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'Penalty shootout' - Fulham boss admits Super Eagles trio still feeling the pain of World Cup miss
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'Penalty shootout' - Fulham boss admits Super Eagles trio still feeling the pain of World Cup miss

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Fulham manager Marco Silva revealed that Super Eagles stars Samuel Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey are still dealing with the emotional impact of Nigeria's painful penalty shootout defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the African final of the 2026 World Cup qualifying playoffs.Chukwueze, Iwobi and Bassey all started as the Super Eagles lost to the Leopards 4-3 on penalties despite taking an early lead through Frank Onyeka, whose deflected strike beat goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi-Nzau.A moment of carelessness from Iwobi in midfield, where he...

November 22, 2025
'I got along well with these young players' - Rohr insists he doesn't understand why he was fired
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'I got along well with these young players' - Rohr insists he doesn't understand why he was fired

It's no longer news that Gernot Rohr will not be on the bench when the Super Eagles begin their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Egypt on January 11. The Franco-German football tactician w...

Dec 14, 2021
'No cause for alarm' - Interim boss Eguavoen urges Super Eagles fans not to panic pre-AFCON
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'No cause for alarm' - Interim boss Eguavoen urges Super Eagles fans not to panic pre-AFCON

Former Super Eagles captain Augustine Eguavoen was appointed as Nigeria's interim head coach following the dismissal of Gernot Rohr by the Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday evening, four weeks bef...

Dec 13, 2021
NFF boss Pinnick reveals exactly why Rohr was relieved of his duties as Super Eagles coach
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NFF boss Pinnick reveals exactly why Rohr was relieved of his duties as Super Eagles coach

Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick has revealed exactly why Franco-German football tactician Gernot Rohr was relieved of his duties as Super Eagles coach four weeks before the start ...

Dec 13, 2021
AFCON 2021 : Revered coach Onigbinde gives two reasons time is not short for Eguavoen
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AFCON 2021 : Revered coach Onigbinde gives two reasons time is not short for Eguavoen

Adegboye Onigbinde, who is widely regarded as the most respected indigenous coach in Nigeria, has given two reasons to explain why the time is not short for Austin Eguavoen and his backroom staff to g...

Dec 13, 2021
'Another error' - Super Eagles fans react to Rohr's sacking and Eguavoen's appointment
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'Another error' - Super Eagles fans react to Rohr's sacking and Eguavoen's appointment

Gernot Rohr was relieved of his duties as coach of the Super Eagles on Sunday, four weeks before the start of the 2021 African Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation have announced in a press...

Dec 13, 2021
'He's doing better and better' - GvB praises Super Eagles midfielder after goalscoring display
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'He's doing better and better' - GvB praises Super Eagles midfielder after goalscoring display

Rangers coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst singled out Joe Aribo for special praise following the midfielder's goalscoring display in a Scottish Premiership match against Hearts on Sunday afternoon. Af...

Dec 12, 2021
'Was a joy to watch' - Rangers defender Bassey names ex-PSG no.10 as role model
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'Was a joy to watch' - Rangers defender Bassey names ex-PSG no.10 as role model

Glasgow Rangers rising star Calvin Bassey has admitted his admiration for Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, naming the former Paris Saint-Germain number 10 as his role model.  The  versatile fullback...

Dec 12, 2021
Former Chelsea schoolboy Obileye scores his first Scottish Premiership goal
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Former Chelsea schoolboy Obileye scores his first Scottish Premiership goal

It has taken former Chelsea schoolboy Ayo Obileye fifteen matches to score his first-ever goal in the Scottish Premiership. Obileye's second half goal gave Livingston an important road win against ...

Dec 12, 2021
Rangers coach not thinking about resting Nigerian trio ahead of potential AFCON duty
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Rangers coach not thinking about resting Nigerian trio ahead of potential AFCON duty

Glasgow Rangers have a hectic fixture schedule in December with eight matches to be played and could possibly be without three of their first team African stars for some of the matches this month. ...

Dec 10, 2021
Rangers boss highlights three attributes of Bassey that make him a modern defender
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Rangers boss highlights three attributes of Bassey that make him a modern defender

Glasgow Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst was on media duties on Friday before his side's Scottish Premiership meeting with Hearts at Tynecastle Park in Edinburgh and one of the topics he touched ...

Dec 10, 2021
Former Chelsea star Moses return to the Super Eagles labelled 'fake news'
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Former Chelsea star Moses return to the Super Eagles labelled 'fake news'

Former Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses is sticking by his decision to retire from international football amid viral reports in the local media that he was set to feature for the Super Eagles at the upc...

Dec 10, 2021
'We can be satisfied' - Dessers reacts after scoring for third UECL game in a row
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'We can be satisfied' - Dessers reacts after scoring for third UECL game in a row

Cyriel Dessers was satisfied with the overall performance of his Feyenoord teammates during their 2-1 win over Maccabi Haifa in the final group game in the UEFA Europa Conference League on Thursday ni...

Dec 10, 2021