Author: Moses Ojewunmi

Ivory Coast legend Salomon Kalou has tipped the Nigeria to qualify for the 2023 African Cup of Nations. The draw for the qualification round was held on Tuesday and Nigeria will face Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone and Sao Tome in Group A . Nigeria had a disappointing outing in the last edition in Cameroon and also failed to qualify for the 2023 FIFA World Cup. Despite the latest poor results, former Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou in an interview with Super Sports tipped the Super Eagles to bounce back and qualify for the African Cup of Nations. “I think it’s…

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With less than six week to the U17 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Golden Eaglets gaffer Nduka Ugbade is confident his team will be ready for the tournament. Ugbade and his assistants were appointed by the Nigeria Football Federation last week and their first assignment is to qualify the country for the Afcon in Algeria. The Golden Eaglets will face Ghana and Togo in the Group A of the qualifiers, while Group B has Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. In a chat with www.brila.net, Ugbade said, he’s confident they’ll put together a credible team, despite the short…

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Super Eagles legend Victor Ikpeba is unhappy with how he was disrespected by Victor Osimhen and has advised the striker to grow up. Following Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2022 Fifa World Cup, former Super Eagles forward Victor Ikpeba during his punditry duty had criticized Osimhen’s decision making in the crucial second leg match against Ghana. However, the young forward responded with a series of social posts and comments apparently taking a jibe at Ikpeba. Speaking in recent interview on Channels TV, Ikpeba couldn’t hide his disappointment, but advised the 23-year-old to focus on improving his game. “I have…

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