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…
Dr. Segun Odegbami, former Nigeria International winger has revealed that the traditional rite called Koromaju, the first in a series of ceremonies for the funeral of late Peter Fregene, took place on Tuesday, 15th October, 2024. “His wife and children organised the event to announce the passage of their father, a great man and an…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has pulled the Super Eagles out of Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Libya, following a frustrating 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq International Airport. The Nigerian delegation, en route to Benghazi for the crucial match, encountered unexpected difficulties when their chartered aircraft was diverted mid-flight to Al…
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the “inhumane treatment” of the Super Eagles players and coaches by Libyan authorities, demanding swift justice for the team. In a statement on Monday, Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to the president, Tinubu called on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take action and prevent…
The Tunisian pilot who flew the chartered ValueJet plane carrying the Nigerian Super Eagles football team has come forward with a detailed account of the frustrating incident that occurred during their attempted landing in Benghazi. According to the pilot, the original flight plan was to land the aircraft in Benghazi, Libya, as approved by the…
Former Nigeria International goalkeeper Peter Fregene has died, at 77. Fondly called Apo by teammates and admirers, Fregene who has been critically ill and on life support over the last few days at a hospital in Oghara , Delta State, reportedly died in the presence of his two children and devoted wife, Tina. Erstwhile Green…
There is some good news. Peter Fregene is being given another chance to live. This afternoon, contrary to the request by some family members to unplug Peter from life-support and be allowed to die at home, Marian, his first child and Tina, his wife of several decades, chose to follow the advise and referral by…
