Voice for the voiceless
Following George Finidi’s resignation two months after his appointment, the Nigeria Football Federation has selected German coach Bruno Labbadia to lead the Senior Men’s National Team, the Super Eagles. In a statement on Tuesday, NFF General Secretary Dr. Mohammed Sanusi announced, “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the Technical and Development Sub-Committee’s recommendation to appoint…
The Nigerian football team seemed to be on their way to repeating their earlier 1-0 win against Ivory Coast during the group stage of the AFCON 2023 tournament. The captain, William Troost-Ekong, who had scored a penalty to win the first match, rose to head in the opener late in the first half. However, despite…
Nigeria and South Africa faced off in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final match, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Nigeria went on to win the match 4-2 on penalties, with substitute forward Kelechi Iheanacho and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali playing pivotal roles. Nigeria’s victory in the match, which was held in Bouake, earned them a…
Victor Osimhen, who won the Serie A title with Napoli last season and was named African footballer of the year in 2023, believes that winning the Cup of Nations with Nigeria would be the pinnacle of his career. In an interview with AFP in Abidjan, where the Super Eagles are preparing to face the hosts…
Royal Antwerp midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf, will now replace the injured Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi as the Super Eagles prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Cote d’Ivoire. On Monday, Ndidi was absent from Leicester City’s 4-1 victory against Huddersfield Town due to an undisclosed injury. Babafemi Raji, the team’s spokesman, revealed…
He said Jose Peseiro should be based in the country to be able to discover local football talents to complement the foreign-based players. Nigerian football legend and former national team captain, Christian Chukwu, has lamented the current condition of the Super Eagles, saying that the country does not have a team for now. He said…
