NIGERIA’s Super Eagles have dropped again by one spot in the FIFA World Ranking to place world 39th in the July ranking. In the ranking table by the world football governing body, the Nigerian team still maintained the 1,498.93 it had in June. Newsextra24 recalls that the team suffered a …
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THREE-time champions and five-time runners-up, Nigeria are expected to know their opponents for the qualification race of the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the draw for the 2025 AFCON would be conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ademola Olajire, Director of …
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THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has concluded arrangements to appoint an expatriate coach for the Super Eagles. The NFF said it took the decision following the Super Eagles dismal display in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin Republic. The West Africans battled 1-1 against Bafana …
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FORMER international, Emmanuel Amuneke, Domenec Torrent and Antonio Conceicao have made the final three-man shortlist for the Super Eagles coaching job. Newsextra24 learnt from a reliable source in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that the names of the three coaches have benn sent to the executive committee by the …
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PREISDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday honoured each player and official of the Nigerian Super Eagles with the Member of The Order of The Niger national award for securing the silver medal at the just-concluded 2023 Africa Nations Cup. The Eagles, three-time African champions, lost the AFCON final 2-1 to hosts …
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NIGERIA’s vice-president, Kashim Shettima has eulogised the Super Eagles despite the team’s failure to win the title at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles fell to a 2-1 defeat against hosts, Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the competition on Sunday night. Shettima, who watched the game …
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By Prof Emmanuel Ojeme THE Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday, 11th of February 2024, faces the Elephants of Ivory Coast, the host nation in AFCON, 2024 final duel. The two teams went through the rigor of the tournament which started with 32 teams to emerge as the pair for …
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THE celebration that followed the 4-2 victory of the Super Eagles of Nigeria over their South African counterparts on Wednesday has claimed the life of one person in Lokoja, Kogi State capital. Trojan News gathered that the victim identified as Lukman was in his late twenties. The sad incident was …
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THE Super Eagles will now play Guinea in a friendly ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Burkina Faso were also considered for the friendly but the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has now reached an agreement with their Guinean counterpart. The warm-up game will take place in Abu Dhabi, …
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SUPER Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has named 25 players for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which is scheduled to take place in Ivory Coast from January 13 to February 11, 2024. In the 25-man Super Eagles squad that was confirmed earlier today, December 29, coach Jose Peseiro unexpectedly invited …
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