Kick off: Tuesday, 31 May @18:00 GMT Venue: Stade Josy Barthel (Luxembourg) Live Stream: fuboTV (US), bet365 (non-US) Head to Head Record No past meetings Luxembourg vs Nigeria Team News Coach Luc Holtz will count on a number of young and talented players for the Nigeria friendly. 16-year-old attacker Vincent ...
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Kick off: Friday, 27 May @18:00 GMT Venue: Stade Robert Diochon (Le Petit-Quevilly) Live Stream: fuboTV (US), bet365 (non-US) Head to Head Record Mali vs Nigeria 2-1 (2014 African Nations Championship) Mali vs Nigeria 1-4 (2013 Africa Cup of Nations) Nigeria vs Mali 0-0 (2008 Africa Cup of Natons) Nigeria ...
Read More »Alex Iwobi to play for Nigeria at 2016 Summer Olympics
Arsenal’s highly rated forward Alex Iwobi has revealed his plans to represent the Nigeria national team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Despite playing for England youth sides, the youngster decided to switch his allegiance to the Super Eagles, and has so far made two appearances in ...
Read More »Martins, Iheanacho in Nigeria squad for Swaziland play-off
Veteran striker Obafemi Martins and Manchester City starlet Kelechi Iheanacho have both been included in Sunday Oliseh’s squad for the 2018 World Cup play-off matches against Swaziland. The Super Eagles enjoyed a decent start under the new coach, winning three matches, while earning one draw and one defeat, but the double ...
Read More »Alex Iwobi earns maiden Nigeria call-up
Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi has been added to the Nigeria squad for October friendlies against DR Congo and Cameroon. The Super Eagles boss Sunday Oliseh revealed his squad for said matches just few days ago, but he has now added the Gunners starlet as he was cleared to represent the ...
Read More »Nigeria’s Izunna Uzochukwu back from injury
Nigeria international midfielder Izunna Uzochukwu has confirmed he is ready to return into action after recovering from injury. The 25-year-old was handed his Super Eagles debut in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier vs Tanzania, but he picked up a groin injury in the process. Uzochukwu has since missed ...
Read More »Nigeria to face Cameroon, Congo in Belgium in October
Nigeria national football team will battle the likes of Cameroon and Congo in international friendlies next month, according to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The Super Eagles will face either Djibouti or Swaziland in the 2018 World Cup qualifying play-off in November and it has now been revealed they will ...
Read More »CAF U-23 Championship Draw pairs South Africa and Senegal
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations draw was held in Cairo earlier today and saw hosts Senegal drawn alongside South Africa in Group A. The CAF Under-23 Championship acts as qualification tournament for the 2016 Summer Games, with top three sides qualifying for the men’s football tournament in Rio ...
Read More »Gbolahan Salami could miss Nigeria v Tanzania through passport issue
Nigeria forward Gbolahan Salami has emerged as a major doubt for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania due to passport problems. The 24-year-old was not only named in Sunday Oliseh’s provisional Nigeria squad for the 4 September match, but he is also believed to have impressed the ...
Read More »Nigeria international Michael Babatunde suffers a hamstring injury
Michael Babatunde joined Dnipro from Volyn in the summer transfer window and the Nigerian midfielder made his debut for his new club against Shaktar Donetsk on Friday. However, Babatunde suffered a hamstring injury and it has to be noted that he spent no more than 18 minutes on the field ...
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