President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and piece of land. President Tinubu made the pronouncement when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the Council…
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations may have come and gone, but some of the stories that happened behind the scenes are beginning to emerge. The tournament ended on Sunday with the host nation Ivory Coast defeating Nigeria 2-1 in the final. There was nothing controversial about the victory, as the Elephants came out fighting…
The Akinuwa of Agbor Kingdom, Chief (Dr) Cairo Ojougboh and a serving member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), simply identified as Samuel, on Wednesday, slumped and died while watching Nigeria’s Super Eagles clash with South Africa in a penalty shootout. It was reported that Ojougboh gave up the ghost as soon as a penalty kick…
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali has reportedly been threatened by South Africans not to return to his clubside, Chippa United following his heroics against the country. Nwabali, who has been impressive for Super Eagles in the AFCON so far, plies his trade for Chippa United in South Africa. While speaking on Channels Television on Thursday,…
Bafana Bafana of South Africa have joined Nigerians to celebrate the advancement of the Super Eagles into the final of the ongoing 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire on Wednesday. They wrote, “Well done to Nigeria for making it to the final of AFCON 2023 “South Africa Thank you so much for your…
The vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Shehu Dikko, has hailed head coach of the national team, Jose Peseiro, for his bold decision-making against South Africa. The Super Eagles needed a penalty shoot-out to see off Bafana Bafana in the semi-final of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday night. Dikko, writing on…
The Bible makes it clear that anyone who will walk with God must have faith in Him. The reason is because God’s way is completely different from man’s way. There’s usually a dimension of God that man wants to see. However, God in His magnanimity decides which of His dimensions He wants you to see….
Super Eagles player, Victor Osimhen has been declared fit for the AFCON semi-final clash against South Africa today. The Team Media Officer Babafemi Raji, on Tuesday, disclosed in a press statement that the African Player of the Year joined the team in Bouaké and trained with the squad today. Raji disclosed that Osimhen has been…
Stanley Nwabali, Super Eagles goalkeeper, has revealed that Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neur is his role model in football. Nwabali said he loves watching videos of the German goalkeeper every time before match days to get motivation before games. Speaking in an interview at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast, Nwabali also…
Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has been reportedly deemed fit for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal against Angola. It will be recalled that Nwabali had been stretchered off the pitch during Nigeria’s round-of-16 clash with Cameroon after an aggressive challenge by Christopher Wooh. In a video posted the Nigerian international was seen limping…
