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Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has unveiled a list of 20 senior home –based professionals to take on Togo’s Sparrow Hawks in Saturday’s 2020 African Nations Championship qualifying final leg in Lagos. Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa tops the list, with Nasarawa United’s stormy forward Sunusi Ibrahim and Akwa United’s Ndifreke Effiong, who netted a brace for the U23 team in ...

Five –time world champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria lost 1-2 to Sao Paulo U17 side in a friendly game played at the Sorocaba Sports Complex in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening.   The Nigerian boys approached the game with confidence and were in control at the opening minutes of the game, with Olakunle Olusegun missing the ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report. Super Eagles Coach,  Gernot Rohr has praised his team’s impressive 1-1 draw with the Selecao of Brazil in yesterday’s high-profile international friendly match held at the National Stadium Kallang, Singapore . Speaking in a post match press conference, Nigeria’s  Franco-German coach, Rohr said: “It was tough for us as the second game because Brazil would ...

Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja. Still bersking in the euphoria of Nigeria’s heart warming 1-1 draw with Brazil in yesterday’s international friendly match in Kallang, Singapore,Super Eagles stand-in captain,  William Troost-Ekong has given kudos to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and its president,  Amaju Melvin Pinnick for arranging the prestige match up. In several Tweets after the explosive encounter Ekong who was ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Super Eagles of Nigeria was today held to a 1-1 draw by Mighty Selcao of Brazil in an Invitational friendly match played at Singapore National Stadium in Kallang. The game is the last of a two-game Brazil Global Tour in Singapore. Brazil had three days ago played out another gruelling 1-1 draw in Singapore with the best ...

Hon. Minister for Youth Development and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare and Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State have pumped up the spirit of the Super Eagles while charging the three –time African champions to defeat Brazil in Sunday’s prestige friendly in Singapore. Both top Nigerian officials spoke to the players and officials of the Super Eagles on telephone when ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Super Eagles’ Stand –in captain, William Ekong has insisted that though the Super Eagles respect five –time world champions Brazil, they have no fear as both teams step out in a prestige friendly in Singapore on Sunday evening. “Brazil is a top team, probably the best team in the world. But Senegal gave them a good fight ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Amid talks of his resignation from his position, Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr on Saturday in Singapore told the media that he is preparing three –time African champions, Nigeria for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Lesotho.   Thus the Franco-German who led Nigeria to the third place ...

Three –time African champions Nigeria have full capacity in Singapore as they began training sessions on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s prestige friendly with five –time world champions Brazil. Stoke City of England’s Oghenekaro Etebo is a late withdrawal from the roster, but all the other 21 players trained on Thursday morning and will train twice on Friday. The official training ...

Five –time world champions, Nigeria have landed in host nation Brazil for this year’s FIFA World Cup finals which will hold from October 26 to November 17.   A team of 25 players and nine officials flew out of the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Wednesday evening for Dubai, where they connected another flight to Sao ...