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2026 WCQ: Injury woes force late Super Eagles call-ups ahead of key fixtures

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has called up Porto defender Zaidu Sanusi and Crystal Palace midfielder Chrisantus Uche as late replacements ahead of Nigeria’s crucial matches against Lesotho and Benin in the final round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Afrosport reports. Sanusi and Uche will replace the injured duo of Birmingham City defender Bright Osayi-Samuel and Panathinaikos striker Cyriel Dessers. The changes were...

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Boniface leads Super Eagles attack against Russia, Uche handed first start

by Kunle Fayiga

6 June 2025

Victor Boniface will lead the Super Eagles attack in Friday's international friendly with Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Afrosport reports. The Bayer Leverkusen forward last started for the national team in the 2-1 defeat at home to Rwanda in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers last November and will be hoping to add to his international tally, with only one goal and one assist...

La Liga: Nigeria’s Uche nominated for U23 Player of the Month for February

by Ibikunle Salako

20 February 2025

Nigerian forward Christantus Uche has been nominated for La Liga U23 Player of the Month award for February, Afrosport reports. Uche scored once in three La Liga games for Getafe in the month under review, with his season tally curwrently at three goals in 24 league matches. The 21-year-old will need to fend off competition from Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, Javi Guerra (Valencia), Jesus Rodriguez...

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2026 WCQ: Injury woes force late Super Eagles call-ups ahead of key fixtures

Boniface leads Super Eagles attack against Russia, Uche handed first start

La Liga: Nigeria’s Uche nominated for U23 Player of the Month for February

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