LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that Augustine Eguavoen, a former player and Technical Director of the Super Eagles, will step in as the head coach for the team’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. This decision comes in the wake of German coach Bruno…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-FIFA has ruled that the top scorer at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, Emilio Nsue, was never eligible to represent Equatorial Guinea throughout his entire 11-year international career. The world football governing body stated this on Monday in a detailed verdict. FIFA also cancelled two wins that Equatorial Guinea recorded in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ move from 42nd in the world to 28th in the latest FIFA rankings has seen them record their best leap since 2013, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Nigeria moved 14 places in the world and are now third in Africa, moving three places up from their previous sixth position. This is…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, rewarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria with a national award (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and piece of land. President Tinubu made the pronouncement when he received the players and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A video of Nigerians celebrating their football team’s victory over South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations has gone viral on social media. In the clip, the Super Eagles fans taunt their rivals by pouring liquid over their bodies while singing the hit Water by South African singer Tyla. On Sunday,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kelechi Iheancho scored the winning penalty but Stanley Nwabali proved to be the Super Eagles’ saviour as Nigeria booked an AFCON 2023 final place after beating South Africa Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili was the difference between the two sides as Nigeria dug deep to claim a deserved win over South…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in 2023 election, Peter Obi has congratulated the Nigeria Super Eagles on their victory over the Angola national team in the ongoing African Cup tournament in Ivory, Coast. The Nigerian National team defeated Angola 1-0 in the quarter final to qualify for the semi-final of the tournament….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Coach Jose Peseiro is leaving nothing to chance as the Super Eagles march on for a fourth AFCON title and so he has gone tough on the team by warning he will throw out any player who breaks camp rules. The Super Eagles stars must not be late to team meetings, pick…