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Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has admitted that his team cannot surprise Argentina again. Both countries will meet on June 26 in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup, few months […]

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Raymond King has died on Monday at the age of 52. According to King’s former teammate, Taju Disu, the former Abiola Babes keeper died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, […]

In the beginning, God created a field and a sport. Now, the field was formless and empty. And God said, ‘Let there be football!’, and there was Messi. It is not clairvoyant to understand that […]

The need to recall Vincent Enyeama to join the Super Eagles squad to the 2018 World Cup in Russia has become important and urgent. The team needs a strong, experienced goalkeeper to prosecute the tournament. […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been sanctioned by FIFA for fielding an “ineligible” Shehu Abdullahi in the match against Algeria on November 10, 2017. This sanction is a result of Abdullahi’s failure to serve […]

By winning the BBC African Footballer of the year prize Mohamed Salah has added his name to a list of legends including Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) and Michael Essien (Ghana). Salah was […]

Super Eagles Manager, Gernot Rohr has revealed that Nigeria will be involved in a pre-World Cup friendly against Poland on March 23, 2018, reports soccernet.com.ng. The Super Eagles have been drawn against Argentina, Croatia and […]

Former Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastien Veron has said he is not happy with the Russia 2018 World Cup draw pitting Nigeria against his country in Group D. Veron, who helped Argentina beat the Super Eagles […]

Just 24 hours after resuming ticket sales for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, a total of 159,402 tickets (98 per cent of the currently available inventory) have been allocated to fans from around the […]

Jose Mourinho will make another attempt to sign Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, according to reports. Both the Daily Mirror and The Guardian claim Manchester United have targeted the 28-year-old Wales man, who has been […]

Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain defender, Dani Alves, has labelled compatriot Gabriel Jesus as “the new Ronaldo”, insisting the youngster will “get even better”. Jesus who made his senior debut for Brazil in September 2016 has […]

I was inducted into the community of boxing aficionados by the sheer prowess of the boxing prodigy, Iron Mike Tyson, from the second half of the 1980s. Tyson at the tender age of 20 had […]

Former Nigeria international Taribo West has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Technical Study Group of the Nigeria Football Federation. The NFF had on Monday dissolved its committees but on Friday, the federation […]

World football-governing body, FIFA, has approved the friendly match between Nigeria and Argentina as scheduled in Krasnodar, Russia, on November 14. This was contained in a letter forwarded to the Football Union of Russia, addressed […]

Antonio Conte insists his relationship with Jose Mourinho stops at mutual respect ahead of Chelsea’s clash with Manchester United, Skysports reports. The pair have been involved in several touchline confrontations dating back to October 2016, […]