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Super Eagles captain John Obi Mikel said the young Eagles side did every possible thing to progress ahead of Argentina into the last season on Tuesday Night in Saint Petersburg. Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi opened the scoring, shooting past Francis Uzoho in the 15th minute after a pass from Banega. Victor Moses restored parity from the spot in the 49th Minute before Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo volleyed home the winner with four minutes remaining. “We wanted to go through, we did all we can, we conceded two goals. We did everything we could,” Mikel told reporters after the game…

GOALS from Captain Lionel Messi and defender Marcos Rojo saw Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 and progress to the last-16 in the process. Either side of those goals, a Victor Moses penalty had given the Super Eagles some hope. Argentina’s win coupled with Iceland’s 2-1 loss to Croatia ensured Jorge Sampaoli’s side progressed to the last-16. Argentina will now face France in the round of 16.

Marcos Rojo emerged as the shock saviour as his stunning late volley sent Argentina through to World Cup 2018’s round of 16 at Nigeria’s expense thanks to a 2-1 win. La Albiceleste’s tortured spell in Russia saw them come into the Group D-showdown at Saint Petersburg Stadium needing victory to stand any hope of avoiding just a second-ever group-stage elimination. Lionel Messi’s stupendous control of Ever Banega’s superb chipped pass and expert finish into the top corner in the 14th minute appeared to offer salvation. But the Super Eagles started the stronger in the second half and drew level on…

The Russia 2018 World Cup went a record 27 matches without a goalless draw last week following Eden Hazard’s penalty against Tunisia. Games continued to flow without a 0-0 scoreline, until today. Denmark and France played out the first 0-0 of the 2018 World Cup with both teams securing passage to the next round. There were goals, though, in the other Group C match as Peru beat Australia 2-0. Meanwhile, France and Denmark secure spots in the knockout stage, with ‘Les Bleus’ finishing top. Didier Deschamps’ side will take on the runners-up from Group D which could be Argentina or…

Nigeria will face Argentina in their final Group D fixture on Tuesday with the Sampaoli-led side trailing at the bottom of the group after they lost 3-0 against Croatia and drew with Iceland. Tonight’s encounter is a Do or Die for Le Albiceleste as they face off against the Super Eagles in a clash that is must-win for both Nations in the highly competitive Group D. It’s not been the best of times for the 2-time former champions who started off their World Cup campaign in a lacklustre draw against a much determined Iceland side in a match…

Anthony Joshua’s potential fight with Deontay Wilder to decide the undisputed heavyweight champion looks unlikely to happen this year after the WBA gave the British boxer 24 hours to make his fight with Alexander Povetkin. AJ and Wilder have looked on a collision course for quite some time and when Joshua beat Joseph Parker to win the WBO title in March it meant between him and the ‘Bronze Bomber’ they had all of the heavyweight divisions major titles. That means a fight between the pair would be to decide the undisputed heavyweight king, a rarity in the sport. Both sides…

The super eagles of Nigeria led by German tactician Gernot Rohr sit at second place with just three points from their opening two matches in group D at the World Cup. Croatia leads the pack with six points with one game left to spare after defeating Nigeria (2 0) in the opening match fixture with an own goal from Nigerian midfielder Etebo and Luka Modric, who converted his effort from the spot. They also went on to take all three points with three unreplied goals against World Cup favorites Argentina with goals from Croatia skipper Modric, Barcelona’s ace Rakitic, and Rebecca.…

Ten days ago, the Super Eagles of Nigeria kick-start their Russia 2018 world cup campaign with a loss against Croatia conceding an own goal and a spot kick. Croatia was a better team on papers and on the field that day, they were the better team in all ramifications. It was a lucky day for Luka Modric and Co. as they faced a rather lackluster Nigerian with no cogent attacking intent compared to the super eagles that beat Argentina four goals to two and drew with England one goal apiece at Wembley en route to the world cup. Although there…

It was perhaps the least surprising award announcement because of all the surprises Victor Oladipo provided the Indiana Pacers and their fans last season. The Pacers guard was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player on Monday night. Oladipo is the fifth Pacer to win the award, which began in 1985-86, tying the Orlando Magic for the most. Jalen Rose (2000), Jermaine O’Neal, Danny Granger and Paul George were the previous Pacers to win the award. “Shout out to the Pacers organization for believing in me, all the Indiana Pacers,” Oladipo said. “It’s only the beginning for us.…

Former Green Eagles Captain Segun Odegbami has expressed his confidence in the Super Eagles ahead of their final Group game against Argentina on Tuesday Night. In a Telephone Interview on Brila FM, Odegbami confirmed to Nigerians that the Eagles are fully ready to take on the Argentines in a do or die affair later today at Saint Petersburg. Feeding questions from the Chairman/CEO Brila Media, the 65-year-old Football icon said he was able to meet with the players and their officials on Monday Night in a bid to further charge them and appreciate the lads for the job done so…