Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has invited 25 players for the upcoming international friendly matches against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique in October. Turkey-based Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is the only new player selected for the matches while in-form OGC Nice forward Terem Moffi returns to the team alongside Alex Iwobi. Iwobi was unable to make the last Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sao Tome and...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to face Saudi Arabia in an international friendly match in Portimao, Portugal, on Friday, October 13, 2023. The two sides have never faced each other at the senior level, with next month’s clash set to be the first meeting between the two teams. However, Nigeria once faced the Middle Eastern nation in the opening match of the FIFA U20...
The Super Eagles will conclude their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign against Sao Tome and Principe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Sunday evening. The game is effectively a dead rubber as Nigeria have already made it to the AFCON finals in the Ivory Coast next year while the Sao Tomeans are guaranteed of finishing bottom of Group A even if they...
Gent forward Gift Orban and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface have been invited for Nigeria's final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sao Tome and Principe on September 10. Peseiro added Orban and Boniface to attacking options following their scoring exploits in Europe this season. Boniface has scored four Bundesliga goals with an assist to his name in three outings for Bayer Leverkusen while...
Jose Peseiro has taken a paycut in his salary to remain with the Nigeria men's national team until after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast next year. Peseiro's contract as Super Eagles expired in June and he has just agreed a few hours before the team's training camp open in Uyo for their game against Sao Tome and Principe on Sunday, September...
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