Christian Chukwu, former Coach of the Super Eagles and former Captain of the Green Eagles, on Tuesday gave the assurance that the Super Eagles of Nigeria would defeat South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in their own home. Chukwu told the News…
Libya vows revenge as Eagles seek another win (Guardian)
Libya’s interim coach, Omar Al-Maryam believes his side have the quality to avenge the 0-4 loss to Nigeria when they meet in the reverse fixture of their Cameroon 2019 African Nations Cup qualifier in Sfax, Tunisia today. Three goals by…
IGP orders detention of Policemen over death of Abuja lady (Nation) * Ban on public procession still in force- Plateau govt (Nation)
IGP orders detention of Policemen over death of Abuja lady (Nation) The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has ordered the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma to detain and personally investigate the policemen who shot a lady dead in…
Osinbajo tasks editors on values, ethics of journalism profession (Nation) * Our fears for 2019 general election, by INEC (Sun)
Osinbajo tasks editors on values, ethics of journalism profession (Nation) The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, tasked the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to save the journalism from total collapse by enforcing the rules and values of the…
Adelabu joins campaign for home-based players in Super Eagles (Guardian)
Former International, Adegoke Adelabu is worried by the continuous dependence on foreign-based players by Super Eagles’ handlers in the on-going African Cup of Nations qualifying series in which Nigeria will meet Libya on Saturday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in…
Libyan strikers can ruin your dreams, Chukwu warns Eagles (Guardian)
Super Eagles’ Former Coach, Christian Chukwu has advised the team’s manager, Gernot Rohr to work on how to stop Libyan strikers from denting Nigeria’s chances of qualifying for the Cameroun 2019 African Nations Cup. He said the North African side’s…
Why I dumped Ambode – Tinubu (Guardian) * Ambode lied about me, says Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)
Why I dumped Ambode – Tinubu (Guardian) A former governor of Lagos State and national leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu Sunday said he refused to back the current governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, for a…
Why I believe in Simy Nwankwo – Rohr (Punch)
Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has decided to overhaul his team’s style of play and believes Simeon Nwankwo can add a new dimension to the Super Eagles’ attacking play. The former Portugal-based attacker popularly called Simy became a fans favorite after…
Super Eagles coach names 24-man squad to face Seychelles
Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has announced Super Eagles squad ahead of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers against Seychelles in Kaduna on September 7. John Mikel Obi will miss the action slated at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna. GK Francis…
‘Moses might return for Nations Cup Action’ (Footballlive)
Rohr hinted that he would readily accept Moses back, should the winger-cum-right-wing-back opt to make himself available for AFCON 2019, as the Franco-German gaffer believes motivation could make the star change his mind. The Eagles technical adviser stated as much…