LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn in Group C alongside South Africa, Benin Republic, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The draws ceremony was held on Thursday in Abidjan, Cote’d’Ivoire. The West African side missed out on the last year’s World Cup in Qatar having lost to…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The NFF led by President Ibrahim Gusau face by far their sternest test yet as it concerns the future of Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro. Peseiro’s contract runs out at the end of this month and even though he has qualified Nigeria to the 2023 AFCON to be hosted by Cote d’Ivoire…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a gripping match held at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Monrovia, Liberia, Victor Osimhen displayed his scoring prowess, leading the Super Eagles to a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Sierra Leone. With this win, Nigeria secured their place in the highly anticipated 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, comfortably qualifying with a…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cross-section of fans on Monday said they were unimpressed by the Super Eagles 1-0 win over the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles claimed their pound of flesh against the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau right in front of their own…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Super Eagles are back to the top of Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after beating the Wild Dogs of Guinea Bissau 1-0 in the return match of their double-leg clash on Monday. Moses Simon scored the only goal of the match from the spot kick to give all…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Everton midfielder Alex Iwobi promised that Nigeria will bounce back after suffering a shock 1-0 home loss to Guinea-Bissau on Friday in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. It was one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition as Mama Balde scored for the Wild Dogs, who are 81 places…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has arrived the team’s camp in Abuja ahead of Friday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Djurtus (Wild Dogs) of Guinea Bissau. The match is scheduled to take place at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, in Abuja. Eagles Media Officer, Babafemi Raji told the News…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s failure to participate in the FIFA World Cup has sent the three-time African champions crashing down the global ranking The Super Eagles have suffered a sharp drop in rating in the December FIFA ranking updated just hours after the conclusion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Previously ranked 32nd…