any nerves in his behavior among his new teammates. Although it is unclear if he will play …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle will retain most of the players who represented the team at the AFCON in January for today’s friendly match against Iran, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Although the coach could debut some newly invited players, such as Emmanuel Fernández, Yira Sor and Philip Otele, his goal is to have a good start to the …

Nigeria’s senior team had its first training session yesterday ahead of the opening match of the four-team invitational tournament against Iran tomorrow, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. In the absence of the injured Calvin Bassey, 21 players participated in the session supervised by coach Eric Chelle and his assistants. It lasted almost two hours, although most of it was light exercises. The focus …

Trabzonspor defender Chibuike Nwaiwu is the best option to replace injured Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey in the squad for the upcoming friendly tournament in Turkey, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Bassey was ruled out of the tournament with a back injury today, leaving the team with just three centre-backs ahead of matches against Iran and Jordan respectively. Igho Ogbu, who …

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso’s decision not to include Brentford defender Michael Kayode in his squad for the World Cup qualifying playoff has brought the defender one step closer to playing for Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Born in Italy to parents of Nigerian descent, the 21-year-old was hoping to be included in the Italian squad for the home-and-away playoff matches …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle did not include any Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) players in his squad for the AFCON where they finished third in Morocco. The coach also ignored them in his latest list of players for the upcoming friendly tournament in Türkiye, where they will face World Cup hopefuls Iran and Jordan, respectively. In the …

Emmanuel Fernandez, who received his first invitation to the Nigerian senior national team, expressed his excitement before teaming up with the team for the four-team tournament in Turkey, reports OwnGoalNigeria.com. Nigeria will participate in a four-team tournament in Türkiye, featuring Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally scheduled to take place in Jordan, but was postponed due to escalating …

Yesterday it emerged that the Appeal Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) had awarded the title of the just concluded AFCON to hosts Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Morocco were defeated 1–0 by Senegal in the tournament final, which was marred by a Senegal exit after Morocco were awarded a dubious penalty late in the match. The match resumed after …

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) confirmed that it has received the ruling from FIFA dismissing its protest against the Democratic Republic of the Congo for fielding ineligible players in the final of the World Cup qualifiers in November 2025. Nigeria protested that several players on the DRC team did not meet the constitutional requirements to be considered citizens of the …

The coach of the senior Nigerian national team, Eric Chelle, invited for the first time a relatively unknown winger who plays in the German Bundesliga for their upcoming friendly matches. Nigeria will participate in a four-team tournament in Türkiye, featuring Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally scheduled to take place in Jordan, but was postponed due to escalating …