Fenerbache defender Bright Osayi-Samuel has been ruled out of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda due to injury. Officials told SCORENigeria that Osayi-Samuel will now be replaced by Benjamin Tanimu. Osayi-Samuel was on the final squad to the 2023 AFCON in February. Super Eagles face Benin in Uyo on Saturday, before they tackle … Read more
The coach of Premier League club Brentford has given reasons why Frank Onyeka has been shipped out on loan to the Bundesliga. The Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka left Brentford during the just-concluded summer transfer window, and his Danish coach has revealed it was due to lack of playing time. “Frank wants to play week … Read more
The Super Eagles training camp in Uyo is bubbling after 14 players reported ahead of Saturday’s 2025 AFCON qualifier against Benin. England-based stars Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey as well as Frank Onyeka, who recently moved to Germany, are the latest players to hit camp. Nine other players including newly-signed Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen are … Read more
Heartland will play in the NPFL in the new season after promoted Beyond Limits were not registered due to concerns over their ownership, according to the organisers of the competition. In an official statement today, the NPFL clarified the situation. “There is one ownership of Beyond Limits Football Academy and Remo Stars, a club already … Read more
Caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen choice of fitness trainer for the Super Eagles, Tomaz Zorec, is due in Nigeria later today, SCORENigeria has been exclusively informed. He will be in Abuja by evening. Zorec worked with Eguavoen at NK Drava Ptuj when the caretaker Super Eagles coach was sporting director of the Slovenian club. He was … Read more
In the thick of the transfer brouhaha involving Victor Osimhen, Correire dello Sport has reported that Premier League club Liverpool also made a late attempt to sign the striker. However, the Italian newspaper did not give more information of this late interest. Corriere dello Sport also credited Napoli sports director Giovanni Manna for designing the … Read more
Victor Osimhen arrived to a rousing welcome in Istanbul, Turkey, early this morning to complete his shock transfer to Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen with the Galatasaray fans. It’s 4am in Turkey ! 😂❤️💛 pic.twitter.com/97gcn1BZPC — Janty (@CFC_Janty) September 3, 2024 The Napoli striker looked happy and energized wearing a yellow t-shirt with a scarf of the … Read more
Victor Osimhen has got his wish for a break-up clause to be inserted in his loan deal to Turkish giants Galatasaray. According to Top Transfer Expert Fabrizio Romano, the striker could break up his contract with Galatasaray by January should another club want to sign him then. The club will be the choice of the … Read more
Various reports out of Italy said Napoli have approved a loan transfer of Victor Osimhen to Turkish giants Galatasaray. Both Napoli and Galatasaray have approved the transfer and officials from Turkey are due to arrive in Naples to meet Osimhen. Transfer negotiations are going ahead at fast pace. Top Transfer Expert Fabrizio Romano has reported … Read more
Turkish giants Galatasaray have opened talks to take Victor Osimhen on loan, according to Corriere dello Sport. The transfer window in Turkey does not shut until September 13. The Turkish giants will be willing to pay the annual salary he is on at Napoli, which is put at over 10 Million Euros. Napoli have not … Read more
After they failed to win their last two games in June, Moses Simon has said it is important that the Super Eagles beat Benin to get their 2025 AFCON qualifying campaign off on a good note. Fresh from scoring for FC Nantes in their win at Montpellier in the French Ligue 1, Moses Simon said … Read more
The NFF have continued to be bombarded by criticisms after they bungled the appointment of Bruno Labbadia as the new coach of the Super Eagles. Last week, the NFF announced the appointment of Labbadia only for the 58-year-old German coach to few days later walk away from the post after contractual talks broke down. Former … Read more
This weekend saw the resurgence of Gift Orban in France at a time his future was very much up in the air, while Super Eagles stars Moses Simon, Josh Maja and Chidozie Awaziem showed class at their respective clubs. 5.Chidozie Awaziem The versatile Super Eagles defender showed he has settled down at his new base … Read more
The NFF have confirmed that Super Eagles caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen has selected Tomaz Zorec as fitness coach for 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda this month. He also selected match analyst Eboboritse Uwejamomere as well as Enugu Rangers coach Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogunmodede from Remo Stars to assist him for these matches. … Read more
Despite a face-off with Atalanta, forward Ademola Lookman has led several other top stars like William Ekong, Ola Aina, Taiwo Awoniyi to hit the Super Eagles training camp in Uyo, which opened today. Other early birds in Uyo are Semi Ajayi, South Africa-based defender Olisa Ndah and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru. Ademola Lookman was hoping to join … Read more
Super Eagles caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen has named Fidelis Ilechukwu and Daniel Ogumodede as his assistants for the forthcoming 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda. Ilechukwu led Enugu Rangers to win the NPFL championship this past season, while Ogunmodede, 44, has qualified Remo Stars to continental football in the last two years. Eguavoen will … Read more
Falconets midfielder Princess Yina Adoo has been named the official player of the match against Korea by FIFA. Adoo was enterprising in the midfield as Nigeria got off to a winning start against the highly-rated Koreans. She is a 19-year-old central midfielder for top club Nasarawa Amazons, who weighs in with a fair share of … Read more
Flourish Sebastine fired a late winning goal against Korea early this morning for the Falconets to get off to a bright start at this year’s U20 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Chances were few and far between in a game between two strong squads not unfamiliar with themselves, but Nigeria had more of the chances, particularly … Read more
Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye must count himself a very lucky man tonight when his Italian Serie A club Udinese scraped a 1-0 home win over promoted Como and he had to survive a stoppage time penalty against his club. VAR showed an Udinese defender handled the ball inside his box and the referee promptly … Read more
Nigeria’s Falconets will begin the U20 Women’s World Cup by midnight against Korea in Bogota, Colombia. Coach Chris Danjuma said his team are free of injury and the immediate target is to get off to a good note against the Koreans before other group games against Germany and Venezuela. “The girls are ready to do … Read more
Odion Ighalo has urged fellow Nigerians to support and not add to pains of Victor Osimhen at a time when his career is at crossroads. No human being is perfect and we have all made mistakes in life, but seeing comments about this young man from his own country people makes me really sad, without … Read more
Victor Osimhen has yet to transfer away from Napoli after proposed moves to PSG, Chelsea, Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia fell through. And now former Super Eagles striker Brown Ideye has said Osimhen’s agent, Roberto Calenda, is to blame for this no deal. “When I had this issue at West Brom, I had to sack … Read more
Flying Eagles striker Ahmed Abdullahi has quit Belgian club KAA Gent to sign a four-year contract with English Championship side Sunderland. The 20-year-old Abdullahi has an option for a further year. The former Golden Eaglets star has been banging the goals for Gent second team – 21 goals in 28 appearances – but did not … Read more
The new NPFL season kicked off today with champions Enugu Rangers held to a scoreless draw by visiting El Kanemi Warriors in Enugu. Both teams created chances to score, but failed to with El Kanemi the more dominant club. Rangers goalkeeper Japhet Opubo saved the blushes of his team at least when he denied the … Read more
Super Eagles defender Jordan Torunarigha has now put behind him the drama around a transfer in the summer window to focus fully on Belgian club Gent. The defender, who was born in Germany, was linked to a departure several times this season and was allowed to dream of a transfer to Italy, among other things. … Read more