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Onuachu: Super Eagles Can Beat Anyone Despite World Cup Miss

Onuachu: Super Eagles Can Beat Anyone Despite World Cup Miss

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The Trabzonspor striker, fresh from finishing as the Turkish Süper Lig’s joint top scorer with 22 goals, says the World Cup absence stings but doesn’t change what this team is capable of doing on the pitch. Paul Onuachu has come out ahead of Nigeria’s June 10 friendly against Portugal to say the Super Eagles’ failure […]

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Super Eagles Land in Portugal; Iwobi In, Chukwueze Due Friday

Super Eagles Land in Portugal; Iwobi In, Chukwueze Due Friday

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The Super Eagles have touched down in Portugal with 19 players, Alex Iwobi among them, as Eric Chelle’s side gear up for a high-profile friendly against a Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal on June 10. Nigeria’s Super Eagles arrived in Lisbon on Thursday as preparations for the June 10 international friendly against Portugal moved into full

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Premier League Clubs Circle Nnadi as Marseille Future Wavers

Premier League Clubs Circle Nnadi as Marseille Future Wavers

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Several English Premier League clubs are tracking Tochukwu Nnadi after the 22 year old Super Eagles midfielder’s eye catching end to the Ligue 1 season at Marseille, with a probable coaching change at the Stade Velodrome creating genuine uncertainty over his future in the south of France. Tochukwu Nnadi’s short time at Marseille has followed

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Ndidi: We Sat Back Too Much in the Second Half Against Poland

Ndidi: We Sat Back Too Much in the Second Half Against Poland

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Wilfred Ndidi was the last man standing from Nigeria’s previous meeting with Poland eight years ago, he played every minute in Warsaw on Wednesday night, and afterwards he gave the most honest summary of the 2-2 draw anyone could ask for: the first half was brilliant, the second half was too cautious, and that is

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Ejuke Could Be Next in Nigeria's Leverkusen Line

Ejuke Could Be Next in Nigeria’s Leverkusen Line

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Bayer Leverkusen are leading the race to sign Chidera Ejuke from Sevilla this summer, and if the transfer goes through, the Super Eagles winger will step into a green-and-black shirt worn by a line of Nigerians stretching back more than two decades, from Karibe Ojigwe’s treble runners-up era to Victor Boniface’s history-making title campaign. The

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Wisniewski: Poland Deserved Their Draw With Super Eagles

Wisniewski: Poland Deserved Their Draw With Super Eagles

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Przemyslaw Wisniewski scored a 95th-minute thunderbolt from outside the box to deny Nigeria victory in Warsaw, then insisted Poland’s 2-2 draw with the Super Eagles was a result the hosts fully deserved after a much improved performance from their previous outing. Poland came from behind twice to hold Nigeria to a 2-2 draw at the

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Egbe: Okonkwo's Clean Sheets Prove He Deserves the Super Eagles No.1 Shirt

Egbe: Okonkwo’s Clean Sheets Prove He Deserves the Super Eagles No.1 Shirt

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Former Nigeria international goalkeeper Etta Egbe says Arthur Okonkwo’s two clean sheets in his opening appearances for the Super Eagles have made a compelling case that he should be trusted with regular game time, adding that the goalkeeping situation in the national team is finally looking healthier than it has in years. Etta Egbe has

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Ndidi: Poland Friendly Is a Real Test of Where We Are

Ndidi: Poland Friendly Is a Real Test of Where We Are

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Wilfred Ndidi wants a win in Warsaw, but he also wants something bigger from tonight’s Poland friendly proof that the Super Eagles are exactly where they need to be heading into the most consequential stretch of Nigeria’s World Cup campaign. Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has framed Wednesday’s friendly against Poland as far more than

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