Isaac Promise former Nigeria youth international has been committed to mother earth a few months after his sudden death on Thursday, January 9. The 31-year-old was said to have suffered a heart failure before his eventual death in the United States on October 2, 2019. Promise served his fatherland every time he got the opportunity […]
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More details have emerged as regards the voting pattern from the various representatives across Africa during the Confederation of African Football Awards which held on Tuesday in Cairo. In documents released, CAF published the details of the voting process that saw to the emergence of Asisat Oshoala as the 2019 African Women’s Player of the […]
Nigeria National Team coach Gernot Rohr has been ranked among the top twenty national team coaches in 2019 by German-based organisation International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The year award was won by Fernando Santos, coach of Portugal national team, with whom he won the UEFA Nations League in June 2019. Football experts […]
– Gernot Rohr says he is weighing options on whether to extend contract with NFF or not – The German tactician accuses Pinnick-led NFF of not showing commitment on his contract extension – Rohr also reveals that the football national body is owing him allowances worth $100k. Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, seems to […]
Captain of the senior national team of Nigeria Ahmed Musa has decided to pay the tuition fee of hundred students at Skyline University Kano after he was named as ambassador to the university. The 26 year old became the first sportsman to be named an ambassador by the school based in the state where he […]
A former England striker of Nigerian descent, John Fashanu has revealed that he still receives N5m monthly as pension from the English Football Association. The former Wimbledon striker who made this known on Tuesday in Abuja was explaining why it is becoming increasingly difficult to convince players with Nigerian roots to dump their adopted countries. […]
Odion Ighalo has warned his successor in the Super Eagles team, Victor Osimhen, not to get carried away by the hype. After finishing as the highest goal scorer at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Odion announced his retirement from international football. Osimhen has since inherited the no. 9 shirt and put on impressive performances […]
Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi has named Liverpool ace, Sadio Mane as the player that can win this year’s Ballon D’ Or. DAILY POST had reported that Mane is among the 30-man shortlist for this year’s Europe top individual prize alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and others. “Mane can win […]
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has reacted to his side’s 4-2 victory over Lesotho in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier encounter on Sunday in Maseru. YOUNG-PO REPORTER recalls that the hosts took the lead in the 11th minute through Masoabi Nkoto. However, the Super Eagles fought back through Alex Iwobi and Samuel […]
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has said that he preferred to concede first and win the match following his side’s 4-2 victory over Lesotho in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier encounter on Sunday in Maseru. Daily post recalls that the hosts took the lead in the 11th minute through Masoabi Nkoto. […]
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has disclosed that his side is not the best team in Africa because it still has a lot of work to do. He also warned his players to stay humble when they tackle Lesotho in today’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at the Setsoto Stadium. Rohr’s men […]
Nigeria is away to Lesotho in the second fixture of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. It is the third time ever both countries will face each other on the international scene. The Super Eagles go into Sunday’s game top of Group L, following their 2-1 win over Benin Republic on Wednesday. The […]
Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr has stated that his goal with the Nigerian national football team is to win the upcoming African Nations Cup in 2021, YoungpoReporters report. Rohr, who guided the Super Eagles to victory against Benin on Wednesday is out of contract in June 2020 but says his plan is to lead […]
Cup holders, Nigeria have crashed out of the ongoing U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt following a dire 0-0 draw with South Africa on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the draw on the night was not enough to see the Eagles through to the semi-finals. The result meant they finished […]
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Dickson Etuhu, has been found guilty of attempted match-fixing by the Court of Appeal in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday. Ehuhu, however, escaped a jail sentence but was fined and sentenced to serve probation, without further details being made public, according to BBC Sports. The court said that “the content of what […]
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has dropped a huge hint, that he will start Daniel Akpeyi, in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin Republic on Wednesday. Rohr invited three goalkeepers – Akpeyi, Katsina United’s Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Maduka Okoye – for the matches against the Squirrels on […]
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, has admitted it is difficult to convince players born outside Nigeria, to play for the country. Rohr stated this against the backdrop of QPR midfielder, Ebere Eze, turning down the chance to feature in the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho. […]
Former Arsenal midfielder Kelechi Nwakali, who has not played club football since March, has been named in Nigeria’s squad for this month’s Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 21-year-old’s loan spell at FC Porto’s B side last season was cut short due to visa problems, while struggles with work permit has left him […]
Eaglets Apologize after World Cup Exit, Blame VAR decision for Dampened Morale Captain of the Nigeria’s U17 team Samson Tijani has apologized after the side’s exit from the FIFA World Cup in the round of 16. Nigeria fell 3-1 to the Netherlands on Wednesday to see their campaign in Brazil come to a halt. Tijani […]
Nigeria will play Netherlands in the 2019 FIFA U17 World Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday. The Golden Eaglets are on the quest to win the tournament for a sixth time. Despite losing their last Group B game to Australia, Manu Garba’s boys finished as group winners and will now seek to overcome the Dutch. […]
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