The Super Eagles camp is rapidly filling up as Nigeria intensifies preparations for their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. As of Tuesday morning, 21 players had arrived at the team’s camp, with only Sadiq Umar and Alhassan Yusuf yet to join. The first batch of players, including Victor Osimhen, Bruno…
By Gilbert Ekugbe South Africa will face Mohamed Salah-captained Egypt while Ademola Lookman-inspired Nigeria must tackle Tunisia after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage draw was made in Rabat on Monday. Hosts Morocco face giant killers Comoros in the opening match of the 24-team tournament on December 21 while title-holders Ivory Coast will…
By Emmanuel Egobiambu Éric Chelle will be unveiled as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles in Abuja on Monday. The Nigeria Football Federation said the unveiling will be at the Media Conference Room of the MKO Abiola National Stadium, by 11 am. His unveiling will be coming barely a week after the football body…
By Adesina Wahab The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said it is not threatening to embark on any protest over the appointment of a Malian, Eric Chelle, as the new coach of the senior national team, the Super Eagles. The student body, in a statement by the Senate President, Comrade Akinteye Afeez, said…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. In a statement released on Tuesday, the NFF confirmed the appointment of the 47-year-old Malian tactician. The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has thrown its full support behind Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie, as both players vie for top honours at the CAF Player of the Year awards. Lookman is a strong contender in the men’s category, while Nnadozie is in the running for the women’s category. Lookman will slug it out…
As the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF contemplates on the hiring of a foreign coach for the Super Eagles , former coach of the senior national team, Samson Siasia has said the country can do without a foreigner. The Bayelsa-born gaffer equally called on his former teammate, Austine Eguavoen to officially resign from his role as…
