Kelechi Iheanacho

Super Eagles forward Kelechi Iheanacho has expressed his disappointment in the late arrival of his teammates ahead of Nigeria's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against South Africa on Friday. Only 15 players were available in training camp in Uyo as at Tuesday morning with eight more stranded due to inactivity at airports over the national labour strike on Monday. Five players landed on Tuesday after the strike...

AFCON 2023: Why South Africa game is Peseiro’s biggest test as Nigeria coach

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Finidi names Osimhen, Lookman & 21 others for South Africa and Benin clashes

by Ibikunle Salako

24 May 2024

Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, on Friday, announced his 23-man star-studded list for Nigeria's upcoming matches against South Africa and Benin Republic in Group C of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 53-year-old former Nigeria international has called upon Eagles' leading marksman Victor Osimhen, Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League final hat-trick hero Ademola Lookman, newly-crowned German Bundesliga champion Victor Boniface, as well...

Ndidi, Iheanacho & two African stars help Leicester City gain Premier League promotion

Leicester City: Ndidi, Iheanacho & two other African stars win 2023-24 Championship title

by Ibikunle Salako

29 April 2024

Nigerian internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, alongside Ghana's Abdul Fatawu and Zambian forward Patson Daka, have all been crowned champions of England's second division following Leicester City's 3-0 win at Preston North End on Monday night. Ndidi played 70 minutes at the Deepdale Stadium before being replaced by Hamza Choudhury; Fatawu, who assisted Leicester's final goal of the game, played 84 minutes before being replaced...

Ndidi, Iheanacho & two African stars help Leicester City gain Premier League promotion

by Ibikunle Salako

27 April 2024

Nigerian duo Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, alongside Ghanaian winger Abdul Fatawu and Zambian forward Patson Daka, have all helped Leicester City make an instant return to the Premier League. The quartet of African internationals have all been instrumental in helping the Foxes secure automatic promotion to the top flight for the 2024–25 season. Ndidi has four goals and five assists in 30 league matches this...

Five new arrivals in Super Eagles camp for Ghana and Mali friendlies

by Ibikunle Salako

20 March 2024

Five new players have arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Marrakech, Morocco, for the upcoming friendlies against Ghana’s Black Stars and the Eagles of Mali. Enyimba goalkeeper Olorunleke Ojo, Belgium-based midfielder Raphael Onyedika, the newly-invited Benjamin Tanimo of Bendel Insurance, Alhassan Yusuf, and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman have all touched down on the team’s training base. Camp update: #SoarSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/pqtxz71trC — ???????? Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles)...

LIVE

Live

LIVE

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Iheanacho disappointed in late arrival of Super Eagles teammates

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Finidi names Osimhen, Lookman & 21 others for South Africa and Benin clashes

Leicester City: Ndidi, Iheanacho & two other African stars win 2023-24 Championship title

Ndidi, Iheanacho & two African stars help Leicester City gain Premier League promotion

Five new arrivals in Super Eagles camp for Ghana and Mali friendlies

USEFUL LINKS

WE ARE HERE