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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday formally announced the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, the country’s senior national men’s football team. Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of…

Augustine Eguavoen has stepped down from his position as the Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser with immediate effect, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Thursday. Mohammed Sanusi, the NFF General Secretary, announced this…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday in Kumasi held the Black Stars of Ghana to a goaless draw in the first leg of their 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off. The titanic clash played at the Baba Yara Stadium saw Ghana dominate proceedings…

Super Eagles players on Monday started arriving at the team’s Abuja camp to prepare for the crucial 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against the Black Stars of Ghana. The Super Eagles will face the Black Stars on Friday in Kumasi in the…

The Super Eagles were on Sunday, Jan. 23 eliminated from the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon by Tunisia, at the second round of the competition. Nigerians are still reeling from the shock of the ouster as many gave the…

Coach of Tunisia, Mondher Kebaier has explained how his wards overcame the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) round of 16 encounter on Sunday night. A 47th-minute goal from Youssef Msakni was all the…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria's loss to their Tunisian counterparts at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is currently eliciting diverse reactions from fans on social media. The Carthage Eagles knocked Austin Eguavoen's side out of…

Ahead of the Super Eagles’ round of 16 games against Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nigeria (AFCON), President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the team to make Nigerians happy by coming out victorious. Nigeria will play the Carthage Eagles at…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play the Black Stars of Ghana in the final round play-offs to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The draws were made in Douala, Cameroon on Saturday. Ghana will host the first leg of the…

The Super Eagles will claim a $250,000 (approximately N102m) cash gift from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola if they win the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele made the…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria maintained their winning run in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) by handing the Djurtus of Guinea Bissau a 0-2 defeat at the Roumde Adjia Stadium on Wednesday. After a barren first-half, goals from…

A Kelechi Iheanacho goal was all the Super Eagles needed to beat the Pharaohs of Egypt in the first Group D match at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Austin Eguavoen's side netted in the 30th minute as Joe Aribo assisted…

Interim coach of the Super Eagles, Austin Eguavoen says he is under pressure to win the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. Eguavoen, who led the Eagles to a third-place finish in 2006, stated this after the team's first…

Senator for Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani has mocked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for appointing Portuguese tactician, Jose Peseiro as head coach of the Super Eagles. Sani said in a Thursday tweet, hours after the…

The sacking of former Chief Coach of Super Eagles of Nigeria, Gernot Rohr, by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has continued to generate reactions by football stakeholders. The NFF announced the termination of the appointment of…

Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen will miss the 2021 African Cup of Nations holding in Cameroon early next year. This is as the 22-year-old underwent a successful surgery on his cheekbone and eye socket which will keep him…

Former Super Eagles striker, Julius Aghahowa has backed the sacking of coach Gernot Rohr, saying he lacks the capacity to bring out the best in the players. Aghahowa stated this during an appearance on Naija Made, a SuperSport programme…

The senator for Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani says it is "impossible" for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sack Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr. He said that this was so because of the compensation clause inserted…

Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sack Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr for underperformance. He stated this in a Facebook post on Thursday, two days after the…

Raoul Savoy, Head Coach, Les Fauves of the Central African Republic, on Thursday described the 1-0 victory over Nigeria’s Super Eagles in Lagos as the best thing to have happened to the team. Savoy made the remark after his team defeated…

Some football fans in Abuja have expressed displeasure over Super Eagles 0-1 loss to Central African Republic (CAR) on Thursday at the FIFA 2020 World Cup qualifying game. They described the loss as a huge upset as CAR, ranked 114,…

Twenty-two players were at the Super Eagles camp in Lagos by Tuesday ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers Day 3 encounter against the Central African Republic (CAR). Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the…

Super Eagles’ coach Gernot Rohr is confident his team can get a positive result on the Island of Mindelo during their Match Day 2 fixture against Cape Verde on Tuesday. Nigeria took command of Group C following a 2-0 home win against…

The Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, has called up a total of 30 players for next month’s opening rounds of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying competition. Nigeria will host Liberia in Lagos on Sept. 3 and visit Cape…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group D alongside multiple champions Egypt for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tagged “Cameroon 2021”. At the draw for the final tournament, held in Yaoundé on Tuesday, the 24 qualified…

The senior male national team of Mexico on Saturday whipped their Nigerian counterparts 4-0 in an international friendly in Los Angeles. The Mexican side, known as El Tri, were dominant throughout the match played at the United Airlines…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the allocation of 3-bedroom houses to the 1994 Super Eagles squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, making real a promise by the Federal Government. The President’s Senior…

Coach Gernot Rohr has selected captain Ahmed Musa and deputy captain William Ekong among the 24 Super Eagles who will do battle with Cameroon in a titanic friendly in Vienna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that five-time…