The Super Eagles recorded their first win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after defeating Rwanda 2-0 at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on Friday evening, Afrosport reports. The game was the first official game for Malian coach Eric Chelle and he made his intentions clear by naming an attacking side led by Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman. The Galatasaray and Atalanta forwards would go...
Ahead of the Super Eagles crucial matchday five encounter in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda, all team officials, including head coach Eric Chelle as well as six players, arrived in Kigali on Sunday night, Afrosport reports. Chelle, his technical team, and the two home-based players in the final 23-man squad—Papa Daniel Mustapha and Kayode Bankole—received warm welcomes from the Ambassador of Nigeria to Rwanda,...
Galatasaray attacker Yunus Akgun has waxed lyrical about Victor Osimhen after he scored a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Antalyaspor in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday night, Afrosport reports. The Super Eagles forward scored twice in the first half, off assists from Alvaro Morata and Baris Yilmaz and completed his hat-trick in the 52nd minute with the assist from Akgun. The three goals saw...
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle on Tuesday named his final 23-man squad ahead of this month’s crucial 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, Afrosport reports. Chelle included four new faces in his final team, which has been trimmed down from the initial 39-man squad the Malian announced earlier this month. The 47-year-old will be looking to hand international debuts to Remo Stars...
As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare for the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, head coach Eric Chelle has a daunting task of trimming his initial 39-man provisional squad to 23. The Super Eagles are fifth in the six-team Group C of the qualifiers and must fight hard to clinch victories in Kigali and at home in Uyo to stand...
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