SCORENigeria can report that it will be a straight slug out between Raphael Onyedika and Alex Iwobi for who will play alongside Wilfred Ndidi in the Super Eagles midfield today. As expected, Ndidi will be the main pivot in the midfield against Rwanda. The second midfielder will link up the midfield to the attack. The … Read more
The Super Eagles stars are united in their confidence that they will beat home team Rwanda today to get their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes back on track. The players said their only target is victory and therefore urged the fans to support them to accomplish this task. Atalanta star Ademola Lookman said the focus … Read more
Coach Eric Chelle has said the Super Eagles will be gunning for victory against hosts Rwanda tomorrow because the whole of Nigeria expect this.  “I just want to win this game because the country awaits a victory,” the coach said ahead of his first game in charge of the Super Eagles since his appointment in … Read more
The Cheetahs of Benin, under the tutelage of former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr, are the provisional leaders of the Super Eagles World Cup qualifying group after they were held to a 2-2 draw by hosts Zimbabwe today. Benin now have eight points from five matches, while Zimbabwe have three points. Benin raced into a … Read more
Club Brugge rejected an offer from AC Milan for Super Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika because it was not good enough, just as several top clubs across Europe are ready to pounce on him in the summer. Representatives of his agency CAA Stellar revealed that Milan tabled 18 Million Euros for Onyedika last summer. However, the … Read more
Juventus are the main Italian club who wish to sign Victor Osimhen in the summer. And now according to Il Mattino, the biggest hurdle the Turin club face in their pursuit of the Super Eagles striker will be Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis. The newspaper said Juventus will have to negotiate Osimhen’s transfer with the … Read more
SCORENigeria has specially learnt that coach Eric Chelle will start a back four for tomorrow’s must-win 2026 World Cup qualifier against Rwanda led by captain William Ekong. From the training in Kigali, Ekong will play alongside Calvin Bassey in the heart of the defence in the absence of the injured Semi Ajayi. The fullbacks will … Read more
The NFF and Eric Sekou Chelle have both taken a massive chance for the Super Eagles to get the faltering 2026 World Cup campaign back on course beginning with tomorrow’s must-win clash in Rwanda. Three-time African champions languish second from bottom of Group C with three points after they failed to record a win in … Read more
Super Eagles striker Sadiq Umar will have to battle Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid and three other players for the prestigious La Liga Player of the Month for Month. The other nominees are Marcos Alonso, Pedro Diaz and Isco. In the month under review, Sadiq scored all his four goals for Valencia. The 28-year-old striker … Read more
Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will today hope to end Benin poor away record when they take on Zimbabwe in a 2026 World Cup qualifier in Durban, South Africa. The Cheetahs of Benin have not won on their travels for over three years. Benin are the front runners of Group C with seven points … Read more
SCORENigeria has exclusively gathered that coach Eric Chelle is going all out for goals from the first whistle in Rwanda and could therefore unleash two strikers in Victor Osimhen and Ademola lookman as well as two wingers – Samuel Chukwueze and Moses Simon. The team’s second training in Rwanda suggested that the new Super Eagles … Read more
SCORENigeria has been told there are moves for Victor Osimhen to be named as one of the assistant captains of the Super Eagles. As first reported by SCORENigeria, William Ekong is the substantive skipper of the Super Eagles under new coach Eric Chelle after he was stand-in captain in the absence of the record capped … Read more
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has said it has to be victory on Friday in Rwanda or nothing. Positive mindset.Positive spirit.Positive focus. Victory is the only option! 💪🏾🔥 Go go super eagles 🇳🇬🦅 pic.twitter.com/aILXqbpF5q — Éric Chelle (@EricChelle1) March 19, 2025 Nigeria have their backs against the wall after they failed to win in four … Read more
The Super Eagles have what it takes to beat Rwanda Friday to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track, but they have to work for it, according to former African Footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba. “The Super Eagles have what it takes to win in Rwanda, but they have to earn … Read more
Barcelona have identified Victor Osimhen as a direct replacement for the ageing Robert Lewandowski, but various reports have now suggested that the Catalan giants may struggle to meet up his release clause of 75 Million Euros. Corriere dello Sport reported Barcelona interest for the 26-year-old striker, but also quickly added that the top Spanish club … Read more
The Super Eagles have expressed confidence they will record their first victory in Rwanda Friday to revive their hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup. The three-time African champions are yet to achieve victory over Rwanda in that country, going back to 20 years ago, when a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match ended … Read more
The Transfermarkt valuation of Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has shot up as he has played a starring role in Nottingham Forest superb run in the Premier League this season. From flirting with relegation, Forest are this season pushing for a UEFA Champions League slot among the front runners in the English top league. Ola … Read more
All 23 players called up by the Super Eagles for a must-win 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Rwanda are now in training camp and will have a second full squad training today. Officials told SCORENigeria that USA-based midfielder Alhassan Yusuf joined the Super Eagles Tuesday night to complete the squad. The team had their … Read more
Rwanda are aware that Victor Osimhen is on top form and so they will need to stop him on Friday, according to the spokesman of the FERWAFA, the Rwanda football federation. Osimhen scored his first hat-trick in Turkey just before the international break and he is now the leading scorer in the Super Lig with … Read more
Going by the riot act read out to the team by coach Eric Chelle, USA-based midfielder Alhassan Yusuf is in danger of missing Friday’s World Cup qualifier after he did not feature in the team’s first training in Kigali. Coach Eric Chelle has insisted that any player who was not part of the first training, … Read more
Goztepe midfielder Anthony Dennis, who was named in the Super Eagles provisional squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, has set two top targets with his Turkish club. The 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder said he hopes to win the Turkish Cup as well as qualify his team for a European competition come next … Read more
A special report out of Belgium has compared the son of former Super Eagles defender Furo Iyenemi, Kaye Furo, with Victor Osimhen. According to a comprehensive scouting report by voetbalprimeur, Kaye Furo, 18, who has fired eight goals in the Belgian second division with ClubNXT, could go on to play for a top European club … Read more
SCORENigeria has learnt that two special flights will leave for Rwanda for the Super Eagles must-win 2026 World Cup qualifier on matchday Friday. The main flight carrying 150 people will depart from Lagos, while a smaller aircraft will take off from Abuja, all on same day. The Lagos flight will have at least 90 supporters … Read more
The era of Ahmed Musa as Super Eagles captain has ended and enter William Ekong as the substantive leader of the national team. Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle will confirm Ekong’s appointment in Rwanda. Ahmed Musa, 32, is the most capped Nigerian player with 110 caps. He made the provisional squad for the must-win 2026 … Read more
The Super Eagles training camp is bubbling after 21 players reported ahead of their first training later today in Rwanda, officials said. USA-based midfielder Alhassan Yusuf and Valencia striker Sadiq Umar are now the only yet to report. Nine players led by William Ekong checked in to the Radisson Blu Hotel in Kigali early morning … Read more