Author: Brila

Super Eagles Head Coach Gernot Rohr gave three players their senior debut as Nigeria was held 2-2 by Ukraine in an international friendly on Tuesday and former Tanzania national team coach Emmanuel Amunike is calling for NPFL inclusion.

Nigeria’s U17 Head Coach Manu Garba says the team’s 2013 set are the best generation of Golden Eaglets he has seen ever since inception.

Genk and Nigeria international Steven Odey is fast assuming the big brother role in Belgium despite been in his very first season in the Belgian Jupiler League.

Rivers Angels attacker Blessing Okpe has expressed her desire to see the Nigeria women football league in Nigeria experience significant improvement to come close to what is obtainable in the Nigeria Professional football league. 

Nasarawa United and Nigeria’s U23 national team striker Ibrahim Sunusi has expressed gratitude to God following the team’s qualification for the U23 AFCON after thrashing Sudan U23 5-0 yesterday in Asaba. 

Nigeria’s U23 national team defender John Lazarus has expressed the team’s satisfaction after the team defeated Sudan’s U23 national team 5-0 to qualify 5-1 on aggregate and in the process secured the ticket for the 2019 CAF Africa U23  cup of nations.

Former Super Eagles striker Raphael Chukwu Ndukwe has hailed Nigeria’s showing in last night’s international friendly against Ukraine which ended 2-2 with the home team forcing Nigeria to a draw having trailed to 2 first-half goals against Nigeria.

Former Super Eagles striker Julius Aghahowa has called for caution and patience from Nigerians after the new-look Super Eagles team were held to a 2-2 draw last night against Ukraine at the Dnipro stadium despite throwing away a 2 goal advantage.

Cup holders Nigeria will defend their Africa U23 Cup of Nations title in Egypt in November after the Olympic Eagles secured a robust 5-0 win over their Sudanese counterpart in the final qualifying leg at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Tuesday evening.

A relatively new breed Super Eagles team came close to bringing down Ukraine’s ‘Blue and Yellow’ at the Dnipro Arena on Tuesday before suffering a loss of concentration that saw Ukraine tie the game 2-2 with two goals in 45 seconds. Debutant Joseph Ayodele-Aribo put the seal on a frenetic beginning at the 31,000 –capacity venue when he cleverly connected home a cross by Alex Iwobi after great work by Samuel Kalu had left the Ukrainian defence in tatters. In the event, the Glasgow Rangers FC of Scotland forward became the 60th player to score right on international debut for Nigeria.…