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January 22, 2022 No Responses

AFCON 2021:Tunisia, Good Test For Eagles, Says Moses Simon

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon says their Round of 16 opponents, Tunisia, would be a good test for the team. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will file out against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia...

January 8, 2022 No Responses

AFCON Champions To Earn N2.8b

Champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will return home with a prize money of $5million (about N2.8 billion). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the winners’ prize money was increased from $4.5 million, representing an...

December 30, 2021 No Responses

NFF Appoints Jose Peseiro As New Super Eagles’ Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday announced the appointment of Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles. A statement issued by NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, explained that the NFF Executive Commi...

November 19, 2021 No Responses

Super Eagles: Coach, Gernot Rohr, To know Fate Next Week

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, says the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will decide the fate of Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, next week. Dare stated this on Thursday at the weekly ministerial briefing organized by the...

September 9, 2021 No Responses

Air Peace Boss Fulfils Cash Promise To Eagles

The Chairman of Air Peace airline, Mr Allen Onyema, has fulfilled his promise to the Super Eagles by giving them a sum of N20 million for winning their match against the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde on Tuesday. The Eagles...

September 7, 2021 No Responses

Unite Nigeria Through Football, Air Peace Boss Charges Super Eagles

The Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has harped on the unifying power of sports and urged the Super Eagles to unify Nigeria through the instrumentality of football, as the team gears up for their next encounter with Cape Verde...

June 17, 2018 No Responses

‘There Is Still Hope For Super Eagles’

A former chairman, Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Alhaji Aminu Maigari said the Super Eagles did not play too badly in their 0-2 loss against Croatia on Saturday. Maigari passed the verdict in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

October 8, 2017 No Responses

Buhari congratulates victorious super eagles

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their victory Saturday over the Chipolopolo of Zambia at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The President, who described the hard-earned victory as “very swee...

November 13, 2016 No Responses

FG congratulates Super Eagles for defeating Algeria

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday congratulated the Super Eagles on their 3-1 victory over Algeria in the African qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Buhari commended the team and its handlers for their determination and high professionalism.....

September 16, 2016 No Responses

FIFA rates Nigeria 14th in Africa

New ranking released by FIFA on Thursday indicates that Nigeria has moved three places higher, placing 64th in the world and 14th in Africa with a cumulative score of 534. According to the report, Nigeria was in the 67th...

September 1, 2016 No Responses

Workers differ on Aero Contarctor’s suspension of operation

(NAN) Leaders of aviation workers’ union have expressed different views on Aero Contractors’ plan to suspend flight oeprations from September 1, 2016. Isaac Balami, president, National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, applauded the decisio...

August 21, 2016 No Responses

Jubilations as Dream Team beat Honduras

Finally, we have something to take home. Some say half bread is better than none. It was a great relief as Nigeria now has a medal at the Rio Olympics and it came from the Dream Team VI which beat...

August 18, 2016 No Responses

Germany defeats Nigeria

Germany on Thursday disrupted Nigeria’s dream of picking the Rio Olympic football gold with 2-0 defeat. The Germans had shot into the lead through a ninth minute strike from Lukas Klostermann which they held on to until the 89th...