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Chelle to Hunt Europe for New Super Eagles Faces

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 15, 2026

Eric Chelle has signalled a wide-open squad selection process for the May Unity Cup, confirming he will travel to identify Nigeria-eligible players across Europe and personally attend NPFL matches before the domestic season concludes, with fresh faces expected across all positions. Eric Chelle is treating the Unity Cup as something more significant than a goodwill

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Osayi-Samuel’s Father: He Was Born in Europe, Not Nigeria

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 14, 2026

Nelson Osayi, father of Birmingham City and Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel, has corrected a long-standing factual error about his son’s birthplace, confirming the right-back was born in Europe rather than in Okija, Anambra State as most sources had previously reported. For years, the widely accepted version of Bright Osayi-Samuel’s biography placed his birth in

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Elumelu: NFF World Cup Appeal Won’t Be Heard

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 14, 2026

Austel Elumelu, a former member of the NFF Technical Committee and a legal practitioner, has publicly dismissed the federation’s reported intention to appeal against DR Congo to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, saying the case will not proceed and that Nigeria’s World Cup fate was decided where it always should have been decided. The

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Oliseh: Olise is Not My Son, But He Should Wear Green

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 13, 2026

Sunday Oliseh has firmly denied social media speculation that he is Michael Olise’s father, but in the same breath made clear his frustration that one of the most gifted players of his generation chose to represent France rather than the Super Eagles. The rumours had been circulating for a while, and on this occasion Sunday

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Babayaro: NFF Taking Leftovers From Dual-Nationals

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 12, 2026

Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Babayaro has delivered a sharp assessment of Nigeria’s dual-nationality recruitment approach, warning that players like Brentford’s Michael Kayode only consider the Super Eagles after being passed over by the countries they actually want to represent. Emmanuel Babayaro has not pulled any punches. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic champion and former Super Eagles

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Italian Defender Marcandalli on NFF’s Eagles Radar

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 11, 2026

Genoa centre-back Alessandro Marcandalli, born to an Italian father and Nigerian mother, has drawn NFF interest this season after a strong Serie A campaign, with a nationality switch to the Super Eagles a genuine possibility. Alessandro Marcandalli is having the best season of his career at Genoa, and the NFF has taken notice. The 23-year-old

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Oliseh: Eagles Need More Than Goals to Succeed

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 11, 2026

Former Nigeria captain Sunday Oliseh has hailed Osimhen, Lookman and Adams as world-class, but says a combined 51 goals this season cannot mask the structural problems that have kept the Super Eagles out of back-to-back World Cups. Sunday Oliseh is not about to downplay what Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Akor Adams have been doing

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Super Sand Eagles Face Ghana, England, Germany in May

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 10, 2026

Nigeria’s beach football team will compete in a four-nation International Cup against Ghana, England and Germany next month, the Nigeria Football Federation has announced. The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed that the Super Sand Eagles will participate in the International Cup, a four-nation beach football tournament scheduled from May 8 to 10. The competition will

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Etim Esin: Lookman Not Really Nigeria’s No.10

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 9, 2026

Former Super Eagles midfielder Etim Esin has sparked a debate about Nigeria’s midfield identity, arguing that Ademola Lookman, despite his exceptional club form, does not fill the creative number 10 role the Super Eagles desperately need. One of the sharpest debates in Nigerian football right now is about who, if anyone, plays the number 10

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Gusau Backs Eagles to Retain London Unity Cup

By Ubaso / National Team News / April 9, 2026

NFF president Ibrahim Gusau has backed the Super Eagles to defend their Unity Cup title at Charlton Athletic’s The Valley this May, with Nigeria set to face Zimbabwe, Jamaica and India in the South London tournament. Nigeria are heading back to London as defending champions. The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed this week that the Super

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