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AFCON 2023: President Tinubu celebrates Super Eagles win over Cameroon

Nigeria's Super Eagles head into Friday's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Libya's Mediterranean Knights with a lot of confidence after amassing four points from a possible six in their first two games. A convincing 3-0 win against Benin Republic at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo was followed by a goalless stalemate against Rwanda in Kigali. Libya, winless in their previous two matches...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Onyeka & four others land in Uyo as labour strike gets suspended

by Kunle Fayiga

4 June 2024

The Super Eagles camp has been given a huge boost after five players landed in Uyo on Tuesday following the suspension of the national labour strike across Nigeria. Eight players were stranded on Monday due to inactivity at airports however however five of those players in defenders Semi Ajayi, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey, midfielder Frank Onyeka and forward Paul Onuachu all landed at the Victor...

Osayi-Samuel: Turkish football needs more than fines & bans to curb shameful fan violence

by Kunle Fayiga

5 April 2024

Nigeria defender Bright Osayi-Samuel made headlines on March 17 when he was captured punching a fan in Fenerbahce’s 3-2 Turkish Super Lig win away at Trabzonspor. Home fans descended on the pitch after the final whistle to attack some of the Fenerbahce players like Michy Batshuayi, who scored the winner for Fenerbahce in the 87th minute, and Osayi-Samuel. Rather than succumb to the attack, Osayi-Samuel took...

Nigeria’s Osayi-Samuel escapes sanction as two other teammates receive one-game ban

by Ibikunle Salako

3 April 2024

Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel has avoided any sanction for his part in the violent incident that ensued at the end of a Turkish Super Lig match between Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor last month. The former Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers fullback has been let off the hook following a disciplinary hearing after he was summoned by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) earlier this week. The 26-year-old,...

Osayi-Samuel: Super Eagles defender to face disciplinary committee over match violence

by Ibikunle Salako

1 April 2024

Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel is set for a disciplinary hearing after being summoned by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) for his part in last month’s violent scenes in a league match between Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor. The 26-year-old, along with clubmate Michy Batshuayi, played the role of a hero, fending off Trabzonspor supporters in a violent outbreak that ensued at the end of the game. A...

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Osayi-Samuel: Turkish football needs more than fines & bans to curb shameful fan violence

Nigeria’s Osayi-Samuel escapes sanction as two other teammates receive one-game ban

Osayi-Samuel: Super Eagles defender to face disciplinary committee over match violence

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