Emmanuel Ekong has said he is up to the task after new club Malmo signed another striker ahead of the big kick-off in Sweden. Malmo have added 25-year-old striker Arnor Sigurdsson from English club Blackburn Rovers soon after the signed Ekong from Serie A club Empoli. The son of former Super Eagles star Prince Ikpe … Read more
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru will not make his comeback from injury tonight after the Super Eagles midfielder was not listed by Lazio in the matchday squad for a UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie at Czech club Vitoria Plzen. Dele Bashiru injured his ankle in a Serie A clash against Venezia last month, but he was … Read more
Abia Warriors striker Sunday Megwo has shot himself to top reckoning in the race for the Goal King prize of the NPFL. CHAN Eagles striker Megwo is now one of four players to have so far netted eight goals each in the NPFL. The other players on eight goals apiece are Shola Adelani (Ikorodu City), … Read more
Victor Osimhen and Samu of FC Porto, whose parents are Nigerian, are among the leading scorers in this season’s UEFA Europa League. Osimhen and Samu have scored six goals each in the competition. Unfortunately, both strikers cannot improve their tally as their respective teams have been booted out of the competition. Ayoub El Kaabi of … Read more
Manchester United, PSG and Arsenal are among the top clubs who hope to sign Victor Osimhen in the summer with Juventus now said to be the interested team who face the most hectic time to get the Super Eagles striker. Napoli have placed a release clause of around 75 Million Euros for Osimhen, but that … Read more
Rwanda will play a test game against a local team Saturday as part of their build-up to a decisive 2026 World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles later this month. New coach Adel Amarouche said the home-based Amavubi will use this test game to stake a claim for places in the final squad for the … Read more
It has been reported that Bright Osayi-Samuel will not extend his contract with Fenerbahce and he will instead join Nottingham Forest as a direct replacement for Ola Aina, who will also not renew with the Premier League club. According to Takvim, Osayi-Samuel could not agree a new contract with Fenerbache despite three meetings. He has … Read more
The Super Eagles now have a new coach, new ways of doing things and hopefully a couple of new players to challenge the status quo as the qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup resumes later this month. New coach Eric Chelle has already shown he will go about his business a little differently with … Read more
Zimbabwe coach Michael Nees has boasted his team can cause a big upset by beating the Super Eagles in Uyo when both teams clash in a crucial 2026 World Cup qualifier later this month. Bottom team in Group C Zimbabwe will be guests of Nigeria on March 25 in Uyo in continuation of the 2026 … Read more
The long-awaited squad list for must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe is finally out and as expected it has attracted good, bad and even damning comments from the millions of ‘football coaches’ in Nigeria. One of the highlights of this selection that for the first time in a very long time Nigerians … Read more
Sevilla striker Jerome Akor, Cyriel Dessers of Scottish giants Rangers as well as Nathan Tella from Bayer Lverkusen have been included on a provisional squad for the Super Eagles must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe later this month. This will be the first matches of new coach Eric Chelle.
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has said he saw some “interesting” players when he watched the high-profile NPFL clash between home team Kano Pillars and Enugu Rangers at the weekend. “There are two or three good players I have seen in both teams. They are very interesting,” he revealed. “One team tried to have possession, … Read more
Super Eagles defender Jordan Torunarigha must count himself a very lucky man after he escaped two red cards in Gent 1-1 draw with Club Brugge, according to experts. “It was just revenge from him. It was over the top”, commentator Filip Joos said on Extra Time. “The light just went out for Torunarigha and he … Read more
The Super Eagles have been handed another huge injury boost after reports emerged that midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru could be back in action this week after an ankle injury. Lazio insider Giulio Cardone shared an injury update on Dele-Bashiru’s that would be sweet music to the ears of Eric Chelle ahead of his first squad announcement … Read more
Coach Eric Chelle is going for all-out attack in must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe and as such he has listed as many as five strikers. SCORENigeria has learnt the strikers are Victor Osimhen, Victor Boniface, Paul Onuachu, Sadiq Umar and new boy Tolu Arokodare. Osimhen will lead the attack as expected … Read more
Coach Adel Amarouche has promised to do “something special” with Rwanda ahead of a crucial 2026 World Cup qualifier against the Super Eagles. Algerian Amarouche has been appointed new coach of Rwanda, who top Group C of the World Cup qualifiers that has the Super Eagles as well as Benin, South Africa, Lesotho and Zimbabwe. … Read more
The Super Eagles will beat hosts Rwanda to revive their 2026 World Cup hopes, according to former international Julius Aghahowa. Nigeria battle Group C leaders Rwanda on March 21 in Kigali. Both teams played out a scoreless draw in a 2025 AFCON qualifier in September. “I am confident if they go in to the game … Read more
Manchester United have confirmed that teenaged scoring sensation Chido Obi-Martin cannot feature in the UEFA Europa League. The Premier League club said this is so because the 17-year-old striker only joined their academy last year. The exciting striker, who is still eligible to play for Nigeria, has already made three appearances for the senior team … Read more
The NPFL Player of Week 27 is Ahmadu Liman of Sunshine Stars. ICYMI. Sunshine Stars FC’s Ahmadu Liman bagged the third hat-trick of the campaign. Watch all three of Liman’s goals and relive all the action!#NPFL25 #SUNKWA pic.twitter.com/o62jTtZNiM — NPFL News 🇳🇬 (@NPFL_News) March 3, 2025 Liman became only the second player to score a … Read more
SCORENigeria has scooped that a goalkeeper from the NPFL will make the 23-man Super Eagles squad for must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The identity of this shot stopper is yet to be known but he will be the third choice behind Stanley Nwabali and Amas Obasogie. Speculations are around CHAN Eagles … Read more
Injury-hit Raphael Onyedika has been named on the matchday squad by Club Brugge for tomorrow’s UEFA Champions League Round of 16 home tie against Aston Villa. This should also be cheering news to the Super Eagles ahead of must-win 2026 World Cup qualifiers later this month. The midfielder has been sidelined by injury for the … Read more
It is advantage NPFL leaders Remo Stars after closest rivals Shooting Stars and Rivers United could only play out a goalless draw when both teams clashed today in continuation of the domestic championship. The draw today in Ibadan meant Remo Stars now have an 11-point gap at the top of the table after 27 rounds … Read more
Premier League club Fulham have backed Calvin Bassey, who scored in regulation time for them to eventually go past Manchester United in the FA Cup, while strongly condemning the racist abuse targeted at him. A club statement said such abuse on social media does not have a place in football, it is therefore unacceptable and … Read more
Malmo new signing Emmanuel Ekong has said he will be happy to play any position upfront as long as it will benefit the team. Ekong, 22, has signed a contract with Swedish champions Malmo until 2029 after his departure from Italian club Empoli. “Honestly, I play where he (the coach) wants me to play. Left, … Read more
Jesper Jansson, who will next month be appointed sports director of Swedish club IFK Goteborg, has now admitted he should not have signed former Super Eagles invitee Akinkunmi Amoo while he was being tried for rape. Jansson first signed Amoo to Swedish club Hammarby and when the player was in the thick of a rape … Read more