Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has made changes to his starting lineup for today’s game against Uganda in the Africa Cup of Nations. Super Eagles have already booked a spot in the round of 16 ahead of today’s game and Chelle has decided to use the game to hand rest to some players in his squad, who have not gotten sufficient game time or haven’t played at all. Moses Simon who has been a second half substitute in both games started on the left s

Nigeria join record title holders, Egypt to reach the Round of 16 of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), even as Matchday 2 of the group stage are yet to be concluded. In front of the roaring fans at the Complexe sportif de Fès in northeastern Morocco, the Super Eagles triumphed 3-2. Victor Osimhen opened the scoring with his first goal of the tournament, just before half time The Super Eagles, who are seeking their fourth African crown, dominated proceedings early agains

Barring a late minute change of mind the head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle will line up his team in a 4-4-2 formation for tomorrow’s game against Tanzania in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Super Eagles take on Tanzania in their Group C AFCON opener Super Eagles have been working on the idea since arriving at their base in Morocco, where they will open their campaign against Tanzania, as they bid to go one step better than last time o

The chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Alhaji Shehu Dikko has revealed how they found out that some players in the team of Dr Congo that defeated Super Eagles in the world cup qualifiers playoff could be ineligible. Dr Congo are currently being investigated by FIFA for allegedly breaching eligibility rules Nigeria protested to FIFA challenging the eligibility of around seven players in the team of DR Congo that will represent Africa at the international playoff

New Super Eagles defender Benjamin Fredrick won’t be available for selection for the Africa Cup of Nations next month after picking up a knee injury while in training with his Belgium side FC Dender. Since making his debut in the Unity Cup, Benjamin Fredericks has featured in all Super Eagles fixtures Frederick picked up the injury in training upon his return from the world cup qualifiers playoff, where he played in all of the games for the Nigerian team, who were beaten to t