Super Eagles debutant goalkeeper and Fortuna Düsseldorf II safe hand Maduka Okoye will continue in his new found romance with the national team following his inclusion in the 23-man squad to face Republic of Benin November 11 in Uyo. South…
AFCON 2021 qualifiers: Rohr recalls Akpeyi, snubs Balogun, Iheanacho (NewTelegraph)
Out-of-favour Super Eagles goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, has been handed a recall to the team as Manager Gernot Rohr named 23 players for next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Lesotho. Akpeyi, who was Eagles’…
Onazi: I’m nearing match fitness (Nation)
Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi may be back in action sooner than expected as he returns to full training with his Trabzonspor teammates after 10 months injury, NationSport reports. The Nigeria international, who uploaded a video of his training where…
AFCON: Rohr slams CAF over qualifier schedule (Punch)
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, has expressed displeasure over the country’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Benin Republic, saying the country have to be respected and considered as he called for a change in date of…
Frustrated NPFL stars lament late season kick off (Nation)
Stars in the local league have expressed huge disappointment at the late start of the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season which has now been fixed for November 3. Their lamentation came on the heels of the poor display…
I’ve no plans for Nigeria’s coaching job for now — Jo Bonfrere (NewTelegraph)
Johannes Bonfere, the coach of Nigeria’s Dream Team I, which won gold medal at the Atlanta ’96 Olympics, said on Monday that he had no plan to assume any coaching job in Nigeria for now. Bonfrere told the News Agency…
Troost-Ekong’s Udinese edge past Aina’s Torino (DailyTrust)
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong featured for Udinese in their 1-0 victory against Ola Aina’s Torino in Sunday’s Serie A game at Dacia Arena. Troost-Ekong made his sixth league appearance of the season for the White and Blacks and played…
*Husband beats wife to death over disagreement (Punch)*Lagos govt, firms partner to build low-cost innovation centres (ThisDay)
Husband beats wife to death over disagreement (Punch) Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested 28-year-old Kazeem Yusuf for allegedly beating his wife, Raimot, to death at Ita-Aka in the Abeokuta area of the state. After perpetrating the…
Eagles rated second youngest team (Punch)
The Super Eagles have been rated second youngest national team in the World according to statistics revealed by Transfer market. The Eagles average age is placed at 24.1, a statistics only bettered by Mexico, whose team averages 23.5. The Eagles…
*Seven escape death as bus driving against traffic rams into another on highway (Guardian)*Ambode shuns Lagos Assembly again, ex-aides indict him (PMNews)
Seven escape death as bus driving against traffic rams into another on highway (Guardian) It was a close shave with death at Toyota bus stop on Oshodi-Apapa expressway yesterday after seven persons including a driver and his conductor were injured…
