LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former international, Waidi Akanni says the Super Eagles failed to prepare for penalty shootout in their defeat to Morocco. The Atlas Lions edged out the Super Eagles 4-2 on penalities in their semi-final encounter in Rabat on Thursday night. Both teams could not be separated after 120 minutes of football. Morocco converted…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Algeria head coach Vladimir Petković has said his players are disappointed with the defeat to Nigeria, reports Completesports.com. The Desert Foxes went down 2-0 to the Super Eagles in their quarter-final encounter at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Saturday night. It was Algeria’s first defeat of the competition, and a…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria have become the third country to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles outclassed Algeria 2-0 on Saturday, to progress into the next round of the competition. Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams scored two quick-fire goals in the second half, to seal an emphatic…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, is facing a one-match ban ahead of Sunday’s 2026 World Cup playoff final against DR Congo. This follows his booking in the 4-1 win over Gabon in the semi-final on Thursday. Osimhen was shown a yellow card for pulling off his shirt, as he celebrated his first goal…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Super Eagles captain John Mikel Obi has urged that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) be completely disbanded if Nigeria fails to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria’s qualification hopes are hanging in the balance after a 1–1 draw with South Africa in Uyo left the Eagles third in…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle will not include six players who were part of his inaugural squad in his soon to be released list of players for the unity friendly tournament in England, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. The coach called up 23 players for the world…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up one spot in the latest FIFA ranking. According to the ranking released on Thursday, Nigeria climbed from 44th to 43rd despite their damaging 1-1 draw at home to Zimbabwe in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash in March. During the March FIFA World…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria William Troost-Ekong tendered an apology to his teammates for his error that led to the goal that helped Zimbabwe secure a 1-1 draw at the death in Uyo yesterday in the world cup qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Ekong was beaten too easily leaving goalkeeper Stanley…