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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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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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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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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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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…

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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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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…

Transfer loading as Super Eagles star fires agent?

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Could Super Eagles defender Bright Osayi-Samuel eyeing a return to England from Turkish giants Fenerbache after he split with his agent? Osayi-Samuel has a year left on his contract with Fenerbache, who he joined from English club QPR in…

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Onome Ebi, Ordega stage shock Super Falcons comeback

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Veteran stars Onome Ebi and Francisca Ordega have been included in the Super Falcons squad for Paris 2024 Olympics. Both players have been listed among the four alternate players who could be drafted in the event of injury to any of the 18…

Saturday, Jun 29

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El Kanemi Warriors win 3rd FA Cup

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El Kanemi Warriors today won a third Nigerian FA Cup after they defeated Abia Warriors 2-0 in the final of the cup competition played in Lagos. Ibrahim Salihu netted a brace for the Maiduguri club. He hit target in the 31st and 65th…

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Super Falcons open camp for Paris 2024 Olympics Thursday in Spain

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The Super Falcons will open training camp for the Paris 2024 Olympics Thursday in Spain, officials have informed SCORENigeria Coach Randy Waldrum will put the final squad through their paces for 10 days before they fly out to France to…

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EXCLUSIVE: Scandal rocks Super Falcons final Olympics squad

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The Super Falcons final squad for the Paris 2024 Olympics will be announced any time from now, but it will include two players imposed on coach Randy Waldrum. Sources inside the team told SCORENigeria that in the first instance the Texan…

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17 Billion Naira paid to NFF to clear Super Eagles bonuses, allowances – Minister

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A total of 17 Billion Naira has been paid to the NFF to clear outstanding bonuses and allowances for the Super Eagles and various other national teams, according to Sports Minister John Owan Enoh. In an interview on Eagle7 FM, the Sports…

Sports Minister demands top-class foreign coach for Super Eagles

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Sports Minister John Owan Enoh has said the next foreign coach for the Super Eagles must be a first-class coach, who will command the respect of the players and be convinced he can qualify Nigeria to the 2026 World Cup. The NFF have…