The Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Coach Gernot Rohr has said his players will approach Saturday’s 2021 AFCON qualifier against the Squirrels of Benin Republic with the intention of picking all three points. He said “We are keen to…
Adepoju Advocates Corporate Ownership Of Football Clubs
Former Super Eagles midfielder and La Liga Ambassador in Nigeria, Mutiu Adepoju, has advocated for the private ownership of football clubs in Nigeria, urging the government to hand off the ownership of clubs. The ex-Nigeria international gave the advice while…
COVID-19: Ndidi, Iwobi, other Eagles’ stars may miss Benin, Lesotho games
Nigeria may pay heavily for the lack-lustre display in the back-to-back Africa Nations Cup qualifiers against Sierra Leone as the Super Eagles stars may not be able to honour the forthcoming games in the FIFA window. Managers in top European…
Rohr under pressure to drop Musa from AFCON qualifiers
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is under pressure to drop his captain Ahmed Musa from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic later this month. Musa has been without a club since quitting Saudi side Al…
AFCON qualifiers: Eagles to travel by sea to Cotonou
The Super Eagles 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic has been fixed for Saturday, March 27 in Port Novo, The PUNCH reports. The PUNCH also gathered that the team’s training camp billed for Lagos will begin on…
*Man jailed 21 years for armed robbery (Punch)*Lagos tasks residents, others on plastics pollution reduction (Guardian)
Man jailed 21 years for armed robbery (Punch) Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court has sentenced a convict, Shola Agboola to 21 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery. Agboola was arraigned on four counts bordering on armed robbery,…
2021 AFCON Qualifiers: Rohr mulls tactics to drown Benin in Cotonou
Ahead of the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers against Benin Republic on March 22, Coach Gernot Rohr is tinkering with strategy that would secure Super Eagles an away win in Cotonou. The German, however, admitted selection challenge due to the fitness of…
2021 AFCON Countdown : Rohr rules out automatic shirts
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has ruled out automatic shirts for players switching their allegiance to Nigeria, saying he already has good players in place to prosecute upcoming next month’s AFCON qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho. The German who…
Chukwueze may miss AFCON qualifiers
Following the successful surgery on his groin, Samuel Chukwueze is expected to resume light training on March 7 according to Soccerway. With this development the winger may be out of Super Eagles’ next month AFCON 2021 qualifiers against Benin Republic…
Hope rises for Nigeria as Hodgson says Eze not yet good enough for Three Lions
A former head coach of the England national team believes Crystal Palace attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze will someday be good enough to play for the Three Lions but is not yet ready to make the step up. The 22-year-old Eze,…
