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The duo of Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey from Ibrox Rangers are the latest players to arrive Super Eagles camp in the United State ahead of their International Friendly match against Mexico and Ecuador. More players are also expected in the team’s camp which came alive yesterday following the arrival of more invited players. The Super Eagles will tackle the El Tri of Mexico in their first friendly at the At&t Stadium Arlington, Texas […]

Super Eagles and Feyenoord striker Cyriel Dessers has emerged as the first ever top scorer in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League. Dessers finished as top scorer with 10 goalsat the conclusion of the competition last nightwhich saw Roma beat them 1-0 to lift the title. The loanee from Genk was in action in the final played in Tirana, Albania, but could not help Feyenoord to a first European title […]

The Manager of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp has been named the League Managers Association's manager of the year. The 54-year-old German, collected the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy , which is voted for by the full membership of managers across all the divisions. Klopp also won the Premier League manager of the year despite his side missing out on the title by a point to Manchester City on Sunday. Chelsea boss Emma […]

Super Eagles and Rangers defender, Calvin Bassey has been linked with a move to Premier League club, Aston Villa, as they plan to spend big in summer following their resurgence in the Premier League. Club owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens have made their acquisition and ambitious intents known to manager Steven Gerrard. Gerrard has already signed former Barcelona and Liverpool player, Phillipe Coutinho on a permanent deal following a […]

Orlando Pirates of South Africa goalkeeper Richard Ofori hopes his side can brush aside their underwhelming domestic form and become the first side from South Africa to win the CAF Confederation Cup today. The Buccaneers , who lie seventh in the Premier Soccer League and made early exits from two domestic knockout competitions, take on Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium Uyo, Nigeria. The Soweto-based team also […]

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have qualified for the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt, after defeating Côte D’ivoire 2-1 after extra time in the second semi-final of the WAFU ZONE B tournament in Niger Republic. Daniel Daga gave the Flying Eagles the lead in the first half but the Ivorians equalized on the stroke of half time. After both teams failed to find the winner […]

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will now face Mauritius instead of São Tomé and Principe in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.. The confirmation of Mauritius as one of the teams placed in Group A alongside Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone was published today on the Super Eagles verifies Twitter handle. Confederation of African Football CAF disqualified São Tomé and Principe,from the qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player against Mauritius during […]

Super Falcons and Barcelona Femeni striker, Asisat Oshoala has celebrated her Pichichi win as the Primera Iberdrola was concluded yesterday with her side winning the 2021/2022 title with a perfect record of 30 wins from 30 matches, with 159 goals scored and 11 conceded. Barcelona Femeni defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1 on the final of the season with the goals scored by Irene Paredes and Aitina Bonmati, while Amanda Sampedro scored […]

The Nigeria Football Federation NFF has confirmed the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new head coach of the Super Eagles with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between both parties The 62 year old is a Portuguese who played as a striker in his days and has wide and varied experience coaching top Clubs and National Teams across four different continents, including Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.  The NFF […]