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…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles head coach Finidi George has named a 23-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. The Eagles will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic after drawing their first two games of the qualifiers. Here’s the full list of players invited: Goalkeepers:…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa is back in the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming friendly game against Saudi Arabia and also the World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Lesotho, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Already talks have been concluded for a friendly game against Saudi Arabia on the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lionel Messi will travel with the Argentina squad to Bolivia for its South American World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, but his presence on the field remains uncertain. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he hopes to make a decision on Monday over whether to play the Inter Miami star. The world champions started…
LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Brazil and Argentina lost their appeals to FIFA on Monday and will have to play the World Cup qualifying game that was abandoned last year in Sao Paulo amid chaos on the field caused by pandemic rule breaches. In one of the most bizarre scenes during the qualifying program for the World…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An angry crowd invaded the pitch and vandalized facilities inside the Moshood Abiola national stadium in Abuja on Tuesday (Mar. 29), after Nigeria failed to beat Ghana in a qualifying game for the soccer World Cup in Qatar later this year, and won’t be competing in the tournament. The Abuja stadium was packed…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after drawing Ghana 1-1 on Tuesday. Ghana qualified on an away goal advantage. Nigeria hosted arch-rivals Ghana in the second-leg of the 2022 World Cup playoff on Tuesday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The Black…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Africa demanded on Monday that a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana be replayed after a controversial penalty cost them an African play-offs slot. TV replays showed Ghana defender Daniel Amartey apparently diving during the Group G decider on Sunday, leading to a penalty Andre Ayew converted for a 1-0 win…