Nigeria progressed to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco with an emphatic 4-0 win over Mozambique on Monday. Osimhen and Lookman have both scored three goals in the tournament so far The result set up the Super Eagles against either Algeria or DR Congo, who play their Round of 16 match tomorrow. Ademola Lookman was the star who wrecked Mozambique, providing two assists for Victor Osimhen in the 25th minute and Akor Adams (75th) apart from scorin

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has made known his starting XI for today’s AFCON round of 16 game against Mozambique. Chelle whose team came through the group stage with a 100 percent record, scoring 8 goals and conceding four in return ahead of today’s game. As expected he stuck with his preferred diamond formation, which will see the team play with an attacking two of Jerome Akor and top striker Victor Osimhen. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali return

The Super Eagles of Nigeria rounded off their Group C campaign in style with a 3–1 victory over 10-man Uganda in Fes, finishing the group with maximum points. Raphael Onyedika Scored his third goal in his third competitive game for the super Eagles Paul Onuachu gave the Super Eagles the lead just before the half-hour mark, finishing from close range after sustained pressure from Nigeria. The advantage was compounded in the second half when Uganda were reduced to 10 men follow

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

The goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria Stanley Nwabali was fortunate to have not picked up, what would have been a serious injury yesterday in their 3-2 win over Tunisia at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. The injury could possibly see Nwabali miss the rest of the season not just the tournament, with the manner which his knee twisted in his attempt to stop Tunisia’s first goal. Stanley Nwabali slipped in an attempt to save Tunisia's 77th minute free kick, res

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

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle will likely make just one change to the Super Eagles starting lineup against Tunisia in tomorrow’s Africa Cup of Nations game. Super Eagles defeated Tanzania in their opening AFCON Fixture Chelle’s team started the campaign with a 2-1 win over Tanzania, and will hope for more of the same tomorrow against Tunisia who defeated them in the round of 16 in the 2019 tournament in Cameroon. Feelers from yesterday’s traini

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has made public his starting lineup for today’s AFCON game against Tanzania. Chelle retained Stanley Nwabali in goal despite doubts over his fitness in the build up to the game. The back four will be the quartet of Bright Osayi-Samuel, Semi Ajayi, Zaidu Sanusi and Calvin Bassey. Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi will anchor the team’s midfield, which will be behind the four man attack to be Samuel Chukwueze, Ademola Loo

Victor Osimhen’s unexpected withdrawal before halftime in Nigeria’s decisive FIFA World Cup play-off clash against DR Congo raised immediate concern among supporters. Victor Osimhen came out late in the second half, to join his teammates in the dugout The Super Eagles’ star striker, who had been instrumental throughout the qualification campaign, struggled to make an impact in the opening 45 minutes against the Leopards’ strong defensive setup. Although early speculation sugg

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has made changes to the starting lineup for today’s world cup qualifiers playoff game against Dr Congo. Nigeria secured their pass to the final with a 4-1 thrashing of Gabon after extra time on Thursday, while Dr Congo scored a late goal to beat Cameroon 1-0 for a spot in today’s final. Chelle who was relieved after hearing that Wilfred Ndidi will be eligible to play in today’s game, despite picking up a yellow car

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has made just one change to the starting lineup for today’s world cup playoff game against Gabon. Barring a last minute change of plans, there is only one change from the team that defeated Benin Republic 4-0 in their final group game of the world cup qualifiers with Semi Ajayi absent through suspension. In his place Bright Osayi-Samuel comes in at right back with Benjamin Fredrick, who played in the position again

Liverpool suffer fourth consecutive defeat as Amorim wins back-to-back Premier League games for the first time Liverpool’s slump continued as Harry Maguire’s header sealed a 2-1 victory for Manchester United in an exhilarating Premier League contest at Anfield. Cody Gakpo, who had earlier hit the woodwork three times, thought he had rescued at least a point for Liverpool when he tucked home in the 78th minute. The pressure had been building from the champions, who trailed aft

Four Manchester United stars were absent from training on Thursday morning, just days before the Red Devils' crunch Premier League clash against rivals Liverpool. Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Amad Diallo and Casemiro were all missing from the main group session at Carrington, as manager Ruben Amorim opted to give the quartet extra time off. Sky Sports footage from the open section of training showed none of the four involved, though, according to reports the decision was p

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