Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro has confirmed that Kelechi Iheanacho will be with the team at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. The Leicester City forward is part of the 25-man squad but his involvement has been up in the air as he has been nursing an injury which made him stay back at this club Leicester City. Peseiro has now put...
Super Eagles manager Jose Peseiro says he was happy with the performance of his players despite losing 2-0 to Guinea in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations warm-up friendly on Monday in Dubai. Goals from Aguibou Camara and Facinet Conte in between a penalty miss from Moses Simon means Nigeria heads into their AFCON opener against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday on a rocky patch. Regardless of...
Nigeria have been dealt a huge injury blow ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with Victor Bonfiace’s withdrawal due to an injury. The Bayer Leverkusen star did not feature in the Super Eagles’ friendly games against Dubai-based club Al Gharbia on Sunday and AFCON-bound Guinea on Monday. The 23-year-old confirmed the injury setback by sending his best wishes to the rest of his internal...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to play Guinea in a friendly match in Abu Dhabi as part of their preparations for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. The Jose Peseiro-led side began training in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, and they will now take on the National Elephants in an AFCON pre-tournament friendly at the Bani Yas Stadium on Monday, January 8, at...
Real Sociedad forward Umar Sadiq, Cyprus-based goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and the newly called up Royal Antwerp midfielder Alhassan Yusuf all arrived the Super Eagles training camp in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Sadiq, like Uzoho represented Nigeria at the last edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon in 2021, while Hasssuper eaglrssupan, who replaced the injured Ndidi, is expected to make his Super Eagles and...
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