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“It is an opportunity for me to make an impact” – Tebo Franklin reacts on his first Super Eagles call up

By Wale Mustapha on June 23, 2021 News, Sports

Nasarawa United central defender Tebo Franklin has expressed his happiness following his maiden senior national team call-up. The enforcer was named in the 25-man squad that will face Mexico on July 4 in an international friendly at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. “I’m so happy with the call up because it has always been my dream […]

Mexico friendly: Uche Onwuasonya’s call up to Super Eagles, right choice, deserving

By Wale Mustapha on June 23, 2021 News, Sports

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) deserves all the encomiums after releasing a 24-man Home-Based Super Eagles for an international friendly game against Mexico on July 3rd. Last time out for the Home-Based Eagles was the game against Togo in the CHAN qualifiers, where they failed to qualify for the local AFCON in Lagos two years […]

LaLiga II: Sadiq Umar prefers Almeria promotion over goals record

By Wale Mustapha on June 6, 2021 News, Sports

Sadiq Umar expressing himself after the team Almeria could not promote to Lal Liga at the end of the season had said its painful that they couldn’t get the promotion but he’s still grateful to God for it all. “To me the goals do not really count but the promotion is the main target of […]

‘Father stopped paying my school fees in the university, because I was invited to Super Eagles” – Adebayo Gbadebo

By Wale Mustapha on May 31, 2021 News, Sports

This days, it will be a thing of joy for parents to hear that their wards were invited to any of the national teams. But for young Adebayo Gbadebo, the reverse was his case. As his parents stopped paying his school fees in his final year at the University of Ibadan for playing football and […]

Ex Super Eagles midfielder, Gbadebo reveals how Nigeria could win AFCON 2021

By Wale Mustapha on May 31, 2021 News, Sports

Former Stationery Stores of Lagos defensive midfielder and a Nigerian coach in Thailand, Adebayo Gbadebo has expressed optimism on the ability of the Super Eagles to win the AFCON tournament in Cameroon, but with good managerial motivation. Coach Gbadebo who was the Special Guest at the monthly Ex-University of Ibadan Footballers Association virtual interactive session […]

Pinnick congratulates Samuel Chukwueze over Europa League Cup triumph

By Wale Mustapha on May 27, 2021 News, Sports

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick has sent his congratulatory message to Super Eagles’ player Samuel Chukwueze over Europa Cup victory with his club, Villarreal. According to the FIFA Council member, “it is an honour to know that one of the Super Eagles’ player was part of the historic victory for Villarreal in the Europa Cup competition. […]

Water FC graduate Okechukwu Gabriel debut for Saporro FC in Japanese league

By Wale Mustapha on May 21, 2021 News, Sports

Former Water fc graduate and as well ex wydad casablanca of Morroco made his long awaited debut in the japanease league, after injury prevented him for some weeks, it could be recalled that Abuja based player signed a mouth watering deal of 4 years and worth 2 million dollars. He was introduced in the second […]

Surulere National Stadium in final stages of reconstruction

By Wale Mustapha on May 19, 2021 News, Sports

The Dream of our National Teams to play either in Surulere National Stadium or Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja is gradually coming to reality as work ongoing in the Surulere National Stadium is in it final stage. According to report from the Engineers on site, “we are on the final stage of construction as I […]

Glamour, Glitz as Abdul Sule Academy come alive in Kaduna

By Wale Mustapha on May 16, 2021 News, Sports

The much talked about Abdul Sule Football Academy has been launched in the football loving city of Kaduna State with the aim of getting players exposed to best practices and nurtured them for greatness. The launching ceremony which was held at the football pitch of Adeyemo College in Kaduna on Saturday had in attendance former […]

Better preparation will see Super Eagles qualify – Amaju Pinnick

By Wale Mustapha on May 16, 2021 News, Sports

In an exclusive dialogue with the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick about the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers, he gave an intense analysis on why the boys need grade A friendly matches ahead of the qualifiers. “I think the option of Cameroon boils down to Grade A friendly like I have said and Cameroon is one of […]