Author: William Bossman
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Ahmed Musa’s return to NPFL will keep him in shape for World Cup qualifiers – Babangida
Former Ajax winger Tijani Babangida believes Ahmed Musa’s return to the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) will keep him in shape for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The former Leicester City star was invited for the Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in March, but the decision was met with outrage as Musa…
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Spartak Moscow manager Tedesco hails “helpful” Victor Moses
Spartak Moscow manager Domenico Tedesco has revealed how Victor Moses has been a great help to his side since his arrival from Chelsea. The 30-year-old joined the Red and Whites on a season-long loan from the Blues last summer for his sixth spell away from the Stamford Bridge outfit. The former Nigeria international has continued…
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Nigeria to host African giants in Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament
Six of the continental’s best women football playing nations including South Africa, Cameroun, Mali, Morocco, and Ghana will converge on Nigeria for the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament to be held in September. According to the organisers of the competition, First Lady Aisha Buhari, has endorsed the championship, which is one of the programmes aimed at…
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Esiti strike helps Goztepe edge Antalyaspor
Anderson Esiti found the back of the net as Goztepe secured a 3-2 victory over Antalyaspor in Sunday’s Turkish Super Lig game. The midfielder teamed up with Unal Karaman’s side in January, on loan from Greek Super League club PAOK, and has been delivering fine performances. The 26-year-old was handed his fifth league start of…
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NFF sends commiseration message to Henry Onyekuru over loss of mother
The Nigerian Football Federation has commiserated with Henry Onyekuru after the Super Eagles forward lost his mother. The Galatasaray forward, on loan from Monaco, played a crucial role as Nigeria defeated the Benin Republic and Lesotho at the end of March. Head coach Gernot Rohr named Onyekuru in the starting eleven that narrowly defeated the…
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Gernot Rohr shuts Super Eagles door for new players
Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has stated that no new players would be invited to the national team. Complete Sports are reporting that the Franco-German tactician, in a chat with a Lagos-based radio station, insisted that he will make do with the squad that qualified for the…
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Amaju Pinnick kicks off new Nigeria Beach Soccer League
The Elegushi Beach in Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos, on Saturday was agog when World Football governing body (FIFA) Council, CAF Executive Committee Member and President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick officially kicked off the new Nigeria Beach Soccer League. The League, which is the baby project of the Amaju Pinnick-led…
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Back-to-Back wins in AFCON qualifying games good for Super Eagles – Chukwueze
Villarreal of Spain and Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze has stated that the back-to-back wins recorded by the Nigeria National Football team are good for the morale of the team after ending the AFCON qualifiers on a winning note though the AFCON ticket was gotten before both games against Benin and Lesotho. Chukwueze speaking in…
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Morice Chukwu edges closer to Akwa United exit with Rivers United deal imminent
Akwa United midfielder Morice Chukwu is edging closer to a move to another Nigeria professional football league side Rivers United according to reports. A source close to the player revealed that the deal could be completed in the next few days, but other clubs are in the pictures as well. Maurice Chukwu who has been…
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Leicester City celebrate Nigerian duo after sealing AFCON qualification
Leicester City welcomed Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi after the duo helped Nigeria qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations. Iheanacho and Ndidi featured in the victories over Benin Republic and Lesotho on Saturday and Tuesday respectively. The six points were enough to help Nigeria win the group and also finish the campaign without a…
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Homebased sides urged to seize Super Eagles chance -Okonkwo
Nigeria international Chibuzor Okonkwo has urged Enyimba duo John Noble, Anayo Iwuala and Abia Warriors defender Adekunle Adeleke to give a good account of themselves against the Republic of Benin. Noble was part of the Super Eagles 24-man squad for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Squirrels and Lesotho. His Enyimba teammate…
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Super Eagles warned to respect Benin ahead of AFCON qualifier
Enyimba coach Fatai Osho believes the Super Eagles will work hard if they respect Benin and Lesotho in their final Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Nigeria lead Group L with eight points and they remain unbeaten after four matches while Benin follow in second spot with seven points, Sierra Leone and Lesotho occupy third and…
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Iheanacho open to renewing Leicester City contract
Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho has told Leicester City he is ready to sign a new long-term deal this summer. The 24-year-old enters the final year of his current £60,000-a-week five-year-deal this summer and the Foxes want to tie their in-form hitman down on a lucrative new deal, following his recent outstanding form. Iheanacho has been…
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Gernot Rohr must properly screen and justify Super Eagles squad list – Amuneke
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Former Super Eagles attacker, Emmanuel Amuneke, believes the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should properly screen and get Super Eagles Manager, Gernot Rohr, to defend his choice before the final list of players for every game is officially made public. Amuneke, who has just been made a member of the FIFA Study Group, said on a…
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Iheanacho vows to score hat tricks for Leicester
Kelechi Iheanacho hopes to score more hat-tricks for Leicester City and appreciated the club management for the opportunity afforded to him to showcase his talent. The Nigeria international scored thrice to help the King Power Stadium outfit demolish Sheffield United 5-0 on Sunday. The victory ensured Brendan Rodgers’ men maintained third place on the league…
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Lawal On What Could Work For Pirates In Big Clash
A South African-based Nigerian agent has given insight into the clash between Orlando Pirates and Enyimba. The Buccaneers will face the Nigerian giants in their CAF Confederation Cup match on Wednesday in Orlando. According to the prominent agent, the Nigerians could struggle if Bucs play to their strengths of keeping the ball on the ground…
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Duke Udi on why Bonfrere Jo dropped him from 1996 Olympics games squad
Former Nigerian international Duke Udi has narrated how he was dropped from the Dream Team squad that played at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Bonfrere Jo-tutored side shocked the world winning gold medal in the football tournament defeating South American giants Brazil and Argentina in the semi-final and final respectively. But Udi has…
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Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo Spotted Boxing Punching-Bag In Training Like One Preparing for Heavy weight boxing bout
Nigerian footballer Odion Ighalo was spotted in a gym sweating-it-out with the punching-bag in a bid to remain fit for his new club Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia. The former Super Eagles striker completed his loan deal at Premier League giants Manchester United in February and left due to lack of active playing time. Ighalo…
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Victor Agali lifts lid on reports of sneaking girls into Super Eagles camp in 2004
Former Super Eagles forward, Victor Agali, has finally broken his silence on the incident which sent him out of the Nigerian national team claiming that he was wrongly accused. Victor Agali was one of the promising Nigerian forwards years back considering his superb attacking styles of football for the Super Eagles and all the teams…
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Japanese coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi on how former Ghanaian assistant saved him from being killed in Nigeria
Japanese coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi has recounted how his former assistant Yaw Preko save him from being killed during his stay in Nigeria. After he parted with the Ghana Premier League side on mutual grounds in 2015, Kenichi was appointed as the head coach of Ifeanyi Ubah in 2016. Due to his relationship with Preko, who…