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Oliseh picks top stars Super Eagles should be built around

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Former Super Eagles coach and captain Sunday Oliseh has picked two players, who he believes the country can build the national team around. Oliseh played for the Super Eagles for 10 years with the last three years as captain of the team.…

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2025 AFCON Draw: Super Eagles avoid champions Cote d’Ivoire, hosts Morocco

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Super Eagles will be among the top seeds for tomorrow’s 2025 AFCON draw in Johannesburg, South Africa, and so avoid some of Africa’s football heavyweights in the qualifiers. The Super Eagles were beaten finalists at the delayed 2023 AFCON…

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Super Falcons name final squad for Paris Olympics, Ordega missing

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Super Falcons have named a final squad for the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympics with coach Randy Waldrum keeping faith with the core of his team while veteran forward Francisca Ordega was left out. Waldrum has picked captain Rasheedat…

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Finidi new Rivers United coach

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Former Super Eagles coach Finidi George will return to the NPFL with Rivers United, according to various credible sources. Reports said Finidi met with Rivers State Governor on his impending appointment Tuesday and he will shortly be…

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Super Eagles goalkeeper completes transfer to Cyprus

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Super Eagles goalkeeper Adebayo Adeleye has completed a transfer to Cypriot second division club Enosis Neon Paralimni. The 24-year-old Adeleye, who has been capped by the Super Eagles, moves to Cyprus as a free agent. His new club missed…

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Super Eagles defender reveals he’s open to transfer

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Super Eagles defender Jordan Torunarigha has revealed he is in discussions for a possible transfer from Belgian club Gent. “There are very interesting and concrete conversations that I am currently having,” Torunarigha told Transfermarkt.…

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Onuachu gets good news on Trabzonspor transfer

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Paul Onuachu could soon have his wish to stay put with Turkish club Trabzonspor as Premier League club Southampton now appear ready to co-operate for a transfer. According to TRT Spor, Southampton have soften on their insistence of a…

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Wayne Rooney speaks on ex-Flying Eagles striker transfer to England

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Former England star Wayne Rooney is excited that Flying Eagles striker Muhammed Tijani will play for him in the new season in England. Tijani from Czech club Slavia Praha has signed a season-long loan deal with English Championship side…

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Onyekuru considers return to Turkey

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Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru is now studying an offer by Turkish club Gaziantep FK. According to Ajansspor, Gaziantep want to bring Onyekuru back to Turkey, where he has previously played for Galatasaray and Adana Demirspor.…

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How much Nwakaeme will be paid for returning to Turkey

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Trabzonspor have disclosed to the Public Disclosure Plaform (KAP) how much Anthony Nwakaeme will be paid for the two seasons he will play on his return to the Turkish club. Trabzonspor reported that Nwakaeme, 35, is guaranteed an annual…

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Why Nigerians won’t pay for new foreign coach for Super Eagles – Gara Gombe

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Nigerians may be passionate about their football, but they will not pay for a new foreign coach for the Super Eagles because the NFF are not credible, according to former Gombe FA chairman Shuaibu Gara Gombe. Sports Minister John Enoh has…

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Ex-Super Eagles coach Peseiro closes in on return to Saudi Arabia

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Former Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro could soon be back at work following reports that he has opened discussions with Saudi Arabian club Al Riyadh. The Portuguese coach was previously linked with the top coaching posts of Algeria and…

Ekong listed by Greek champions for pre-season training

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Super Eagles stand-in captain William Ekong has been named by Greek champions PAOK for the new season. PAOK head coach Razvan Lucescu has announced his squad list for the pre-season training in Holland with the 30-year-old Ekong included.…

Monday, Jul 1

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Moses Simon resumes training with French club

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French Ligue 1 club FC Nantes have announced Moses Simon has recovered from a broken fibula and will resume training Wednesday. Moses Simon suffered the injury on Super Eagles duty in March. Nantes resumed pre-season training today. Last…

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Enugu Rangers sign teenage sensation Chimobi Igwilo

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NPFL champions Enugu Rangers have given teenage sensation Chimobi Igwilo a three-year contract. The youngster signed from the team’s youth team and would be expected to challenge for a place in coach Fidelis Ilechukwu’s squad to…

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Osimhen transfer soon, Premier League still preferred destination – Top Transfer Expert

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Victor Osimhen’s transfer away from Napoli could be soon, according to top transfer expert Fabrizio Romano The 25-year-old striker transfer this summer is still very much in the offing after a quiet June, according to the transfer expert.…

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Beyond Limits to sell NPFL spot to highest bidder

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NNL champions Beyond Limits FA will sell their NPFL spot to the highest bidders, according to various sources close to the owners of their sister club Remo Stars. Beyond Limits won promotion to the NPFL after they topped the NNL playoffs.…

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Ex-Super Eagles coach front runner to take over Kano Pillars

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Former Super Eagles assistant coach Usman Abdalla is the front runner to be appointed new head coach of NPFL club Kano Pillars. Pillars have declared their head coaching post vacant after Abdul Maikaba was suspended earlier in the season.…

Contract of Super Falcons coach Waldrum up after Paris Olympics

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The contract of Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum will run out after the Paris 2024 Olympics. The Texan was first appointed Falcons coach in October 2020. His contract was extended after he led the country to the knockout rounds of the…

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Turkish club table new offer for Onuachu

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Turkish giants Trabzonspor have tabled a new offer to Premier League club Southampton for striker Paul Onuachu. Southampton have rejected a previous offer of another loan deal by the Turkish Super Lig club for Onuachu. The latest offer is…

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Greek champions count on Dessers to reach Champions League money-spinning stage

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Greek champions PAOK want to sign Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers to shoot them into the money-spinning stage of the UEFA Champions League. PAOK won their fourth championship title in Greece this past season and will now play in the…

Super Eagles star completes Lazio transfer

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Super Eagles forward Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is set to complete a move to Italian Serie A club Lazio. According to Sky Sport Italia, Dele-Bashiru will join Lazio on an initial loan from Turkish club Hatayspor for a fee of Two Million Euros.…

Sunday, Jun 30

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Jordan Kadiri quits Belgian club for Romania

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Jordan Kadiri will in the new season play for Romanian club UTA Arad from Belgian club Lommel SK. The Romanian club announced his transfer. He has signed till next year with an option for an additional year. Since his switch from Swedish…

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Match winner Aliyu Bravo keeps MLS club undefeated

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Former Flying Eagles striker Ibrahim Aliyu ‘Bravo’ scored a goal to extends his Major League Soccer (MLS) club Houston Dynamo FC unbeaten run to six as they defeated Charlotte FC 1-0. Aliyu Bravo scored the only goal of the game in the…

NPFL hotshot joins new Saudi Arabian club

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Former NPFL hotshot Anthony Okpotu has joined a new club Al Adalah in Saudi Arabia. The former Lobi Stars hitman scored 17 goals for Al Ain in Saudi Arabia last season and that attracted Al Adalah to sign the powerful forward. Okpotu has…

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How Billions of Naira to clear Super Eagles unpaid bonuses hit NFF account

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In January in the build-up to the 2023 AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, President Bola Tinubu graciously approved the sum of 12 Billion Naira to clear unpaid bonuses and allowances of the Super Eagles as well as various other national teams. The…

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TikiTaka wallop Liberian team to step up Gothia Cup buildup

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TikiTaka Nigeria stepped up their preparations for this year’s Gothia Cup in Sweden with a comfortable 4-1 win over Liberia’s Blackman Warriors. Striker Terfa Dennis scored a brace for TikiTaka to win this test game played at the Area 3…

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La Liga club ship out Sadiq Umar on loan

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Real Sociedad are most likely to send striker Sadiq Umar out on loan in the new season after he played a bit role for the La Liga club last term. Fellow La Liga club Sevilla and Bologna in Italy are front runners to get the 27-year-old…

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Amuneke set to take over Heartland

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Emmanuel Amuneke is set to be soon presented as new coach of Heartland. Various top sources informed SCORENigeria that Amuneke, who this past season worked under cover for his hometown club, has already started recruiting players for the…

Sports Minister queries hunger of foreign-born Super Eagles stars

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Sports Minister John Owan Enoh has questioned the fire and hunger of Super Eagles stars, who were not born in Nigeria. “We have in the Super Eagles about 90% of players not born in Nigeria. Do they have the spirit, the fire of a Nigerian…