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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
'Rohr complained about Teslim Balogun pitch' - CAR coach insists Nigeria won't have advantage
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'Rohr complained about Teslim Balogun pitch' - CAR coach insists Nigeria won't have advantage

Central African Republic coach Raoul Savoy does not believe the Super Eagles playing at the Teslim Balogun Stadium pitch will give the three-time African champions an advantage. The playing surf...

Oct 2, 2021
2022 WCQ : Central African Republic coach reveals who he thinks is Super Eagles best player
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2022 WCQ : Central African Republic coach reveals who he thinks is Super Eagles best player

Central African Republic coach Raoul Savoy has admitted that his players will keep a close watch on Victor Osimhen in Thursday's 2022 World Cup qualifier at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, saying that th...

Oct 2, 2021
2022 WCQ: Everton star becomes third Premier League player to pull out of Nigeria squad
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2022 WCQ: Everton star becomes third Premier League player to pull out of Nigeria squad

Everton star Alex Iwobi has become the third Premier League player to pull out of the Nigeria squad ahead of the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifying matches against Central African Republic this month....

Oct 1, 2021
Super Eagles coach Rohr delighted Glasgow Rangers defender chose Nigeria over England, Italy
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Super Eagles coach Rohr delighted Glasgow Rangers defender chose Nigeria over England, Italy

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr says he is delighted Glasgow Rangers defender Calvin Bassey has opted to represent Nigeria at international level. Born in Aosta, Italy, the left-back also qualifies...

Oct 1, 2021
Red-hot Osimhen sets new personal record after 94th minute goal in Napoli's loss to Spartak
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Red-hot Osimhen sets new personal record after 94th minute goal in Napoli's loss to Spartak

Nigeria star Victor Osimhen set a new personal record after finding the net in the closing minutes of Napoli's 3-2 loss to Spartak Moscow in a Europa League fixture at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on...

Sep 30, 2021
Versatile Super Eagles invitee partners Balogun at CB as Rangers lose again in Europa League
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Versatile Super Eagles invitee partners Balogun at CB as Rangers lose again in Europa League

Glasgow Rangers are faced with a mountain to climb if they are progress to the last sixteen of the UEFA Europa League following a 1-0 loss to Sparta Prague in their second Group A fixture on Thursday ...

Sep 30, 2021
'Me and Ekong bullied Mahrez, Slimani' - Rangers star Balogun reveals best memory with Eagles
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'Me and Ekong bullied Mahrez, Slimani' - Rangers star Balogun reveals best memory with Eagles

Glasgow Rangers defender Leon Balogun has revealed that beating an Algeria side containing the then Leicester City strikers Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani back in 2016 is one of the highlights of his ...

Sep 30, 2021
'Osimhen is very good' - Former Barcelona star heaps praise on Napoli striker
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'Osimhen is very good' - Former Barcelona star heaps praise on Napoli striker

Former Barcelona defender and 1998 World Cup winner with France, Lilian Thuram has lavished praise on Victor Osimhen, labeling him a 'very good' player. Thuram revealed that he has been keeping tab...

Sep 30, 2021
Glasgow Rangers' trio, Leicester, Watford, Everton stars named in Nigeria squad for 2022 WCQ
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Glasgow Rangers' trio, Leicester, Watford, Everton stars named in Nigeria squad for 2022 WCQ

The Nigeria Football Federation have announced a 23-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Central African Republic. The squad unveiled on Thursday morning contains three...

Sep 30, 2021
Two Nigerian internationals ruled out of Leicester City's Europa League clash against Legia Warsaw
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Two Nigerian internationals ruled out of Leicester City's Europa League clash against Legia Warsaw

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers will not be able to count on the services of Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi when his side face Polish giants Legia Warsaw at the Marshal...

Sep 29, 2021
'He's doing fantastically well' - Arsenal invincible predicts Osimhen next Nigerian APOTY winner
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'He's doing fantastically well' - Arsenal invincible predicts Osimhen next Nigerian APOTY winner

Arsenal legend and member of the Invincibles team, Nwankwo Kanu has predicted that Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is the next Nigerian player to win the prestigious African Footballer of the Year. ...

Sep 29, 2021
'They have the best players' - Kanu boasts present Super Eagles 'can do more than' 1996 Dream Team
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'They have the best players' - Kanu boasts present Super Eagles 'can do more than' 1996 Dream Team

Former Super Eagles captain Nwankwo Kanu has passed a vote of confidence on the ability of the present Nigeria squad to attain glorious heights, claiming that the Gernot Rohr-led side can do more ...

Sep 29, 2021