Former Green Eagles Captain and international footballer, Dr. Segun Odegbami, has given a fresh update concerning the burial arrangements of the late football legend, Peter Fregene. It will be recalled that the late Olympian died on 13th October, 2024 after a prolonged illness. In a Facebook post titled: Peter Fregene – An update!, Dr. Odegbami…
The decision on Saturday by the Egypt-based Confederation of African Football (CAF) to award victory to Nigeria in the postponed 2025 AFCON qualifier and also punish Libya for mistreatment of visiting Nigerian delegation should serve as a lesson and deterrent to other countries. The Super Eagles of Nigeria refused to play the match No.87 of…
Super Eagles captain and Kano Pillars star, Ahmed Musa, has been appointed as the Sports Ambassador of Kano State by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Musa, who is widely celebrated for his achievements on and off the pitch, expressed his gratitude through his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday. “I am deeply honoured to be appointed…
Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, a Libyan member of the CAF Executive Committee has lamented that the Libyans did not present strong evidence at the CAF hearing of the controversy-ridden Libya-Nigeria match. According to a statement he made in the Libyan publication, Libya Akhbar, Al-Shalmani remarked that the trial scene reflected the great disparity in support provided…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria has moved up by three spots to place world 36th in the October FIFA ranking. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1503.29 points within the period under review. The senior men’s national team defeated their Libyan counterparts in the…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has demanded that the Super Eagles be awarded three points and three points for the abandoned AFCON 2025 qualifiers game against Libya. It will be recalled that the Confederation of African Football, CAF, suspended the AFCON qualifiers game between Libya and Nigeria after the Nigerian team was left stranded at…
Super Eagles Star, Victor Boniface survived a ghastly car crash on Saturday night, a few hours after scoring the winning goal for Bayer Leverkusen against Frankfurt. Boniface, who had earlier missed a penalty for Bayer Leverkusen in the first half of the encounter, recovered to score the winning goal in the second half to hand…
Nigeria’s Flamingos began their U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign on an impressive note by beating New Zealand 4-1 on Wednesday night. The ladies dominated most part of the game, getting on the score sheet as early as the 2nd minute with Shakirat Moshood slotting home from inside the box. Khadijat Adegoke, Fardiat Abdulwahab, and Taiwo…
ON Monday, October 14, the Nigerian men’s senior team – Super Eagles – boycotted its African Nations Cup qualifier with Libya following mistreatment. The match was a second leg of the game played on Friday’s October 10 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, in which the Super Eagles defeated the Libyan Mediterranean Knights one nil. The…
The Super Eagles Interim Coach, Augustine Eguavoen has expressed his thoughts on the possibility of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarding three points to Libya after Nigeria forfeited the game. He emphatically stated that there was no way the Nigerian team would have played under the circumstances they faced. He explained that the team…
