HOW SAM OKWARAJI HIT THE LIMELIGHT -BY FORMER NFA CHAIRMAN, JOHN OBAKPOLOR Sam Okwaraji emerged virtually from the blues to stamp his presence in the Nigerian soccer scene in 1987, prior to which time, football fans had hardly ever heard his name. Former NFA Chairman Group Captain John Obakpopor remembers how he “discovered” the midfield wizard… “WHEN I …
GERNOT ROHR and his Super Eagles couldn’t have wished for a kinder and more amenable opposition in their first game, post AFCON 2019 than Ukraine. The jury was out on the Franco-German to see how his team would fare immediately after the international retirements by captain John Obi Mikel and top goal scorer Odion Ighalo. …
Ukraine Was Cannon Fodder For Super Eagles By Mumini Alao Read More »
By Ayo Matthew The Super Eagles of Nigeria played out a 2-2 draw against Ukraine in an international friendly at the Dnipro Stadium on Tuesday. It was the first time the team returned to action after they finished third at the African Cup of Nations in Egypt. It was indeed a good game despite …
Goalkeeper IKE SHORUNMU remmbers the pain of losing the AFCON final to Cameroon in a penalty shootout in Lagos, despite a classic equalizing goal by Austin Jay-Jay Okocha.
1996 Africa Cup of Nations: Nigeria’s Dramatic Withdrawal By Mumini Alao EXACTLY 14 days to the kick-off of the 20th Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa in January 1996, defending champions Nigeria pulled out of the competition at the eleventh hour to become the first country in history to not defend the African Cup. MUMINI …
Nigeria’s AFCON Stories Episode 12 – South Africa 1996 By Mumini Alao Read More »
AFCON2019: Super Eagles’ Third Place Finish; A True Reflection of Nigerian Football? Join the Conversation! The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia 1-0 at the Al-Salam Stadium to finish third at this year’s African Cup of Nations in Egypt (AFCON2019) . The victory over Tunisia is Super Eagles’ eighth bronze medal …
