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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Eguavoen defends snubbing Dessers, Arokodare in Super Eagles team

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Eguavoen defends snubbing Dessers, Arokodare in Super Eagles team

Super Eagles interim coach Augustine Eguavoen has revealed his reason for snubbing Rangers and Genk forwards, Cyriel Dessers and Tolu Arokodare, from Nigeria’s 23-man squad to face Libya in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers this month. Dessers, 29, has been in good form in Scotland with seven goals and three assists in 13 matches in all competitions this season, while 23-year-old Arokodare has...

La Liga: Nigeria’s Chidera Ejuke scores Sevilla’s winner against Valladolid

La Liga: Nigeria’s Chidera Ejuke scores Sevilla’s winner against Valladolid

Super Eagles forward Chidera Ejuke was the hero as 10-man Sevilla clinched a 2-1 win over Real Valladolid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Tuesday night. Ejuke, who joined Sevilla this summer following the expiration of his contract with CSKA Moscow, opened his club account with the match-winner in the 85th minute having come on as a second half substitute. LATE EJUKE MAGIC GIVES US...

Okoye recalled to Super Eagles squad

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Maduka Okoye in Uyo as Super Eagles awaits Osimhen’s arrival

Italy-based goalkeeper Maduka Okoye on Wednesday arrived the Super Eagles camp in Uyo ahead of their 2025 African Cup of Nations Group D qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The 25-year-old, who has been in great for Udinese, has kept two clean sheets in four games for the Serie A club this season, conceding only two goals. Maduka Okoye has joined the team in Uyo #soarsupereagles...

Iheanacho targets success with Nigerian teammate Ejuke at Sevilla

Iheanacho targets success with Nigerian teammate Ejuke at Sevilla

New Sevilla signing Kelechi Iheanacho says he is looking forward to achieving success with his Nigerian teammate Chidera Ejuke for the upcoming season. Both players were signed by the Andalusian outfit on free transfers after the expiration of their contracts at Leicester City and CSKA Moscow respectively. It marks the first time Sevilla are having Nigerians in the team and Iheanacho wants to make that milestone...

Nigeria star Iheanacho nears free transfer to Sevilla

Done Deal: Iheanacho joins Sevilla on free transfer

Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has joined Sevilla on a two-year deal. The 27-year-old joins Los Nervionenses on a free transfer after seeing out his contract at Championship side, Leicester City, and has the option of an additional year. Before joining Leicester, he made 64 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 21 goals and providing seven assists over two seasons. In 2017, Iheanacho joined Leicester City, going...