This match presents a poignant opportunity for the Super Eagles to honor the heroic sacrifice of Samuel Okwaraji, who tragically passed away on the pitch during a match against Angola in 1989. As Nigeria gears up for the crucial AFCON 2023 quarter-final clash against Angola, the stakes are much higher than just advancing to the…
Of the three times Cameroon defeated Nigeria to lift the African Nations Cup trophy, two will fail today’s VAR test. Only their first cup victory makes sense, the others were fraudulently assisted by the referee. Ever since the Indomitable Lions stole the cup in Lagos 24 years ago, they have been unable to defeat the…
Nigerian Boxer, Elizabeth Oshoba has emerged the World Champion in women’s featherweight category. Oshoba knocked out Italy’s Michela Braga in the 10th round of World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Female featherweight bout to claim the world title and extended her professional bout record to 7-0. In November 2023, the 24-year old beat Italy’s Martina Righi…
Former Nigerian professional footballer, Segun Odegbami, better known as Mathematical7 shared on his Facebook page his meeting with Garba Lawal in Abidjan. Odegbami expressed his happiness seeing again the legendary left midfielder after a long time. His post reads; A few minutes ago, I ran into the legendary ex-international, the one called Chindo, the versatile,…
Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu told him that he was not too impressed with the Super Eagles’ display in their final Africa Cup of Nations Group A clash against Guinea-Bissau a few days ago. Enoh made this known while speaking with the Super Eagles players…
Super Eagles winger, Moses Simon is upbeat that Nigeria has what it takes to defeat any of its opponent as it charges towards a fourth AFCON title. Simon was in action on Monday evening when the Super Eagles defeated group stage opponent Guinea-Bissau to reach the 2023 Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) knockout stages. The…
Super Eagles midfielder Alexander Iwobi opens up on the state of the playing surface at the designated pitches for the 2023 AFCON tournament. Iwobi is an integral part of the Super Eagles squad that recently progressed to the 2023 Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) knockout stages. And being one of the Super Eagles players who’s…
Samuel Eto’o Fils, a Cameroonian football administrator and former player, who is the current President of the Cameroonian Football Federation has expressed his displeasure towards the performance of the Indomitables against the Senegalese team in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Eto’o noted that the country went through such humiliation because there is not…
I’ve just monitored the savaging of Super Eagles’ Samuel Chukwueze on a live programme on Brila Sports radio for his performance in yesterday’s match against Guinea Bissau. The attack on him is quite simply untenable for a young man whose exploits we all saw at Villarreal that earned him a lucrative transfer to AC Milan….
Super Eagles striker and African best player, Victor Osimhen has said he remains confident despite his missing clear-cut chances at the ongoing AFCON 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire. Despite scoring one goal in two appearances for Nigeria in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen remains calm and dismisses any notion of feeling…
