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The Real Reason why I retired from the Super Eagles - Odion Ighalo 1

The Real Reason why I retired from the Super Eagles – Odion Ighalo

Former Super Eagles goal poacher: Odion Jude Ighalo has finally let the cat out of the bag as regards why he retired from the Super Eagles of Nigeria in 2019. Odion Ighalo called it quit on the Super Eagles after he finished top scorer with five goals at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in …

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Super Eagles forward Moses Simon welcomes 2nd child 2

Super Eagles forward Moses Simon welcomes 2nd child

Super Eagles forward Moses Simon welcomes 2nd child Super Eagles forward Moses Simon has announced the birth of his second child on his official Instagram account along with a picture of him and the new born daughter. The 24-year-old forward welcomed his first child with his wife Ibukun back in 2018 after they have been …

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Nigeria 3 vs Spain 2: Watch the amazing moments of the 1998 World Cup group game (video) 4

Nigeria 3 vs Spain 2: Watch the amazing moments of the 1998 World Cup group game (video)

Nigeria 3 vs Spain 2: Watch the amazing moments of the 1998 World Cup group game One world cup memory that sticks out to a lot of Nigerian football fans is the Super Eagles victory over Spain at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The group stage game which ended 3-2 in favour of …

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Victor Ikpeba: 20 years after, Nigerians still angry about my penalty miss vs Cameroon at AFCON 2000 6

Victor Ikpeba: 20 years after, Nigerians still angry about my penalty miss vs Cameroon at AFCON 2000

Victor Nosa Ikpeba, born on June 12 1973 in Benin City,  had his career breakthrough at the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Scotland from where European football scouts signed him up for Belgian side RKC Liege. He would go on to feature for bigger clubs, notably AS Monaco of France where his performances crowned …

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Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi voted Leicester City’s Most Valuable Player 9

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi voted Leicester City’s Most Valuable Player

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi voted Leicester City’s Most Valuable Player Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has been voted Leicester City’s Most Valuable Player for the 2019/20 Premier League season. Ndidi has been a key component for Brendan Rodgers as they are in a hunt for a Champions League spot in third place before the …

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Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa denies contracting Coronavirus, explains reason for Isolation 11

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa denies contracting Coronavirus, explains reason for Isolation

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa denies contracting Coronavirus, explains reason for Isolation Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa has denied contracting the deadly Coronavirus and has explained the reason he is in isolation. Musa returned from Saudi Arabia with his family and Super Eagles teammate John Ogu recently. Saudi Arabia based Super Eagles duo Ahmed Musa …

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Rohr confirms he has received a new contract offer from NFF 13

Rohr confirms he has received a new contract offer from NFF

Rohr confirms he has received a new contract offer from NFF Gernot Rohr has confirmed he has received an official offer of a new contract by the Amaju Pinnick led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to continue has head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Rohr and the NFF have been back and forth over …

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I am not at war with him but...- Amaju Pinnick on Gernot Rohr's contract issues! 15

I am not at war with him but…- Amaju Pinnick on Gernot Rohr’s contract issues!

Gernot Rohr’s contract issues with the Nigeria Football Federation has refused to leave the headlines with lesß than two months to the expiration of his current deal. President of Nigeria’s Football Federation: Amaju Melvin Pinnick had earlier stated the conditions for his (Gernot Rohr) contract renewal last week but apparently they hasn’t been a break …

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Watch Emmanuel Amunike score 2 goals to win Nigeria the 1994 AFCON (video) 16

Watch Emmanuel Amunike score 2 goals to win Nigeria the 1994 AFCON (video)

Watch Emmanuel Amunike score 2 goals to win Nigeria the 1994 AFCON (video) The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday, April 10, 2020, posted a video of the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s 2-1 triumph over the Chipolopolo of Zambia to celebrate the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final. Litana opened the goal for …

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