Magical Argentine, Lionel Messi struck on his return to international duty on Friday following a three-month ban as Argentina defeated fierce rivals Brazil 1-0 in a friendly in Riyadh. The Barcelona forward was suspended by CONMEBOL for accusing South American football’s ruling body of “corruption” after he was sent off in July’s third-place play-off with […]
Continue Reading
Nigeria’s Super Eagles again played below the expectations of Nigerians for the second time as it lost 0-1 to Czech Republic in an international friendly on Wednesday. The match played at the Rudolf Tonn Stadium Austria, a multi-purpose facility in Rannersdorf, a city in the sub-division of Schwechat outside Vienna, left the Eagles and Nigerians asking questions […]
Continue Reading
Neymar was on song for Brazil on his return to action after three months out through injury as his country warmed up for the World Cup with a 2-0 friendly win over Croatia at Anfield, Liverpool on Sunday. The most expensive player in the world has been sidelined since Feb. 25, when he fractured a […]
Continue Reading
England kicked off their World Cup preparations with a 2-1 friendly win over Nigeria, but Raheem Sterling ended a troubled week on a low note as the Manchester City star was booked for diving. Gareth Southgate’s side swept into a two-goal lead as Gary Cahill and captain Harry Kane netted in a dominant first-half display […]
Continue Reading
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Democratic Republic of Congo in a friendly game on the patchy pitch of the Adokiye Amiesiemaka Stadium, in Port Harcourt on Monday. William Troost-Ekong gave Nigeria a first half lead but Ngulubi equalised for DR Congo from the penalty spot in the second […]
Continue Reading
Goalkeeper Jan Oblak, Juanfran, Gabriel Arena and Fernando Torres are part of a 20-man Atletico Madrid squad that will face the Super Eagles B side in a friendly on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atletico Madrid Football Club announced the 20-man squad for the friendly match on their official Twitter handle […]
Continue Reading
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Tuesday beaten 2-0 by the Serbia national team in an international friendly played at the Hive Stadium in London. After recording a slim lone goal win over Poland in their last outing, the expectations were quite high that the Eagles could follow up with another win over Serbia. […]
Continue Reading
As part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will play a friendly game against the Three Lions of England at Wembley Stadium on June 2, 2018. England manager, Gareth Southgate sees Nigeria as an ideal team to play to prepare his charges for their group game against […]
Continue Reading
The Super Eagles of Nigeria, on Tuesday defeated Argentina 4-2 in an international friendly match played in Krosnador, Russia. Argentina went two goals up through Sergio Aguero and Ever Banega before the Super Eagles staged a remarkable comeback. Kelechi Iheanacho goat a goal back for Nigeria, Alex Iwobi scored a brace and Brian Idowu scored […]
Continue Reading