The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers until further notice due to coronavirus outbreak. The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of CAF executives on Friday. The confederation said the decision was aimed to protect the health and safety of stakeholders including players, sponsors, match officials and broadcasters. The matches were earlier scheduled to [...]
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Gernor Rohr, Super Eagles coach, has invited Kingsley Ehizibue and Cyril Dessers of FC Koln and Heralces Almero respectively, in his 24-man squad for the quick-double 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifyiers against Sierra Leone. The list include Ahmed Musa, the captain, William Troost-Ekong and Kenneth Omeruo. Others are Daniel Akpeyi, Leon Balogun, Olaoluwa Aina, Wilfred Ndidi, Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen [...]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have remained unchanged in the FIFA/Coca-Cola world latest rankings. According to the list released on Thursday by the world football body, the Super Eagles retained their 31st position in the world. Senegal secured the 20th position and remained at the summit of African football with 1555 points. They are followed by Tunisia who were ranked 27th. The Gernot Rohr-inspired [...]
Eddy Lord Dombraye, former Nigerian football player, says his bad outing at the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup, on home soil, deprived him of more playing time with the Super Eagles. Dombraye, who has one cap for the Super Eagles and also featured four times with the Flying Eagles at the youth international championship before they were knocked out of the [...]
The Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba will host Super Eagles' 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Leone Stars of Sierra Leone. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed the 15,400 capacity stadium as the venue of Eagles next AFCON match in a statement on Sunday. “We have finally settled for the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba for the qualifying match against [...]
Joseph Yobo, former Super Eagles center back and captain, has been appointed as assistant coach of the team by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He will replace Imama Amapakabo in the three-time African champions’ technical crew, according to a statement by the federation on Wednesday. Yobo, who played for the country's U20 boys - Flying Eagles – during the FIFA World Youth [...]
Haruna Garba, a Nigerian footballer, who plies his trade with Debrecen, a Hungarian club side, says it will be a "dream come true" if he's invited to play for the Super Eagles. In an interview with TheCable, the Gombe-born striker, who is yet to put on the jersey for Nigeria, opened up on his journey from the nation’s league and why [...]
Odion Jude Ighalo, former Super Eagles striker, says his mother cried on learning that his dream move to Manchester United has been finalised. In an interview with Manchester United Official website on Wednesday, Ighalo also revealed how he made his choice for the squad jersey number 25. The 30-year old, who joined the Red Devils in a last-minute January transfer deadline window [...]
Nike, sportswear giants, has unveiled the new Super Eagles jerseys ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification series. The three-time African champions will host Sierra Leone in the match day three of AFCON qualifier game in March. Heidi Burgett, Nike's senior director, global communication, posted the Nigerian national team jerseys on her official Twitter handle on Wednesday. https://twitter.com/heidiburgett/status/1225132212762312704?s=21 "New 2020 kits for [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Daniel Amokachi, former Super Eagles player and assistant coach, as Nigeria’s football ambassador. Amokachi's appointment was announced on Tuesday via the Nigeria presidency official Twitter handle. https://twitter.com/ngrpresident/status/1224743910272118785?s=21 “President Buhari has appointed retired Nigerian professional footballer, former Super Eagles player and Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi, as Nigeria’s Football Ambassador,” the tweet read. “As Nigeria’s Football Ambassador, a largely ceremonial role, Amokachi [...]
In 2016, Odion Ighalo, former Super Eagles forward, admitted he would find a move to Manchester United difficult to turn down if they came calling. Ighalo who was in sensational form for English Premier League side Watford FC during the 2015/2016 season disclosed this to Sun UK on January 7, 2016 -- the same month he was awarded EPL player of the [...]
Daniel Akpeyi, Super Eagles goalkeeper, has signed a two year contract extension with Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa's Absa premiership side. Akpeyi, who joined Chiefs duirng the 2019 January transfer window on a one-year deal, will stay till 2022. After showcasing an impressive performance at the club, he became Kaizer Chiefs' first choice after Khune Itumeleng suffered an injury that kept him on [...]
Many Nigerian players were in action for their respective clubs over the weekend – some impressed, others flopped, and many were lost in the activities. Here are the top performers who made TheCable’s team of the week. Sebastian Osigwe - Krien Osigwe had one of his best games of the season in Krien's 0-0 draw with Winterthur in the Swiss Challenge League. He [...]
Odion Ighalo, former Super Eagles forward, is reportedly linked with a loan move to Manchester United. In their bid to search for a replacement for injured Marcus Rashford, the Shanghai Shenhua player, has become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's target for the striking position, according to Sky Sports. The 29-year-old former English Premier League star -- who had plied his trade with Watford -- [...]
Victor Moses, former Super Eagles winger, has completed a loan move to Serie A's Inter Milan from Chelsea. According to a statement on the club's website, Moses has joined the Nerazzurri on loan with an option to buy. The 29-year-old talented winger is expected to spend the remainder of the 2019/20 season at Inter Milan, having returned to Chelsea from his temporary spell in [...]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn alongside Cape Verde, Central African Republic and Liberia in group C of the 2022 FIFA World Cup second round qualifying. The draw ceremony was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday evening. The Eagles will be facing Cape Verde for the first time ever in a World Cup qualification series. https://twitter.com/caf_online/status/1219676102169432064?s=21 Algeria, African champions, [...]
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