The senior national team of Nigeria claimed bronze medal at the ongoing African Cup of Nations after defeating Egypt 4-2 on penalties, following two brilliant saves from Stanley Nwabali. The Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed a tournament high, 9th bronze medal The Super Eagles had a relatively slow start to the game, with Egyot dominating early proceedings, but before the hour mark, Nigeria begin to catch a firm grip of the game, playing as well as they've done all tournament d

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has made four changes from the team that started the semi final defeat for today’s third place playoff game against Egypt at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Chelle’s team were beaten in the semi final by Morocco 2-4 on penalties after both teams remained locked at 0-0 after extra time. As expected he has ring the changes for today’s game. Samuel Chukwueze who missed one of the penalties was handed a start alongs

The senior national team of Nigeria, lost 4-2 on penalties to hosts Morocco, to end their quest for a 4th AFCON title. The Super Eagles showed grit in a stadium filled with Morrocan supporters Morocco reached their third final of the Africa Cup of Nations after a hard fought game at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah in Rabat beating Nigeria 4-2 on Wednesday night to set up a showpiece fixture with Senegal on Sunday. Both sides were inseparable after 120 minutes and had to sett

The starting lineup for the senior national team of Nigeria in today’s semi final game against the host Morocco in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations didn’t spring up any surprises. With captain Wilfred Ndidi suspended head coach Eric Chelle was left with what many see as a difficult task in picking his replacement from the trio of Raphael Onyedika, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Tochukwu Nnadi. Chelle according to what we exclusively gathered has settled for Onyedika as the man to f

The senior national team of Nigeria had their final training session ahead of their semi final game against Morocco at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations ( AFCON). The Super Eagles face hosts Morocco without their suspended Captain, Wilfred Ndidi Led by head coach Eric Chelle and his technical assistants, the team had a session that lasted for over an hour with emphasis on how to pick up a win in tomorrow’s final against the host. Chelle who is facing a huge decision on who wi

Nigeria join 2021 champions Senegal and hosts Morocco, whose only triumph was in 1976, in the last four of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Victor Osimhen opened the scoring just after halftime and provided the second goal The Super Eagles were dominant in the first half but no goal was produced. But just two minutes after the restart, goal poacher Victor Osimhen struck when left back Bruno Onyemaechi handed the Galatasaray superstar the simplest of tasks from close

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has kept his faith in the same set of players who started the 4-0 win over Mozambique in the round of 16 for today’s quarter final game against Algeria. It will be the third time in this tournament that he will be starting a game with this set of players, since he first used them in the 3-2 win over Tunisia in their second group game. For today’s game he has maintained the same diamond formation with the trio of ca

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle says he won’t be drawn into the heated exchange that happened between Victor Osimhen and his teammate Ademola Lookman during the Super Eagles 4-0 win over Mozambique. Chelle despite being unhappy, gave no indications of what decision he might take Nigeria’s convincing win was over shadowed by the behaviour of the Galatasaray striker, who was booed by fans when he was subbed off for Moses Simon. Osimhen who scored a

Ademola Lookman has played down any suggestion of a rift with his international teammate after their spat on the pitch during the Super Eagles 4-0 win over Mozambique in the round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Ademola Lookman assisted both Victor Osimhen's goals Osimhen who scored a brace in the game, with Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams rounding up the convincing win for Nigeria, but it was over shadowed by a bust up between Osimhen and Lookman. Angry

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