Moses Simon says he is devastated to have missed two World Cup tournaments with the Super Eagles. The 28-year-old was poised to feature at the 2018 edition in Russia but missed out on the final squad selection due to injury while the national team failed to make to the 2022 edition in Qatar after losing to Ghana on away goals in the playoffs. Despite the disappointment,...
Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro released his 23-man list of invited players on Thursday ahead of their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. The Portuguese manager called up Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye in place of Israeli-based Adebayo Adeleye, along with regulars like Kenneth Omeruo, Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Taiwo Awoniyi. Our roster for #Lesotho & #Zimbabwe WCQ#soarsupereagles #letsdoitagain...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed a 3-2 win over 10-man Mozambique in an international friendly at the Estadio Municipal de Albufeira on Monday afternoon. The West African giants played out a 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia in Portimao last Friday and coach Jose Peseiro made nine changes to the starting XI with goalkeeper Francis Uzoho and left-back Bruno Onyemaechi retaining their places. The Mambas took...
Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho’s stunning goal was cancelled out by Mohamed Kanno’s stoppage time free kick as the Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 2-2 draw by Saudi Arabia in their friendly encounter at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao in Portugal on Friday evening. Iheanacho, who came off the bench for the Eagles, hit a beauty of a left-footed strike from the edge...
The Super Eagles camp in Portugal is bubbling as the arrival of 20 of the 25 invited players has been confirmed ahead of their two international friendly games against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. According to the Eagles’ official social media handle, regular invitees like Wilfred Ndidi, Victor Osimhen, Joe Aribo, Semi Ajayi, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, Moses Simon, Francis Uzoho, Kenneth Omeruo, and Ademola Lookman are...
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