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Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has revealed forward Victor Osimhen and winger and Samuel Chukwueze will not be part of his squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. Osimhen and Chukwueze picked up injuries in Nigeria’s friendly draw against Saudi Arabia last month. Chukwueze was expected to be named in the squad for both …

Serie A champions Napoli have released an official statement on the controversial TikTok video involving their Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen. Osimhen was infuriated after a video was posted on the club’s TikTok account this week. In the video, Osimhen was mocked for missing a penalty in the Partenopei’s 0-0 draw against Bologna last weekend. Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda threatened to …

NFF Responds to Calls for Super Eagles Coach Appointment, Set Date for Review – Latest Sports News In Nigeria Since Nigeria’s second-place finish at the 2023 AFCON, several candidates have been linked with the vacant head Coach role.       Former internationals Finidi George and Emmanuel Amuneke emerge as the frontrunners for the role, …

Cyriel Dessers is in the running for Rangers’ Goal of the Season award, reports Completesports.com. Dessers will battle three of his teammates for the individual accolade. The Nigeria international’s superb strike in Rangers’ UEFA Europa League 3-2 win at Real Betis is in contention for the award alongside four others. Read Also:I Divorced My Husband Because He Was Too ‘Perfect’ …

Nigeria will not be hosting the 2025 nor 2027 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), as other bidding nations were awarded the hostings rights. Ripples Nigeria recalls that there had been a joint bid between Nigeria and Benin Republic to host the 2025 Cup of Nations after Guinea was stripped of the hosting rights in October last year. …

Wilfred Ndidi is expected to be sidelined for around three months, according to Leicester City manager, Enzo Maresca. Ndidi is already sidelined with injury and has missed the Foxes last two games. The midfielder has already been replaced in Nigeria’s squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as a result of the setback. Read Also:AFCON 2023: I Would Be …

The stage is set for Nigeria’s first friendly match against Guinea, in a preparatory game for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria and Guinea, both competing at this year’s Cup of Nations, will clash on Monday, January 8 in Abu Dhabi.   Monday’s friendly match will serve as the sole warm-up game for the Eagles, who initially planned matches …

Banyana Banyana of South Africa striker Thembi Kgatlana believes the suitable conditions in Pretoria can help the side overturn their narrow loss to the Super Falcons of Nigeria. The African champions lost 1-0 to their longstanding rivals in Abuja last week Friday. Desiree Ellis’ side will need to score at least two goals without conceding to confirm their place in …

Osun State Polytechnic Iree Alumni Association has lauded Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke over the appointment of a member, Comrade Ebby Olusegun Ige as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on mobilisation. Ebby, has fondly call, is a social mobiliser, political analyst and a union leader with decades of experience in activism and politics. Ebby is the immediate …

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Sunday, condemned the rigging of Presidential election in Zimbabwe by the ruling ZANU-PF party.  Frank in a statement in Abuja, also accused the Heads of State and Governments of the African Union and indeed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of eerie silence …