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Osimhen Fires Blank As Napoli Slip Up In Title Race After Loss To Milan

7Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports

Osimhen Fires Blank As Napoli Slip Up In Title Race After Loss To Milan

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen failed to score as Napoli fell 1-0 at home to AC Milan in Sunday’s Serie A top of the table clash. Osimhen has now failed to score in his last three games for Napoli. He has found the back of the net seven times after 18 league games in the Serie A. Victor Osimhen Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud netted the only goal on 49 minutes, after redirecting a wayward Davide Calabria effort to give Milan a huge victory away to Napoli in the Scudetto race. Read Also: 2022 W/C Playoff: Eguavoen Lists Ighalo, Dennis, Lookman, 29 Others In Provisional Squad For Ghana Clash Osimhen went close to getting on the score sheet but fired straight at Mike Maignan after a give-and-go with Giovanni Di Lorenzo. The Super Eagles striker had...

2022 W’Cup Playoff: Ghana Will Be Difficult Game For Eagles –Ndidi

5Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, World Cup

2022 W’Cup Playoff: Ghana Will Be Difficult Game For Eagles –Ndidi

Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi has warned the team to be careful with the way they handle the Black Stars of Ghana in the fast-approaching 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff.The Leicester City star made this known in an interview with ESPN, where he said that the players are determined and hungry to play at the world football showpiece in Qatar. Ndidi was among the players invited by the Interim coach of the Super Eagles, Austine Eguavoen on Friday. “It will mean a lot for us to go back to the World Cup,” Ndidi told ESPN. Read ALso: 2022 W/C Playoff: Eguavoen Lists Ighalo, Dennis, Lookman, 29 Others In Provisional Squad For Ghana Clash “But Ghana will not be easy. To be honest, we have to be careful about their whole team and not just any specific players. It will be two ...

Nigeria Vs Ghana: Why Black Stars Will Defeat Super Eagles – Bortey

5Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Ghana, News, Nigeria, Sports, World Cup, Youths

Nigeria Vs Ghana: Why Black Stars Will Defeat Super Eagles – Bortey

Former Ghana attacker, Bernard Don Bortey has said the Black Stars have enough quality to beat Nigeria to the 2022 World Cup ticket. Both West African rivals face off for a place at the global showpiece later this month. Ghana will host the first leg in Cape Coast on March 25. Four days later, the reverse fixture will be played in Abuja. See Also: 2022 W/C Playoff: Eguavoen Lists Ighalo, Dennis, Lookman, 29 Others In Provisional Squad For Ghana Clash “Ghana, Nigeria is a different ball game all together considering the rivalry between us. “At first, it was not about names but this time around the players will count. “I believe in Ghana; I believe in the players and I believe Ghana will qualify,” Bortey told Bryt FM. Source: Daily Post

2022 W/C Playoff: Eguavoen Lists Ighalo, Dennis, Lookman, 29 Others In Provisional Squad For Ghana Clash

4Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, World Cup

2022 W/C Playoff: Eguavoen Lists Ighalo, Dennis, Lookman, 29 Others In Provisional Squad For Ghana Clash

Technical Adviser Augustine Eguavoen has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, midfielder Wifred Ndidi and forwards Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho in a Super Eagles’ provisional list of 32 for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off round against the Black Stars of Ghana. Also called up are goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Daniel Akpeyi, defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi and Abdullahi Shehu, midfielders Oghenekaro Etebo and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, and forwards Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Samuel Chukwueze. Read Also: Super Eagles Team Sneaks Into Nigeria In Midnight Flight After AFCON Failure Leicester City FC of England forward Ademola Lookman, recently cleared by FIFA to switch international allegiance and former U17 World Cup star Akinkunmi Am...

AFCON: Senegal Edge Equatorial Guinea, Clinch Semi-Finals Place

30Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

AFCON: Senegal Edge Equatorial Guinea, Clinch Semi-Finals Place

Senegal overcame Equatorial Guinea to set up an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Burkina Faso. Ex-Bristol City forward Famara Diedhiou put Senegal ahead with a first-time strike following Sadio Mane’s pass. Read Also: Super Eagles Team Sneaks Into Nigeria In Midnight Flight After AFCON Failure Equatorial Guinea were awarded a penalty before the decision was overturned, but then equalised soon after through Jannick Buyla’s low shot. But substitute Cheikhou Kouyate volleyed Senegal ahead, with Watford’s Ismaila Sarr side-footing a late third. Senegal, who never have won the tournament, face Burkina Faso on Wednesday, before Egypt play Cameroon in the second semi-final on Thursday, with the final taking place on Sunday, 6 February. Source: CompleteSports

Losing Is Part Of The Game By Femi Adesina

28Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

Losing Is Part Of The Game By Femi Adesina

Soccer-loving Nigerians were heartbroken last Sunday when the Super Eagles of Nigeria could not fly higher than the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the second round match of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament holding in Cameroon. Nigerians were full of expectations. The Super Eagles players were confident. President Muhammadu Buhari had done what the father of the nation should do, engaging in a video conference earlier in the day to ginger the players. Alas, Nigeria lost the game by a lone goal, and exited the tournament. Nobody likes to lose in a keen contest, whether political, economic, domestic, professional, or in sports. Winning is exhilarating, gives a feel-good sensation, and generally sends the adrenaline pumping. But you know what? Losing is part of the gam...

Super Eagles Team Sneaks Into Nigeria In Midnight Flight After AFCON Failure

25Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

Super Eagles Team Sneaks Into Nigeria In Midnight Flight After AFCON Failure

The Super Eagles on Tuesday morning quietly returned to Nigeria from the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon without fanfare. The players and officials returned via a chartered flight from Garoua, where they played four matches. They arrived at 1:10am at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, received by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials. The NFF officials were led by their General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, accompanied by the federation’s executive committee members Yusuf Ahmed and Shehu Dikko. A large chunk of the players and officials came down from the aircraft, alongside a large number comprising members of the supporters’ club and media personnel. Read Also: AFCON 2021: Eguavoen Steps Down As Super Eagles’ Coach After Shock...

AFCON 2021: Eguavoen Steps Down As Super Eagles’ Coach After Shock Exit

24Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

AFCON 2021: Eguavoen Steps Down As Super Eagles’ Coach After Shock Exit

Augustine Eguavoen has stepped down as the interim coach of the Nigeria national team. This follows the Super Eagles’ 1-0 defeat to Tunisia in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 clash on Sunday. Eguavoen had led the three-time champions to three straight wins against Egypt, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau. However, they fell short against a Covid-stricken Tunisian team in the knockout stages. “What happens next is that I’m the interim coach and Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Read Also: Tunisia Defeat Nigeria in AFCON R16 Berth “I will go back to my position and allow the NFF (to) make a decision on the way forward,” Eguavoen said after the match. Eguavoen stepped in after Gernot Rohr was sacked last month. However, the NFF announced Jose P...

Eguavoen: We Will Go All Out For Win Against Tunisia

23Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

Eguavoen: We Will Go All Out For Win Against Tunisia

Super Eagles interim head coach Austine Eguavoen claimed his side will go all out for a win in their second round clash against Tunisia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Eguavoen’s charges will lock horns with the Carthage Eagles on Sunday (today) at the Roumde Adija Stadium, Garoua. It will be the sixth meeting between both countries at the Africa Cup of Nations. Read Also: AFCON: Osimhen Sends Message To Super Eagles Ahead Of Tunisia Clash The Super Eagles have enjoyed a perfect start to the competition, winning all their group games. Eguavoen has called on his players to approach the game with the same mentality and determination. “We topped our group with maximum points, but this is a totally different story, and the players and technical staff know this well, “t...

AFCON: Osimhen Sends Message To Super Eagles Ahead Of Tunisia Clash

23Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

AFCON, News, Nigeria, Sports

AFCON: Osimhen Sends Message To Super Eagles Ahead Of Tunisia Clash

Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, has boosted the morale of his teammates ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 clash against Tunisia on Sunday (today). Nigeria are without top marksman Victor Osimhen. However, his absence creates opportunities for a number of young guns to make hay at AFCON. Read Also: NFF Considers Appointing Eguavoen Permanent Super Eagles Coach Osimhen’s absence paves way for Greece-based Henry Onyekuru who was also at the last finals in Egypt. In a tweet via his Twitter handle on Saturday night, Osimhen wrote, “GoodLuck To The Super Eagles And SSC Napoli In Tomorrow’s Encounter Against Tunisia And Salernitana.” On Sunday at the Stade Roumdé Adjia, Nigeria will file out with three wins in three from their group phase campaign. ...