Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi made his 100th appearance for Nigeria on Wednesday during the friendly match against Portugal in Leiria, receiving a commemorative plaque bearing the number 100 to mark the milestone. Iwobi became only the fourth player to reach 100 appearances for the Super Eagles, joining Joseph Yobo, Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa…
For many footballers, the pinnacle of their career is representing their country on the international stage. And for Tayo Edun, football has always been more than a job. It’s been a thread connecting identity, purpose, and ambition. Born in Islington to Nigerian and Saint Vincentian parents, Tayo Edun cut his teeth in the high-speed youth…
Ademola Lookman has been crowned the 2024 CAF African Player of the Year. The 27-year-old Atalanta forward becomes the seventh Nigerian player to win this prestigious award, succeeding his compatriot Victor Osimhen. Lookman’s incredible year included 22 goals, notably a hat trick in the Europa League final that secured Atalanta’s first-ever continental title. He also…
To say Victor Osimhen has had arguably one of the best seasons of his career in the 2022/2023 season is no understatement, and here are five different records the Super Eagles of Nigeria forward has managed to set for Nigeria and Africa as a whole in the Serie A. Victor Osimhen had been an integral part of…
Super Eagles and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has reacted to receiving the national honour, MFR, from the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Serie A African highest goal scorer of all time,Victor Osimhen,took to his social media to react to being conferred with the national honour, Member of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by…
Sportswear giants, Nike has unveiled the new Super Eagles jerseys in New York ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations match-day three home qualifying encounter against Sierra Leone. President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick had earlier disclosed that new attire for the national team’s World Cup qualifying series would be unveiled…
Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, on Thursday, announced his retirement from international football. Mike Obi said, at the age of 32, it was time for him to bow out of the team and let the young ones take over. Sharing a photo of himself in the national jersey, Mikel Obi wrote, “Egypt is a…
The 2018 world cup kit of Nigeria’s football team, the Super Eagles, has sold out in London with the home kit selling out in minutes. The kit is reputed to be the most beautiful of all the national teams to play in the world cup in Russia, and had racked up 3 million pre-orders before its release. The…
