NIGERIAN FOOTBALL

Zimbabwe’s chief coach Michael Nees has praised the facilities in UYO while his team prepares for his crucial qualifying World Cup against Nigeria on Tuesday. Despite experiencing travel delays, Warriors have settled at their base and focus on the challenge ahead. Zimbabwe’s squad arrived in Uyo on Saturday after his flight was canceled unexpectedly, causing a delay of several hours. …

The Rwanda Captain, Djihad Bizimana, insists that his team is in a good mood before his classification clash of the FIFA 2026 World Cup against Nigeria. The Amavubi remain undefeated in the qualifiers, sitting on group C with seven points of four games. Meanwhile, the Super Eagles with some of the best talents in Africa are desperate to change their …

The former Super Eagles striker, Jonathan Akpoborie, wants expectations to be relieved before2025 Africa Cup Tournament in Morocco. The 56 -year -old man, in an interview with IFEANYI UDEZE DE BRILA FM, in “No Holds Barred”, imploredSuper Eagles officials to administer the expectations imposed on the team. “Let’s try to manage expectations. It is not necessary to be spectacular, because …

The former International of Italy, Christian Vieri, has pointed to Auseola Lookman as the most exciting player in series A, praising the striker for his brave attack style and his ability that changes the game. While the defending champions between Milan prepare to face Atalanta from third place in a crucial confrontation of series A, the influence of Lookman in …

The midfielder of the Super Eagles, Frank Onyaka, delivered an performance to the center of the field to inspire Augsburg to a 1-0 sandy victory over Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. Despite having been left out of the Nigerian team for the recent 2026 World Cup classifying against Rwanda and Zimbabwe by chief coach Eric Chelle, Onyaka responded in the best …

Ethan Nwaneri has lost a call from the manager of three lions, Thomas Tuchel, for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia this March. Tuchel, who will take over his first official match as three lions bosses on March 21, left Nwaneri outside the 26 -men team announced today. Thomas Tuchel, chief coach of England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh …

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru made his return to coincide with the action for Lazio, who managed to ensure a quarter-final position despite a 1-1 dead point in Viktoria Plzen in the return. The Nigerian midfielder made his seventh appearance in the UEFA Europa League for Lazio, arriving as a substitute for Pedro Rodríguez in the 79th minute. DelE-Bashiru suffered an ankle injury …

Chidera Ejke scored her first beginning of the league in 140 days with a decisive goal when Seville won a 1-0 victory in the Royal Society at Reale Arena on Sunday. The Nigerian end, which has fought for minutes since he returned from an injury in January, finally received the approval of the chief coach García Pimienta, replacing Ruben Vargas …

The chief coach of Valencia, Carlos Corberan, praised the Super Eagles striker, Umar Sadiq, after his decisive goal in his 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid on Saturday. The Ches continued his fight for survival in the league with a crucial victory at home in the Mestalla, where Sadiq led the attack in the absence of the injured Hugo Hard. The …

According to the latest reports, Newcastle United is looking to reinforce its attack options insummer and might be interested in signing Victor Boniface. The Nigerian striker has caught the attention of several European giants during his time at Bayer Leverkusen, and it could be time to tell the next step in his career. A change to the Premier League would …