Super Eagles

Portugal put up a tough fight to beat Nigeria 2-1 in their final warm-up match before the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins. Pedro Neto, from Chelsea, opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, but Nigeria responded and Akor Adams (37′) punished the home team’s carelessness in defense. Pedro Neto celebrates during the international friendly match between Portugal and Nigeria. (Photo …

SCORENigeria analyzes the highlights of the Super Eagles’ 2-1 loss to Portugal in a friendly in Leira on Wednesday night. 10. Maduka Okoye is now the Super Eagles’ number one goalkeeper, as evidenced by his performances against Poland and Portugal. He made several important saves to make the defeat respectable. Stanley Nwabali would have to fight to regain the number …

Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro has heaped plaudits on his players after they earned a place in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The West Africans defeated South Africa 4-2 on penalties in a keenly contested semi-final tie at the Stade de la Paix on Wednesday night. William Troost-Ekong gave Nigeria the lead from the spot …

Following the Super Eagles’ 2-1 defeat to Portugal in an international friendly in Leiria on Wednesday night. Completessports.com’s ADEBOYE ​​​​AMOSU values ​​the performance of the players… Maduka Okoye 7/10 The Udinese goalkeeper conceded two goals but made a couple of saves to help keep the scoreline respectable. Christian Akpan 5/10 He struggled to make much of an impact in his …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles lost 2-1 in their international friendly against Portugal on Wednesday night. More to follow…

The Super Eagles may have “signed” a three-way deal in North America, but they will only be there in spirit. The world gathers again to celebrate world football in the USA, Canada and Mexico without the Nigerian flavors as the three-time African champions were stopped by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But the spiritual men will be there to …

Once again, the irony of Nigerian football is not lost on me: just as the entire world is preparing for the biggest World Cup in history without the Super Eagles, a youngster from this very country is making the most expensive transfer ever made from Sweden to the Premier League in less than a year playing in Europe. This is, …

Nigeria CB Igbo Ogbu suffered a major injury during an off-season training camp with the Super Eagles. Ogbu, who has been preparing with the Super Eagles for the international friendly against Portugal, was seen on crutches after Saturday’s session. Ogbu Igoh. (Photo | Getty Images) Reports confirm that the 26-year-old ruptured his left Achilles tendon. While team doctors are yet …

Nigeria’s Super Eagles earned an entertaining 2-2 draw against Poland in an exciting international friendly, showing moments of quality, resilience and areas that still need improvement ahead of their next big test against Portugal. Related: AFCON’27 Qualifiers: Can the Super Eagles dominate and secure an early ticket to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania? In this video, we review Nigeria’s performance against …

Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi has revealed that he is expecting a tough game against Portugal in next week’s international friendly. Moffi, who scored a goal in Nigeria’s 3-0 win over Jamaica in the Unity Cup final, also scored as the Super Eagles drew 2-2 against Poland in Wednesday’s international friendly. In the 23rd minute of the match, FC Porto …