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…
Anytime the Super Eagles lifted the African Nations Cup trophy, they confronted Elephants, were unbeaten by the Ivorians and ended up producing the tournament’s Top Scorer. In 1980, Taifa Stars of Tanzania were easy meat in the opening match. Although they came with two outstanding goalkeepers, Athumani Mambosasa and Juma Pondamali, the East Africans could…
Lionel Messi has been crowned The Best FIFA men’s player of the year. The 36-year-old Argentine picked up the individual honour ahead of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe during the award ceremony held in London on Monday night. The latest accolade is the third FIFA best award for the diminutive Argentine –following similar triumphs in…
Former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amuneke has said that he was never elected to vote in the CAF Awards while reacting to reports that he voted for Mohamed Salah of Egypt ahead of Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen in the 2023 CAF Player of the Year Award. Amuneke also claimed the viral video that led to the…
Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala and midfielder Jennifer Echegini voluntarily opted out of the Super Falcons’ squad for 2024 Women AFCON final qualifying fixture against Cape Verde in Abuja on Thursday. NFF’s Assistant Director (Technical), Abdulrafiu Yusuf, said the two players had been sent their flight tickets to travel to Nigeria a whole week before…
Former Super Eagles forward, Daniel Amokachi, has joined a distinguished group of 29 coaches for an intensive training course in Agadir, Morocco. The training programme, organized by the Direction Technique Nationale (DTN) in collaboration with the Ligue Régionale Souss-Massa, aims to equip coaches with the coveted CAF A license upon completion. Notably, among the participating…
Victor Osimhen has been tipped to win the 2023 CAF Player of the Year Award. Former African Footballer of the Year Patrick Mboma has lauded the Nigerian footballer. Mboma felt it would be difficult for anyone to challenge Osimhen for the prize The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently released the list of 30 nominees…
