Akin Alabi, a Nigerian lawmaker, has condemned people who threatened Super Eagles players after they crashed out of the AFCON tournament. The Super Eagles of Nigeria crashed out of the tournament last Sunday, January 23, after they lost to Tunisia. Some Nigerians stormed the pages of the players, cursing and threatening them over the loss….
The Nigerian senior football team, the Super Eagles on Tuesday morning quietly returned to Nigeria from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon without fanfare. The players and officials returned via a chartered flight from Garoua, where they played four matches. They arrived at 1:10am at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in…
Alex Iwobi, the Nigerian footballer and Everton forward, will be unavailable for Nigeria when they take on Ghana for a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This is because of the red card he picked up during their 1-0 defeat to Tunisia. Iwobi, who came on as a substitute in the 2021 Africa…
GIOTV reports that a former aide of the ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari should be blamed for the defeat suffered by the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Cameroon. According to Omokri, Buhari has negative energy which he transferred to the players following the video call he earlier made to…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been eliminated from the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 1 – 0 to Tunisia in the Round of 16. The Eagles of Carthage took the lead in the 47th minutes after Youssef Msakni found the net with a long-range shot. In the 64 minutes, Alex Iwobi was…
The Nigerian Super Eagles will battle the Black Stars of Ghana for a spot in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This was confirmed on Saturday after the draw was conducted in Douala, Cameroon. Egypt will take on Senegal, while Algeria play Cameroon. Morocco have been paired with DR Congo and Mali clash with Tunisia.
Nigeria has defeated Egypt in today’s AFCON match. A well taken volley by Kelechi Iheanacho gave the Super Eagles a well deserved victory against Egypt in the African Cup of Nations match. More updates later…
Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has taken new action by entering self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start…
Napoli, the Italian professional football club has announced their Nigerian star striker, Victor Osimhen won’t return to Italy as he tested positive for COVID before boarding from Nigeria. Osimhen has been included in the Nigeria squad list for the Africa Cup of Nations but was expected to return to Naples to assess his cheekbone injury…
English Premier League revealed that 103 players and staff have tested positive for the corona virus in the period from Dec. 20 to 26. Just a week ago, the English top-flight set a new high since testing began in 2020 with 90 positive cases. That mark has now been beaten as the omicron variant takes…