Remo Stars defender Sodiq Ismail, who recently received his first national team call-up, is confident the Super Eagles will come out victorious in their upcoming African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Nigeria will be up against South Africa and Benin Republic in this month’s qualifiers, and Ismail, who is one of the three home-based players called up to the squad, says the team isn’t...
Eight Super Eagles players have been left stranded upon their entry into Nigeria ahead of their crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, owing to the ongoing national labour strike across the country. The strike, which is a protest against the national minimum wage and increase in electricity tariff, has affected the aviation sector which means local flights across the country have been suspended. The eight players...
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has declared himself fit after being left out the squad that will take on South Africa and Benin in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers next week. The 30-year-old suffered a muscle injury while on duty at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and played through with it as Nigeria reached the final but lost to the Ivory Coast. Troost-Ekong required...
Ghana head coach Otto Addo has called up Brandon Thomas-Asante and Ibrahim Sulemana for the first time as the Black Stars prepare to face Mali and Central African Republic in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. West Bromwich Albion's Thomas-Asante was born in England and eligible to play for either the Three Lions, the Black Stars or Jamaica while Sulemana plays in Italy with Cagliari who...
It is a new dawn for Nigeria as former Super Eagles player Finidi George takes charge of the team in a competitive game for the first time against South Africa and Benin in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on June 7 and 10 respectively. The former Enyimba manager already has his 26-man squad in place for the crunch fixtures and one interesting name back on...
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