LAGOS JUNE10TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Kelechi Ihenacho and Semi Ajayi have been axed from coach Gernot Rohrs squad for Africa Cup of Nations 2019. Both players were part of the 25-man provisional list released last month but will not be part of Nigeria’s team to the AFCON in Egypt. Both players did not feature on Saturday, as…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Super Eagles are primed to know their AFCON 2019 group stage opponents this evening at the draw ceremony in Cairo, Former Green Eagles Captain, Segun Odegbami, has asked handlers of the senior national to perish the thought of recalling John Mikel Obi to the team. Mikel has been absent from Eagles…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ Odion Ighalo scored a first-half penalty kick, while Henry Onyekuru and Moses Simon scored in the second half for Nigeria to beat Seychelles 3-1 in Asaba, to end the 2019 AFCON qualifiers as Group E winners.
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa has received a huge injury boost ahead of their 2019 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifying fixture against Nigeria at the FNB Stadium on Saturday. The Bafana Bafana welcome back Thulani Serero and Thamsanqa Mkhize on Tuesday after both players did not take part in the team’s first training session…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria have replaced injured striker Odion Ighalo with Galatasaray forward Henry Onyekuru for an upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. China-based Ighalo, who plays for Changchun Yatai, is the leading scorer in the Africa Cup qualifiers with six goals. But a hamstring injury that has sidelined him for…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria moved one place from 49th position to 48th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as Belgium and France share the top spot for the first time in the table’s 25-year history. According to the rankings posted on the FIFA official website on Thursday, the Super Eagles amassed 1415 points to finish 48th…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-George Weah, President of Liberia and former World Footballer of the Year, made a surprise return to football on Tuesday, as he featured in his country’s friendly match against Nigeria. The match ended 2-1 in favour of Nigeria. The friendly match came up a few weeks before his 52nd birthday, and took…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Coach of the senior national team of Libya Adel Amrouche says he is confident of his side having a good result against Nigeria when both teams meet on the 10th of October in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers. Nigeria will lock horns in back to back games against Libya in…