Author: Brila

Junior Lokosa may not reproduce his impressive club form as a national team player because the Super Eagles is a different and bigger set up than his club according to former Nigeria Coach Samson Siasia.

After snubbing Nigeria to pursue an international career with England, Tammy Abraham’s ambitions hit a brick wall on Wednesday after it emerged he was not named in the Three Lions’ 23-man preliminary world cup list.

Stephen Eze has come a long way since the 2016 African Nations Championship where he first showed his quality in the national team colors.

A brilliant performance as substitute in a 4-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 10 March helped revive Kelechi Iheanacho’s debut season as a Leicester City player.

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai has revealed he consulted his parents before opting to accept the invitation to feature at the 1998 World Cup.

Brazil striker Neymar Jr has returned to full training, as he and his Paris Saint-Germain team-mates practised at their home ground, Parc des Princes today. Neymar has been missing from first-team action for three months after he sustained a foot injury in February. The former Barcelona forward broke his metatarsal during a Ligue 1 match against Europa League runners-up, Marseille.

Former Boss Arsene Wenger has backed Mikel Arteta to succeed him as Arsenal manager amid speculation linking the former Everton star to the currently vacant role at Emirates Stadium.

The U20 National Team, Flying Eagles, fancy their chances of reaching the next round of the qualification series for the 2019 Africa U20 Cup of Nations when they face Guinea Bissau at the Udoukaha Jacob Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday.

Ahead of Tuesday’s friendly match with newly–crowned Europa League kings, Atletico Madrid FC, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Super Eagles’ B Head Coach Salisu Yusuf has invited 23 players, among them highly –rated Plateau United striker Tosin Omoyele and Katsina United defender Destiny Ashadi.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) say three million orders have been made to NIKE for the Super Eagles 2018 FIFA World Cup jerseys.