Do you remember the day Julius Aghahowa rescued Nigeria’s Super Eagles from imminent defeat when he scored two late goals against the Teranga Lions of Senegal in a quarter-final duel at the AFCON in 2000? The game, played at the National Stadium in Lagos drew a lot of emotions and was the moment the 18-year …
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Odion Ighalo wins Manchester United Goal of the Month award Former Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo has emerged the winner of Manchester United’s Goal of the Month award for March 2020. Advertisement Ighalo’s strike against the Austrian side LASK in their first-leg quarter-final encounter of the Europa League was the winner. Ighalo’s strike had 32 …
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Shanghai Shenhua offer Odion Ighalo £400,000 per week to reject Manchester United Former Super Eagles forward Odion Ighalo has been offered a whopping sum of £400,000 per week from his parent club in the Chinese Super League (CSL) Shanghai Shenhua so he can reject staying with Premier League giants Manchester United. Advertisement Ighalo was loaned …
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Obafemi Martins to replace Odion Ighalo at Shanghai Shenhua According to reports, former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is set to leave the Chinese Super League (CSL) outfit Shanghai Shenhua for Premier League giants Manchester United after impressing on a loan spell. Advertisement Ighalo has four goals for the Red Devils and they want him …
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Super Eagles forward Henry Onyekuru has backed Galatasaray manager Fatih Terim to bounce back after he tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus on Monday, March 23rd. Onyekeru paid a touching tribute to Terim with a message on his official Twitter account, the message said, “Get well soon coach. You are a true warrior and I know …
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Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen waited patiently for his time to come in the national team and will make judicious use of his opportunity by repaying the nation with goals, so says his youth coach Paul Idowu Irikewe. In the concluding part of the interview we started from Episode 5, the coach traced Osihmen’s route …
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Hero of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations, Segun Odegbami rolled back the years to recreate the goal which set Nigeria on the path to victory in the 3-0 victory over Algeria in the final. Odegbami, fondly called ‘Mathematical’, scored three goals to emerge joint top scorer at the competition but his first goal in …
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Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins sends a message to Nigerians on Coronavirus (video) Super Eagles defender Jamilu Collins has sent a message to Nigerian regarding Coronavirus. Advertisement The message came through the official Twitter handle of the Super Eagles. In the 39 second video, Jamilu goggles the ball demonstrates how to sneeze, and sanitized his …
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Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has sent a message to Nigerians over the Coronavirus outbreak. First, Ndidi posted a picture on his official Twitter of medical professionals with a caption, “The real heroes.” The real heroes 🙏🏾🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/xPIrhxF4Fz Advertisement — Ndidi Wilfred (@Ndidi25) March 21, 2020 He then participated in a video posted on the …
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40 years ago, on March 22 1980, Nigeria joined the list of countries to lift the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) when the Green Eagles (as they were then called) trounced the Desert Warriors of Algeria 3-0 in front of thousands of delirious home fans at the National Stadium, Lagos. Star of that memorable triumph, …
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