Samuel Akere scored a goal and provided an assist as Botev Plovdiv defeated Spartak Varna 2-1 in the Bulgarian Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Nigerian scored in the previous round against Etar, coming of the bench to net the final goal in a 4-2 win. Akere opened proceedings against Botev Plovdiv in the 20th minute before assisting Ivelin Popov for the second goal in the...
South Africa will get to play the Super Falcons of Nigeria in the final round of the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers after edging past Tanzania 4-0 on aggregate in the penultimate round. Banyana Banyana thumped the Twiga Stars 3-0 in the first leg in Dar es Salaam and were very much of control of control of proceedings at the Mbombela Stadium. Tanzania had put the ball in...
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong, who was crowned Player of the Tournament at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), will be out of action for an extended period of time. Troost-Ekong is set to undergo “minor surgery” in Finland this week to repair a thigh injury he picked up in Nigeria’s second group stage game against eventual winners and hosts Ivory Coast, a game in...
Esther Okoronkwo made the difference as she scored the only goal to hand the Super Falcons of Nigeria a 1-0 win over Cameroon in the second leg of the penultimate round of the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers on Monday evening. Both sides played out a goalless draw in the first leg in Douala last Friday and after early pressure by the Falcons, they took the lead in...
Former Nigeria striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has opened up about his reaction to the memorable miss at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. After losses to Argentina and Greece, the Super Eagles needed a win against South Korea to advance from the group stage of the competition and Yakubu had a chance off Yusuf Ayila's cross to put Lars Lagerback's team ahead but his effort...
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