Harry Awurumibe Nigeria’s Super Eagles this night succumbed to a second half blitz from Ukraine to spoil what would have been a sweet victory over the top rated Europeans nation. Nigeria had raced to a 2-0 goals lead before the half time but Ukraine fought back gallantly  in the second half to tie the game with two goals in quick ...

Cup holders Nigeria will defend their Africa U23 Cup of Nations title in Egypt in November after the Olympic Eagles secured a robust 5-0 win over their Sudanese counterpart in the final qualifying leg at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Tuesday evening.   A brace by Ndifreke Effiong and one each by Taiwo Awoniyi, Sunday Faleye and Sunusi Ibrahim ...

Harry Awurumibe With two of the most dreaded rivals of the Super Falcons, Ghana and Cameroon still in the race for the one and half tickets reserved for Africa for the women’s football tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The overall winner of the qualifiers out of the eight remaining countries in the race will qualify automatically for the ...

Cup holders Nigeria has all to play for to earn a slot in the finals of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypt in November, as they take the pitch at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Tuesday trailing Sudan by a lone goal. A goal seconds to the end of the first half in Omdurman on Thursday ...

A number of circumstances compel Nigeria to put out a relatively newbreed Super Eagles in an international friendly against Ukraine at the Dnipro Arena on Tuesday night. Long –time midfield enforcer Mikel John Obi retired from international football as curtains drew on the 32ndAfrica Cup of Nations finals in Egypt, relinquishing the captain’s band. Weeks later, Odion Jude Ighalo, top ...

Nigeria’s U23 boys have started intensive training sessions in the city of Asaba ahead of Tuesday’s make-or-break Africa U23 Cup of Nations final qualifying clash against Sudan. Thursday’s first leg encounter at the Al Merriekh Stadium in Omdurman ended 1-0 in favour of the Sudanese, whose contingent flew into Abuja on Sunday afternoon, on their way to Asaba. The Imama ...

The Super Eagles have arrived in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly with the senior national team of Ukraine, with 18 players part of an early morning team walk on Sunday Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has fixed 5.30pm on Sunday for the team’s first training session, when all 22 players would be fully assembled in Ukraine’s ...

The Ambassador of Nigeria to Sudan, His Excellency Musa Mamman on Thursday evening praised players and officials of the U23 National Team, Olympic Eagles, for an impressive outing against their Sudanese counterparts in a 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Omdurman. Speaking when he visited the players, Ambassador Mamman lifted the spirit of the players with kind ...

Italy –based defender William Ekong and England –based midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo are expected to lead the delegation of Super Eagles’ playing body into Dnipro, Ukraine on Saturday, ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly match with the host country’s senior team. It is the first outing for the three –time African champions since they finished third at the first –ever 24 –team ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Determined to clear his name of any wrong doing and restore the confidence reposed in him by his numerous supporters, ex-international footballer and former Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Yebowei Siasia has written to world soccer ruling body FIFA to lift the ban clamped on him recently. Siasia disclosed this much at a press briefing ...