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The Super Eagles of Nigeria will host the Crocodiles of Lesotho in the opening fixture of the qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The game will hold at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on November 13. South Africa, Benin Republic now managed by former Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, Rwanda and Zimbabwe […]
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Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro, is close to signing a new contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The new deal will see the Portuguese tactician remain in charge of the Super Eagles until after the end of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Peseiro’s current contract will end at […]
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In their quest for a 20th Africa Cup of Nations appearance, Nigeria travel to Liberia where they face Sierra Leone on matchday 5 of the AFCON qualifiers at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Liberia on Sunday (today), PUNCH Sports Extra reports. While victory will guarantee the Super Eagles their place in Ivory Coast, the […]
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Journalists were on Wednesday denied access to the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, where the Super Eagles had their routine training session ahead of their 2023 AFCON qualifier against Sierra Leone in Monrovia on Sunday. Eagles media officer, Femi Raji had sent a WhatsApp message indicating the team would train in the evening, with media personnel […]
Continue ReadingA member of the silver medal-winning Flying Eagles team to Saudi Arabia in 1989, Mike Onyemachara, reportedly died on Thursday, May 4, 2023. He was reported to be in good health when his wife left for work and kids left for school only for them to return and see that the food served to him […]
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Tributes have continued to pour in from ex-teammates of former Super Eagles defender, Emmanuel Ebiede, who died in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Friday. Saturday PUNCH had reported that Ebiede, 47, died of Hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver) while receiving treatment at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. Ebiede was survived by a wife and […]
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Nigeria have dropped five places in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for the month of February, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Super Eagles, who were ranked 35th in the world in the ranking released in December, dropped 14 points to 40th. The Eagles’ drop in the rankings was largely due to their poor performance in […]
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The Nigeria Football Federation says Union Saint Gilliose forward Victor Boniface didn’t make the final list of players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Guinea-Bissau, amid reports that Boniface snubbed the NFF’s invitation after the federation failed to send him a flight ticket to join the team. In a tweet, the […]
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Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has lamented the bumpy pitches the Super Eagles play on during home games, saying it has negatively affected the team, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Jose Peseiro boasts a star-studded squad with an average age of 25 years, and despite having Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Joe Aribo, Wilfred Ndidi […]
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In-form Union St Gilloise striker Victor Boniface was initially called up by Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro for the doubleheader 2023 Africa cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau but shunned the Nigeria Football Federation’s invite for the match, PUNCH Sports Extra has exclusively learnt. Our correspondent gathered that the 22-year-old stayed away from the Eagles […]
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