NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has revealed that Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr will not be sacked despite the recent poor performances of the ream because the cost of dismissing him are too high.
In the last two matches the Super Eagles played, the team was woeful, unable to beat lowly...
Ayo Akinfe
After last night's 6-0 thrashing, there is simply no way Joachim Lowe can stay on as Germany's head coach
One could argue that Lowe is Germany's mist successful manager ever, winning the World Cup in Brazil in spectacular fashion in 2014, including that 7-1 demolition of the home team in front of their fans
In...
NIGERIA has moved a step closer towards qualifying for the 2021 African Cup of Nations despite two below-par performances after the Super Eagles played out a barren draw with the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone on Freetown today.
Last Friday, the Eagles played a woeful draw at home after they surrendered a 4-0 lead at the Samuel...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Unlike many Eagles fans, I am not actually surprised our boys surrendered a four goal lead yesterday against Sierra Leone. Recent draws against Ukraine, Brazil and Tunisia have shown that this team is incapable of game management
(2) It is standard convention that when you are in the lead and in control of a match,...
NIGERIAN football fans in the UK will be able to watch tonight's Super Eagles friendly game against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia on Sky TV after television house Yanga TV secured the rights to broadcast the match live.
Tonight, the Super Eagles will face the Carthage Eagles in Austria in their second friendly game over the...
TUNISIAN players Ferjani Sassi and Saifeddine Khaoui have tested positive for coronavirus ruling them out of the Carthage Eagles' clash with the Super Eagles tomorrow when the two teams meet at the Jacques Lemans Arena in Austria.
As part of the ongoing series of international friendlies, Nigeria and Tunisia will lock...
Ayo Akinfe
First of all, that jersey is garbage. It looks craps, does not intimidate the opponents and makes it hard for the fans to identify with the team as Nigeria. Nike should be told in no uncertain terms that this is the last time we want to see that kit
As per the game itself, our biggest problem was the way we started. We...
Ayo Akinfe
So 7.30 pm tonight it is then. Our Super Eagles take on the Desert Foxes of Algeria. From what I am hearing, the starting line-up will look something like this:
Matthew Yakubu
Tyrone Ebuehi
Semi Ajayi
Kevin Akpoguma
Zaidu Sanusi
Mikel Agu
Frank Onyeka
Alex Iwobi
Samuel Chukwueze
Paul Onuachu
Samuel Kalu
For...
AUSTRIAN authorities have informed Nigeria and Algeria that their friendly game taking place on Friday October 9 at the Jacques Lemans Arena will now take place behind closed doors as Super Eagles talisman Victor Osimhen pulls out of the squad over Covid-19 fears.
This week, Nigeria will be playing friendly games against...
