Super Eagles shot stopper Maduka Okoye began from where he left off last season as his magnificent performance helped Udinese to a 1-1 draw with Bologna. Bologna took the lead in the second half through a 57th minute Riccardo Orsolini penalty, after they tried various times but failed to break the deadlock in the first … Read more
Napoli sports director Giovanni Manna has admitted that Victor Osimhen’s transfer situation is currently “blocked” and he cannot speak on talks with Chelsea or PSG as it concerns the striker. “Osimhen? The situation is currently blocked,” Manna told Sky Sport. “He wants to leave but I can’t give any feeling on PSG or Chelsea… we’re … Read more
Rwanda have already announced a provisional squad for next month’s 2025 AFCON qualifier against Nigeria, but as has been the case since the Super Eagles are yet to do same as questions are now being asked about such list. The biggest question now is that with a head coach not in place who and how … Read more
Cyriel Dessers has continued his brilliant scoring form with Rangers as they ran out 2-0 winners over St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup. Rangers found it hard to convert in the first half as they created a host of chances, but Cyriel Dessers’ introduction at half time made all the difference. In the 58th minute, … Read more
Former Sweden coach Janne Andersson is known as a no-nonsense coach, who believes in team organisation and direct football rather than the individual stars and ball possession. He comes with a wealth of experience as he called the shots of his native country for seven years and previously led IFK Norrkoping to win the Swedish … Read more
SCORENigeria can exclusively reveal that former coach of Sweden Jan Olof ‘Janne’ Andersson will be the long-awaited new coach of the Super Eagles. He is 61 years old and was coach of Sweden between 2016 and 2023. He qualified Sweden to the 2018 World Cup as well as the 2020 Euros, but failed to qualify … Read more
Victor Boniface tonight won his third trophy when Bayer Leverkusen defeated VfB Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties after fulltime scores stood at 2-2. #SupercoupeAllemagne : Victor Boniface 🇳🇬ouvre le score sur un service de Tapsoba 🇧🇫 et Millot répond dans la foulée. C’est vite parti dans cette finale ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/CTTeIBithx — CANAL+ SPORT Afrique (@cplussportafr) August … Read more
As first reported by SCORENigeria, former Sweden coach Janne Andersson will soon be appointed the new coach of the Super Eagles. This will be more than two months since Finidi George quit the post. Top officials boasted that the new foreign coach will excite the fans, but it is now left to be seen if … Read more
Nigeria cup winners El Kanemi Warriors had to wait till stoppage time before they could force Dadje FC of Benin to a 1-1 draw in a preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup today. The match was played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne. The visitors took the lead after 22 minutes through Selasie … Read more
Tolu Arokodare, who has been labeled as “greedy” for demanding a huge pay rise at Turkish club Trabzonspor, must have shut up some of his critics after he fired twice for Genk to edge past Beerschot 4-3. Arkodare gave Genk the lead at 2-1 after half an hour. He scored his brace on 64 minutes … Read more
In the latest development on the Victor Osimhen transfer saga, Top Transfer Expert Fabrizio Romano has explained that Chelsea will not consider a swap deal between Osimhen and Lukaku. “Chelsea see the two cases (Osimhen and Lukaku) in a separate way. Chelsea are not expected to consider a swap deal,” he said. “Chelsea as of … Read more
PSG have returned for Victor Osimhen “forcefully” after their top striker suffered a serious injury in an opening Ligue 1 game, according to Sportmediaset The French Ligue 1 champions seemed to have cooled their interest in Osimhen after Napoli failed to make a significant discount on the striker’s 130 Million Euros release clause. Otherwise, they … Read more
Lifted by his brace in the previous round, Peter Olayinka has said he is upbeat ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League playoff at Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt. Olayinka’s Red Star Belgrade smashed past Cukarcki 4-1 with the Super Eagles forward netting a brace in a third round qualifying clash Thursday. They now battle Bodo/Glimt to qualify … Read more
Paul Onuachu future is still up in the air after he was not listed by Southampton in their opening Premier League game at Newcastle United. This comes amid reports that Turkish giants Trabzonspor have re-opened talks to sign the giant striker. Southampton are prepared to sell him permanently after he went on loan at Trabzonspor … Read more
All is not well at the NFF over the appointment of a new coach for the Super Eagles with less than three weeks to an opening 2025 AFCON qualifier against Benin in Uyo. Several inside sources told SCORENigeria that the NFF leadership is still negotiating with a fresh choice for the top post amid lack … Read more
Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia today saw through a FIFA ban for unethical conduct. In 2019, Siasia was initially banned for life and fined $50,000 for “agreeing tonthe manipulation of matches for betting purposes”, but upon appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sports in 2021,his ban was reduced to five years and his … Read more
Top Transfer Expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Chelsea have not yet begun conversations with Victor Osimhen on a contract. The sports director of Napoli Giovanni Manna has visited London to sort out some of his club’s transfer dealings. Transfer Expert Romano has reported that both Napoli and Chelsea have been busy on a deal … Read more
SCORENigeria has specially gathered that Sporting Lagos coach Abdullahi Biffo is favoured to be the next Super Eagles coach ahead of Nduka Ugbade. A top source said Biffo’s vast experience in the NPFL, which has spanned stints with Kwara United and Katsina United, as well as his “very powerful backers” will now work in his … Read more
Mikel Obi has opened up on his own nightmarish experience at the Olympics caused by corrupt football federation officials. Mikel, who captained Nigeria to the 2018 World Cup and was capped at U17, U20 and U23 levels, led the country to win bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympics. “When I represented my country(Nigeria) at the … Read more
The NFF will announce a new coach for the Super Eagles shortly and it will not be one of the four initially shortlisted for the top post, SCORENigeria can exclusively reveal today. The NFF technical committee met in Abuja Thursday and they screened and endorsed the mystery man who will soon be named coach of … Read more
The appointment of a new coach for the Flying Eagles is likely to be delayed after the NFF technical committee could not deliberate on this during their meeting. An official informed SCORENigeria that the committee spent Thursday’s entire meeting in Abuja on the appointment of a new coach for the Super Eagles. “That was the … Read more
Multiple champion with Chelsea Mikel Obi has again stuck out his neck for the London club to sign Victor Osimhen because he is the “killer” they need. Former Super Eagles captain Mikel has played the ‘mini agent’ in getting Osimhen to Stamford Bridge this summer. “I keep saying we need a Victor Osimhen. Go and … Read more
The standoff between Victor Osimhen and Napoli has taken a new twist after the striker dropped the Italian club from his Instagram page. This is coming soon after Osimhen had put in a transfer request, which Napoli sports director Giovanni Manna acknowledged. Osimhen has been training on his own as his transfer saga has dragged. … Read more
The NFF technical committee is currently meeting at the NFF head office in Abuja. A top official of the NFF technical department confirmed this to SCORENigeria SCORENigeria also understands that the meeting will discuss the appointment of a new Super Eagles coach and that of the Flying Eagles. The committee had previously shortlisted four coaches … Read more
Chelsea have agreed a swap deal that could involve Romelu Lukaku and Cesare Casadei plus 50 Million Euros for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, according to Il Mattino newspaper. Another option is a swap deal involving Lukaku and Osimhen without Casadei and Napoli getting 70 Million Euros, while the other option is for Napoli to pay … Read more