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4 days ago
Super Eagles Interim Coach, George Finidi, says he is delighted with Friday’s 2-1 victory against the Black Stars of Ghana, the first in 18 years. Goals from Cyriel Dessers and Ademola Lookman earned the Eagles the victory...
21 Mar
Ademola Lookman has said that the Super Eagles are looking forward to Friday's international friendly against Ghana in Morocco because it is an opportunity for them to show the level they are. Lookman has scored nine goals and assisted three in 29 appearances for Atalanta this season and he also performed very well at the…
16 Feb
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman has assured Nigerians that the team will rise from their loss against Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
6 Feb
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to go into battle against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semi-finals of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Wednesday.
6 Feb
Ademola Lookman has stolen the limelight from star man Victor Osimhen on Nigeria's run to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, with the former England youth international scoring all their goals so far in the knockout stage.
4 Feb
After an unimpressive start to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria's Super Eagles became the first team to reach the semi-finals and have been tipped as favourites for the title. The Super Eagles boast of an array of stars who have turned up when it mattered most in their quest…
2 Feb
True to their pre-match boast, the Super Eagles of Nigeria did their talking inside the pitch, yesterday, beating a resilient Palancas Negras of Angola with a lone strike by Ademola Lookman. The victory took Nigeria into the semifinal of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
27 Jan
Two goals from Ademola Lookman, one in either half, were enough to hand Nigeria’s Super Eagles a 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on Saturday night and into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. In a game played at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, in Abidjan, the venue…
9 Jan
Atalanta and Nigerian attacker, Ademola Lookman, said that he and his Super Eagles teammates are seriously fighting to win the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) again. Lookman said this during a chat with the Super Eagles media officer, Babafemi Raji even as the team has adopted the slogan, 'Let's do it again' ahead of the…
14 Oct
As it happened in their only previous encounter 13 years ago, which was also a friendly match, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia could not be separated at the end of their second-ever meeting in Portugal yesterday...
17 Jul 2023
Nigerian players have been commanding quite massive transfer fees in recent years and Victor Osimhen could become the world’s second-most-expensive footballer this summer if he leaves Napoli. Napoli president, Aurelio de Laurentiis has placed a staggering price tag of €200 million on Osimhen – if met by any club – will make him topple the…
16 May 2023
Super Eagles stars Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman have been nominated for the Serie A Team of the Season. The nominees were announced on Serie A Twitter handle. Osimhen was instrumental in Napoli winning their first league title since the 1989/1990 season. He has so far scored 23 goals, made five assists in 29 appearances…

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