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Noah Bazee returns after injury lay-off

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2017 0

Super Eagles hopeful Noah Sarenren-Bazee made his first appearance for Hannover in over eight months in their 3-1 loss to Hertha BSC at the Olympiastadion (Berlin) on Wednesday night. The winger had been suffering from a chronic knee injury since March which prevented him from making his debut

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NFF in talks with Egypt over friendly

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2017 0

The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF is holding talks with its Egyptian counterparts over the possibility of playing a pre-World Cup friendly in Abuja before the Super Eagles travel to Russia for the World Cup. Secretary General of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi, said one of the countries Nigeria would face is Egypt but no decision has […]

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Rohr confirms Poland friendly for Super Eagles

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2017 0

The Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has revealed Nigeria’s next opponent in a friendly match ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Rohr said Nigeria will face Poland in a pre-World Cup friendly match on March 23, 2018. The match will hold in Wroclaw or the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów. The Super Eagles have […]

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Super Eagles begin preparations for CHAN

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2017 0

The home–based Super Eagles contingent arrived the ancient city of Kano on Saturday afternoon as head coach Salisu Yusuf and his crew countenance the beginning of preparations for the 5th African Nations Championship (CHAN) scheduled for Morocco between 13th January and 4th February 2018. Yusuf, also chief coach of the Russia-bound A squad, has called […]

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Super Eagles are 20th most expensive World Cup team

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2017 0

The Super Eagles are the twentieth most expensive team that will participate in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to transfer market experts transfermarkt.co.uk. Nigeria, who have a squad size of 23, are valued at 80.78 million pounds (approximately N38.45 billion in Nigerian currency). Brazil currently have the most expensive squad (£606.15m), followed by […]

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Oliseh records 20th victory as coach

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2017 0

Former Super Eagles captain and head coach, Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh has reached a milestone of sorts at his current job, as he has achieved a 20th victory in charge of Fortuna Sittard of Holland. However, Oliseh recorded his latest win the hard way on Monday, as his side rallied from two goals down to defeat […]

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Russia 2018 – FG to support Eagles with N3b, arrange England friendly

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2017 0

The Federal Government will spend about N3 billion on Super Eagles for the FIFA World Cup tournament holding in Russia next year, Sports Minister Solomon Dalung disclosed this yesterday. Addressing State House correspondents after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari, the minister said the budget for the competition had been sent to the president for a special […]

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Nigeria budgets N3bn for Super Eagles World Cup outing

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2017 0

The Federal Government has budgeted N3bn to enable the Super Eagles to have a successful outing at the 2018 World Cup 2018 which starts on June 14 in Russia. The Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari at […]

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2018 World Cup: FG budgets N3bn for Super Eagles

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2017 0

The Federal Government has budgeted N3bn to enable the Super Eagles to have a successful outing at the 2018 World Cup which starts on June 14, 2018 in Russia. The Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari at […]

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#Russia 2018: How Nigeria drew Argentina for 5th time

Ihesiulo Grace 2 December 2017 0

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in a fair first round Group D with perennial opponents Argentina, Iceland and Croatia. The Eagles have already clashed with Argentina four times at the World Cup – 1994, 2002, 2010, 2014. They have lost all these matches. However, the Eagles have most recently recorded two famous wins over […]

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Super Eagles get N17.3m for beating Argentina

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2017 0

The Super Eagles of Nigeria received a whopping N17, 280,000 million for beating Argentina 4-2 in Tuesday international friendly played in Russia. The players received $2,000 each for the win as that is the flat rate agreed for the team as match bonus in friendly games. According to the reports the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) […]

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Ejidike tasks FG, Corporate Nigeria ahead Russia 2018

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2017 0

Nigeria’s Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Ejidike, has expressed delight at the Super Eagles qualification for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup and called on the Federal Government and Corporate Nigeria to team up together in the provision of the needed funds to ensure the team’s success at the Mundial. He further hailed the team spirit […]

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Rohr Invites Mikel, 23 Others For Algeria, Argentina

Ihesiulo Grace 31 October 2017 0

All invited players are expected to arrive in a camp in Morocco on Monday, 6th November Captain Mikel Obi, tops the list of 24 players that Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has invited for next week’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match away to Algeria. The team will also face Lionel Messi and his […]

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Enyeama set for Lille, Eagles return

Ihesiulo Grace 19 October 2017 0

Lille OSC coach Marcelo Bielsa has decided to make a u-turn and recall Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama back to the first team. The former Super Eagles skipper has been handed a lifeline by Bielsa following his return from a six month injury lay-off. Enyeama and 11 others were deemed surplus to requirements by Bielsa upon […]

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‘How Super Eagles can soar in Russia’

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2017 0

By Frank Jumbo We have traveled down this road before. It begins with a nerve-wracking journey through difficult world cup qualification matches only to arrive the tournament and quickly get eliminated in the early stages. It happened in USA 1994, France 1998 and JapanKorea 2002. Will it happen again in Russia? The current Super Eagles […]

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Super Eagles Boss Rohr Urges NFF To Arrange Friendly Match With Germany

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has said he would love his team to face the world champions, Germany, in a friendly match. Rohr has gone ahead to ask the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to arrange for friendly matches in FIFA windows of November, March and May. “We have already told Germany that […]

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Rohr eyes 2019 AFCON ticket

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2017 0

Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr has set his sights on qualifying for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. The German tactician recently guided the Super Eagles to the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals following a 1-0 win over Zambia in Uyo, Nigeria last weekend. Rohr, who was appointed Nigeria head coach in August, […]

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Obaseki hails Super Eagles, urges them to go for victory in Russia

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2017 0

Governor of Edo State, Mr.Godwin Obaseki, has congratulated Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, on their 1-0 victory over Zambia last weekend.‎ The governor, who commended the team on the exceptional class with which they outsmarted their opponents, urged the victorious team not to rest on their oars even as they prepare for the […]

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2018 WCQ: Rohr May Drop Some ‘Big Names’ From Starting XI

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2017 0

Rohr was not too happy with the performance of some of his first team players after Thursday’s closed-door training session Though there is a popular saying that you don’t change a winning team, that may not hold water explicitly with Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash against Zambia in the World […]

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Nigeria Is Only Now 90 Minutes Away From Russia 2018 World Cup

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2017 0

Super Eagles will host the Chipolopolo of Zambia in their penultimate 2018 World Cup qualifier on Saturday realizing that a stunning triumph would secure the country’s 6th appearance since the first in 1994. Nigeria 2-1 win in the first leg in Ndola 12 months ago helped get behind a team who had failed to qualify […]