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Sadio Mane made up for missing from the spot in normal time to score the decisive penalty as Senegal overcame Mohamed Salah’s Egypt 4-2 in a shoot-out to win their first Africa Cup of Nations title after Sunday’s final finished goalless at the end of extra time. Mane had seen Mohamed Abou Gabal save his […]
BENUE State Governor Samuel Ortom has solicited the support of Nigerians to cushion the effect of the humanitarian crisis in the state occasioned by the over five years’ stay of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in camps. The governor spoke yesterday at separate thanksgiving masses held at St Dominic Catholic Church Sachi and St Joseph’s […]
It is now official that no foreign-based player would join Nigeria’s junior national team to fortify and restore confidence in the domestic league. General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Sanusi Mohammed, who announced this in Abuja, said junior national team coaches under the employment of the football house have been barred from such practice. Sanusi […]
Former Nigerian international Eddy Lord Dombarye was a household name, especially with followers of the domestic league when he was one of the top scorers in the 1990s. His exploits resonated even further when he moved abroad to join Polish side LKS Lodz where he spent about four seasons and also played in Serbia and […]
Super Eagles Players and officials are due to arrive Uyo today for their camp in preparation for the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers against Republic of Benin. The Eagles will take on Benin at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Wednesday, before jetting out to Maseru to face Lesotho next Sunday on Matchday 2 of the 2021 AFCON […]
Super Eagles of Nigeria are dotting the “I’s” for tomorrows friendly clash with five-times world champions, Brazil, at the Singapore National Stadium, Kallang. Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, told newsmen that the high-profile friendly is an opportunity to test his team’s capacity and make adjustments where necessary before the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying […]
Ahead of the FIFA Under-Seventeen World Cup finals taking place in Brazil from 26th October to 17th November 2019, five-time champions, Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, have commenced camping. Head Coach, Manu Garba, called up fifty two players for the training in Abuja, which began yesterday. Among those invited are Etim Charles, Friday Ubi, Sunusi Ibrahim, Iniobong Okon, Opeyemi […]
For the first time in history, senior national teams of Ukraine and Nigeria are to play an international friendly match at the Dnipro Arena on Tuesday, September 10. Ukrainian Association of Football confirmed the date on its website. The encounter, will take place three days after the Euro 2020 qualifying fixture between Ukraine and Lithuania […]
Mikel Obi, Super Eagles captain has come out public to declare his retirement from International Football. He made this know via his official instagram page. The message reads: ”Egypt is a country where I’ve started and have finished my National Career. In 2006, I played my first official championship for my country”. ”2019 African Cup […]
As AFCON 2019 reaches its climax, the top four teams are left to battle it out for a place in the final. Mighty George once again serves us with all the latest we need to know about the action in Egypt.
