Posts tagged as: Super Eagles

Napoli Doctor Declares Osimhen Fully Fit For Nigeria, Ghana World Cup Play-Off

LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has been given a clean bill of health by  Napoli doctor Gianpaolo Tartaro stating that the forward will soon be able to play without using a face mask and will surely be ready for the Super Eagles WC Playoff matches against Ghana next month. The Nigeria international […]

Iwobi Banned For Nigeria’s 2022 World Cup Qualifier Playoff Against Ghana

LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Everton forward, Alex Iwobi, will be unavailable for Nigeria when they take on Ghana for a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. This is because of the red card he picked up during their 1-0 defeat to Tunisia. Iwobi, who came on as a substitute in the 2021 Africa Cup […]

Tunisia Knocks Out 10-Man Super Eagles Out Of AFCON

LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria are out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. They lost 1-0 to Tunisia in their Sunday encounter in the Round of 16. Barely two minutes after he was brought into the game, Alex Iwobi was sent off for a bad tackle. This is after Tunisia shocked […]

NFF May Retain Eguavoen As Super Eagles Coach As Federation Halts Peseiro Contract Talks

LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation may retain Austin Eguavoen as full-time coach of the Super Eagles after it was learnt that the body was yet to sign a contract with Portuguese coach José Peseiro, The PUNCH reports. Peseiro was named as the new coach of Nigeria on December 29, but would take charge […]

Incredible: Nigeria Refugee Girls Cheer Super Eagles To Victor In AFCON

LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Words are not enough to describe the fun and passion in their eyes as Nigerian refugee girls cheer on their side at the Africa Cup of Nations. The girls, ranging in age from 15 to 20, fled with their families to Cameroon years ago, as Boko Haram jihadists wreaked havoc in their […]

AFCON: Battle Of The Eagles As Nigeria Locks Horn With Algeria In Round Of 16

LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Carthage Eagles and the Super Eagles will lock horns in the first knockout round of the continental championship to determine who proceeds to the quarterfinals. Nigeria are scheduled for a potentially tricky contest with Tunisia in a Round of 16 tie of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on January 23, […]

AFCON 2022: Super Eagles Finally Drops Victor Osimhen

LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen is out of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations, the Nigeria Football Federation confirmed on Friday. Also, Super Eagles have invited four new players for AFCON over the health concerns and injuries of some players. The NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, made this known on Friday, adding that only the goalkeeping […]

AFCON 2021: Eguavoen Worried Over Non Release Of Foreign Players

LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Interim coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Augustine Eguavoen, says that he is worried about AFCON 2021 since a lot of European clubs don’t want to release players for the tournament on time.  African Examiner recalls that some managers of top European clubs with African players have kicked against the timing of AFCON, […]

Nigeria May Not Qualify For World Cup Despite 1-1 Draw With Cape Verde

By Ifreke Inyang LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday evening, Nigerians squirmed for 90 minutes, as their national team played out a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in their final 2022 World Cup qualifying. The result was enough to send the Super Eagles into the playoffs in March 2022. But it wasn’t enough to fill fans […]

Nigerians React To Ighalo Returns To Super Eagles

LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Mixed reactions have trailed the decision of Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr to hand a national team recall to striker Odion Ighalo, who retired from international football in 2019. Rohr included Ighalo in his 24-man squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifying games against Liberia and Cape Verde later this month. Ighalo […]

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