The Dutch coach who led Nigeria’s football team to victory in the 1996 Olympics has been handed a gift promised to him by the government 22 years ago, BBC Pidgin reports. Jo Bonfrere received the keys to a three-bedroom apartment in the capital, Abuja, from Power, Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Raji Fashola. It fulfills […]
The 2018 World Cup is just around the corner. And perhaps more so than any previous edition of soccer’s banner event, its absentee list is loaded. One of the many offshoots of high-profile qualification failures – such as those of Italy, the Netherlands, Chile and the United States – is a star-studded group of player […]
It seems Nigeria’s 2018 World Cup kit is not only a hit among fans – opposition players are also lining up to get their hands on the jersey. The Super Eagles wore the new Nike kit in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to England at Wembley Stadium, and a Nigeria team official told KweséESPN that several Three […]
Nigeria’s World Cup preparation has largely been serene, with the Super Eagles camp – and supporters – filled with optimism ahead of their sixth appearance at the Mundial. Admittedly, there are some concerns, with the identity of the goalkeeper and the starting centre-forward the subjects of considerable debate before the tournament. Similarly, there are doubts […]
It’s the World Cup’s most anticipated football kit. The queues snaked down London’s Regent’s Street on Friday as Nigeria fans waited to get their hands on the jersey. Some of the fans queued outside Nike’s flagship store for several hours in the morning to get into the store. Since Nike unveiled its streetwise design for […]
Russian police say former Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu had $11,000 stolen from his luggage when he flew in for the World Cup. State news agency Tass reports that Kanu flew in from London through Moscow and on to Kaliningrad, where Nigeria plays Croatia in its opening World Cup match on June 16. When he arrived, […]
The Super Eagles arrived in Vienna, Austria on Sunday to put finishing touches to their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia from June 14. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team’s arrival was confirmed in a 44-second video posted on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) verified Twitter handle […]
A horrific first half performance followed by a thrilling second 45 showed the two sides of Gernot Rohr’s young Super Eagles as they lost 2-1 to England at Wembley on Saturday night. Abysmal displays all over the pitch, including Rohr’s choice of tactics, left Nigeria exposed time and time again in the first half. However, […]
Experienced fullback Elderson Echiejile, whose career has been languishing in the Belgian second division, and Simeon Nwankwo, who won a first cap last week, were both included as Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr on Sunday finalised his 23-man squad for the World Cup. Echiejile has played just twice since been loaned to Cercle Brugge in January […]
England relied on goals from Gary Cahill and Harry Kane before slackening in the second half to beat Nigeria 2-1 in a World Cup warmup match on Saturday. On his first England appearance since October, Cahill headed in the opener in the seventh minute from Kieran Trippier’s corner in front of 70,000 fans at Wembley […]