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Super Eagles striker ruled out for rest of the season, undergoes surgery after Afcon injury
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Super Eagles striker ruled out for rest of the season, undergoes surgery after Afcon injury

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers will miss the remainder of the season after opting to undergo surgery following an injury sustained during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), according to Sportal Greece.The Nigeria international, who joined Panathinaikos last summer window, suffered a rupture involving a tendon linked to the rectus femoris in his right leg ahead of Nigeria’s third group game against Uganda.Following the setback, Dessers and club's medical team pursued a conservative rehabilitation approach, aiming to allow natural healing and potentially facilitate a return before the end...

April 10, 2026
Nigeria U17s Held 1-1 By Ethiopia In 2018 World Cup Qualifier
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Nigeria U17s Held 1-1 By Ethiopia In 2018 World Cup Qualifier

The national women's U17 team, the Flamingoes, secured a morale boosting 1-1 draw with Ethiopia in the first leg of their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Addis Ababa on Sunday.Dashing winger Joy Jerr...

Dec 3, 2017
Nigerian Right-Back Returns To Action For Manchester United After Ten Weeks Out
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Nigerian Right-Back Returns To Action For Manchester United After Ten Weeks Out

Nigerian right-back Matthew Olosunde has fully recovered from injury that kept him on the sidelines for ten weeks.The Trenton native had not featured for the Red Devils at any level since he was stret...

Dec 3, 2017
Dinamo's Algeria Star Warns Croatia : Nigeria Extremely Strong Team, Mikel & Moses Main Players
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Dinamo's Algeria Star Warns Croatia : Nigeria Extremely Strong Team, Mikel & Moses Main Players

Dinamo Zagreb's Algeria international El Arabi Hillal Soudani has advised the Croatian National Team to pay special attention to Nigeria in the 2018 World Cup, saying they recently defeated Argentina ...

Dec 3, 2017
Argentine World Cup-Winning Coach : Argentina Assured Of Three Points Vs Nigeria
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Argentine World Cup-Winning Coach : Argentina Assured Of Three Points Vs Nigeria

Argentine World Cup-Winning manager, the great César Luis Menotti, has revealed that Argentina are assured of three points in their World Cup clash against Nigeria on June 26. Both countri...

Dec 3, 2017
Ex-Croatia Manager : Nigeria Are Eager To Prove They Are The Best African Team
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Ex-Croatia Manager : Nigeria Are Eager To Prove They Are The Best African Team

Former Croatia national team coach Miroslav Blažević has explained why he didn't want Croatia to be paired with Nigeria in Group D of the 2018 World Cup.''We must immediately say that the group...

Dec 3, 2017
Super Eagles Striker Named In CSKA Squad To Face Manchester United
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Super Eagles Striker Named In CSKA Squad To Face Manchester United

Aaron Samuel flew to England on Sunday morning along with 16 CSKA Moscow players ahead of their Champions League game against Manchester United on Tuesday night, starting from 2045 hours.The Super Eag...

Dec 3, 2017
Nigerian Exports: Ogbeche, Ajagun, Onyekuru, Ofoedu, Igbekeme, Okuonghae Score
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Nigerian Exports: Ogbeche, Ajagun, Onyekuru, Ofoedu, Igbekeme, Okuonghae Score

Catch up on the Nigerian players that found the net for their respective European teams on Saturday, December 2.Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru netted the game-winner after 52 minutes in Anderlec...

Dec 3, 2017
Argentina FA Boss : We Lost To Nigeria Because Aguero Left, Higuaín Will Be Recalled
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Argentina FA Boss : We Lost To Nigeria Because Aguero Left, Higuaín Will Be Recalled

President of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio Tapia, has hinted that manager Jorge Sampaoli will hand a recall to the prolific Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuaín ahead of the 2018 Worl...

Dec 3, 2017
Argentine-Based Nigerian Midfielder Felix Orode : Nigerians Are Afraid Of Messi
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Argentine-Based Nigerian Midfielder Felix Orode : Nigerians Are Afraid Of Messi

Argentine-based Nigerian attacking midfielder Felix Orode has commented on Friday's World Cup draw that pitted Nigeria, Argentina, Iceland and Croatia in the so-called Group of Death.On November 14, N...

Dec 3, 2017
Victor Moses Beating Morata, Kante In Chelsea's Man Of The Match Poll
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Victor Moses Beating Morata, Kante In Chelsea's Man Of The Match Poll

Nigeria Player of the Year Victor Moses is in the running for Chelsea's Man of the Match Award in Saturday afternoon's clash against Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea have officially shortli...

Dec 2, 2017
Ighalo Names Moses, Iwobi, Mikel As Nigeria's Key Players Ahead Of World Cup
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Ighalo Names Moses, Iwobi, Mikel As Nigeria's Key Players Ahead Of World Cup

Speaking as a guest analyst on SuperSport during the draw for the 2018 World Cup, former Watford star Odion Ighalo has opened up on the key players in the Nigerian squad ahead of the tournament in Rus...

Dec 2, 2017
The Lowdown On Nigeria's World Cup Rivals : Key Players, Strengths & Weaknesses
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The Lowdown On Nigeria's World Cup Rivals : Key Players, Strengths & Weaknesses

The balls have been drawn and every group opposition have been known, some familiar foes while others might be entirely new to themselves, throwing up mouthwatering clashes along the way.  The il...

Dec 2, 2017