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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…
21 Mar
Super Eagles defender, Chidozie Awaziem has expressed his readiness and that of his teammates for the rivalry with the Black Stars of Ghana. The two West African neighbours who maintain one of the long-standing rivalries in football on the continent will face off in an international friendly game in Marrakech, Morocco on Friday. With a…
21 Mar
Fulham attacking midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has promised that he and his Super Eagles team-mates will give 100% to get the result they want when they clash with bitter rivals, Ghana. Iwobi has put the events that trailed the outcome of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) behind him, as he demonstrated enthusiasm about the…
20 Mar
Fenerbahce defender, Bright Osayi-Samuel, is the only player being expected at the Super Eagles camp in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday in preparation for the international friendly matches against Ghana and Mali. As at Wednesday lunchtime, 22 of the 23 players expected had arrived in Morocco’s fourth-largest city, with defenders, Gabriel Osho and Tyronne Ebuehi as…
20 Mar
Super Eagles interim coach, Finidi George, has promised that they will take the international friendly matches against Ghana and Mali seriously because they want to make Nigerians proud. Finidi said this in an interview with the Super Eagles media officer, Babafemi Raji even as the team is preparing for the two friendly games scheduled to…
19 Mar
Finidi George will take charge of the Super Eagles in their two international friendly games against Ghana and Mali. This was confirmed on the Super Eagles' X handle on Tuesday. In a photo posted on the handle, Finidi was seen having a discussion with officials of the team. The former Nigeria international was assistant to…
19 Mar
Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, Nathan Tella, Moses Simon, and Stanley Nwabali are among the 10 players who have arrived the Super Eagles camp ahead of their friendly games against Ghana and Mali. The other five players already in camp are Semi Ajayi, Jamilu Collins, Bruno Onyemaechi, Cyriel Dessers, and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. More players are…
19 Mar
Victor Osimhen will miss Nigeria's Super Eagles' two friendly games against Black Stars of Ghana and Eagles of Mali due to injury. Osimhen was an unused substitute for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Inter Milan at San Siro and barely trained in the days before the match. According to Napoli coach, Francesco Calzona, Osimhen's absence was…
26 Feb
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS, said Sunday it was easing sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali, a day after announcing a similar decision for Niger, another country under military rule.
25 Feb
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said Sunday it was easing sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali, a day after announcing a similar decision for Niger, another country under military rule.
24 Feb
The Technical Working Group (ITWG) on Social Protection in West Africa, has commended the authority of heads of state and government for lifting the economic sanctions against Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. In a press statement today in Abuja the Executive Director of Policy House International and Convener of ITWG Taiwo Akerele said it is…
24 Feb
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the possibility of lasting peace, security and prosperity in the West African region. He said this at the Extraordinary session of the Authority of Heads of States and Government on the Political, Peace and security in ECOWAS region in Abuja, on Saturday. Tinubu said the complexities of the…

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