•Nigeria’s Super Eagles Eagles coach Austin Eguavoen has released the squad list for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda. The games are scheduled for November 14 and November 18. Here’s the full squad: Goalkeepers Stanley Nwabali Maduka Okoye Amas Obasogie Defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel Cal...
•Super Eagles Super Eagles B players are expected to regroup next week to continue their preparation for the 2025 African Nations Championship qualifying two-legged fixture against Ghana scheduled for December. The team had its first training session in Abuja on Wednesday and concluded training for the week on Thursday before the players retur...
•Super Eagles of Nigeria The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nov. 14 and 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda. A statement today by NFF, Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny...
•Minister of Sports Development, John Onoh The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has condemned the inhuman treatment of Nigerian players in Libya. Enoh, last night, said the federal government would get to the root of the matter, reports Channels TV. The minister explained that the Nigerian government would not take the matter...
•Libya LFF The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has condemned Nigeria’s decision to withdraw from the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier while vowing to take legal action to defend its national team’s interests. The Super Eagles yesterday pulled out of the match, which was scheduled for today, Tuesday, October 15, citing safety conc...
•Pilot The pilot who flew the Nigerian team has shed more light on the controversy in the wake of the crisis between the Nigerian authorities and Libya over the ill-treatment meted out to the Supper Eagles. The unexpected diversion of the flight to a remote airport, Al-Abraq, instead of their intended destination, Benghazi has been […]...
•Abdelhakim Al Shalmani President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani, has tendered his resignation. According to The Libya Observer, Al-Shalmani’s resignation was announced during a regular meeting of the Federation’s General Assembly yesterday. “I do not want to be part of the failure in Libyan sports,” Al-Shalmani stat...
The Libyan Football Association has issued an official statement regarding the mistreatment of Nigeria’s Super Eagles and their delegates during their arrival in Libya. The Nigerian national football team endured a frustrating ordeal upon landing in Libya as they were left stranded at the airport by local officials. Their flight, originally bo...
The Confederation of African Football has expressed deep concern over the troubling ordeal faced by Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, at a Libyan airport. The federation highlighted immediate steps to engage both Libyan and Nigerian authorities, following reports that the team and their staff were left stranded under distress...
The Super Eagles have arrived in Nigeria after their ordeal in Libyan for a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. Players and officials were stranded for about 13 hours at a Libya airport ahead of the game which was supposed to take place on Tuesday. Photos of the team sleeping on benches went viral […]
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