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Fernandez Earns First Super Eagles Call-Up From Rangers

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 18, 2026

Eric Chelle has handed Rangers centre-back Emmanuel Fernandez his first Super Eagles call-up, with the London-born defender set to feature in Nigeria’s four-team friendly tournament in Antalya, Turkey later this month. Emmanuel Fernandez is heading to the Super Eagles. The 24-year-old Rangers centre-back has been officially informed of his maiden call-up to Nigeria’s senior national

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Onigbinde, Iconic Super Eagles Coach, Dead at 88

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 10, 2026

Onigbinde, Nigeria’s First Indigenous World Cup Coach, Dies at 88 High Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, a towering figure in Nigerian football who made history as the country’s first indigenous coach at a FIFA World Cup, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2026. He was 88 years old. A Pioneer Is Gone Nigerian football lost one

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NFF Debunks Chelle-to-Morocco Reports

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 9, 2026

The Super Eagles media officer has officially shut down claims that Eric Chelle is heading to Morocco, but the NFF’s slow movement on contract extension means the noise is far from over. Nigeria’s Super Eagles media officer, Promise Efoghe, stepped in on Monday to shut down the latest wave of speculation about Eric Chelle’s future,

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Iran Clash Off: Eagles March Friendlies in Doubt

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 7, 2026

The Super Eagles were set to play Iran on March 27 and Jordan on March 31 in Amman. The Iran match is off. The tournament location may move to Europe. The NFF is managing a situation it did not create, and the FIFA verdict on DR Congo now makes the March window more complicated than

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Dikko: We Are Still Awaiting FIFA’s World Cup Verdict

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 7, 2026

Uncertainty surrounds Nigeria’s World Cup hopes. After Nigeria filed a petition on December 15, FIFA still listed DR Congo in the playoff draw, causing panic. NSC boss Shehu Dikko has now spoken, and his message is clear: the listing means nothing, the verdict has not been delivered, and Nigerians should remain calm. Three weeks before

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Supercomputer: Eagles Face Portugal in Group K if Playoff Won

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 6, 2026

FIFA hasn’t ruled on Nigeria’s eligibility dispute with DR Congo yet. But if the Super Eagles win through, a supercomputer simulation drops them straight into Group K with Portugal, Colombia, and Uzbekistan — and it’s a group they can navigate. The FIFA ruling on Nigeria’s

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FIFA Confirms DR Congo, Ends Super Eagles’ World Cup Hope

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 4, 2026

FIFA published the confirmed six-team lineup for the 2026 World Cup playoff tournament on Wednesday, March 4 — with DR Congo included and Nigeria nowhere in sight. The NFF’s eligibility protest has been dismissed in all but name. It’s Official. Nigeria Will Not Be at

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FIFA Eyes Iran Replacement, Nigeria Still Waiting

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 4, 2026

FIFA is now actively planning for a world without Iran at the 2026 World Cup, with Iraq and the UAE identified as potential replacements — but Nigeria’s unresolved DR Congo eligibility protest means the Super Eagles’ own path to the tournament remains agonisingly unclear. FIFA Moves on Iran.

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Chelle Picks Uzoho as No.1, Okoye Snubbed Again

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 4, 2026

Eric Chelle has settled on Francis Uzoho as his first-choice goalkeeper ahead of the March international window, with Maduka Okoye left out again after his AFCON stance, and Stanley Nwabali still without a club. Chelle Ends the Debate — For Now The Super Eagles’ most complicated position

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Ahanor Picks Italy Over Super Eagles in Blow for NFF

By Ubaso / National Team News / March 4, 2026

Honest Ahanor has decided. The Atalanta teenager has chosen Italy over Nigeria, handing the NFF another painful reminder that developing dual-eligible talent requires more than hope. Nigeria has lost him. Honest Ahanor, the 18-year-old Atalanta centre-back who had the Nigerian football community dreaming of a

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