The Super Eagles of Nigeria as well as host of African giants have all dropped in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday. The Eagles have fallen one place to 39th after failing to win any game in last month's 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against South Africa and Benin. They however remain fifth in Africa. The continent's top ranked side Morocco have fallen two places...
The draws for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers were held on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa, as all 48 teams got to know their opponents. Nigeria’s Super Eagles, finalists at the 2023 AFCON, have been drawn in Group D with the Mediterranean Knights Libya as well as Rwanda and Benin, two teams that are also in their group in the African qualifiers for...
Rivers United have announced the appointment of former Super Eagles handler, Finidi George as their new head coach. George, on Wednesday signed a two-year deal, replacing long-serving tactician, Stanley Eguma who was relieved of his duties towards the end of the just concluded season. He will be officially unveiled on Thursday. After putting pen to paper, the 53-year-old expressed readiness to get started and appreciated the...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will know their opponents for the qualification race of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday, when the draw takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. Forty-eight countries will be pooled into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams in eleven of the groups qualifying directly for the tournament. One other team will join hosts, Morocco to...
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has been named Atalanta Player of the Season for the 2023-24 campaign. He fended off competition from Brazil midfielder Ederson and Dutch star Teun Koopmeiners for his second consecutive Player of the Season award in Italy. Lookman played a starring role in helping the Serie A club end their long-wait for a silverware with his man-of-match performance in the UEFA Europa...
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