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Feb

10

2022

Nigeria vs Ghana: Major boost for Super Eagles as FIFA approves Ademola Lukman’s switch

SportsNigeria, Soccer, Sports, Super Eagles

FIFA on Thursday approved Ademola Lukman’s switch from England to Nigeria. Lukman was not able to play for the Super Eagles at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, because he was yet to get clearance from the world football governing body. The Leicester City winger in the past represented England at U-19, U-20, and U-21 levels. However, in October, Lukman applied to switch his allegiance to the West African country, where his parents come from. This is why ex-Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, initially included the 24-year-old in his provisional list for the AFCON. Lukman will now be eligible to…

Jan

14

2022

By OHAFIATV

Organizers tighten security around Super Eagles, others as gunmen kill a senator

SportsNigeria, Soccer, Sports

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the Cameroonian government have tightened security around the Super Eagles and other teams participating in the ongoing AFCON following the killing of a prominent lawyer and opposition lawmaker by suspected separatist fighters in the host country’s restive English-speaking North West region. Opposition Senator, Henry Kemende, was reportedly shot dead at close range in the northwestern city of Bamenda, authorities from his party and the government said on Wednesday. Kemende’s body was located after he “was killed by unidentified armed assailants,” an official said. Kemende was a lawyer turned…

Nov

11

2020

By OHAFIATV

Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Super Eagles players to undergo COVID-19 test

SportsAfrica, Entertainment, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports

Nigeria’s senior national team players will undergo COVID-19 tests, before Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone, Goal reports. The Super Eagles players and their coaches are expected to undergo the test, Wednesday afternoon. Few hours after that, they will have their second training session at the newly renovated Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Nigerians are favourites going into the clash, with the Leone Stars sitting bottom of Group L with one point. Sierra Leone drew with Lesotho and lost to Benin Republic. The reverse fixture takes place at the National Stadium in…

Jun

05

2020

By OHAFIATV

Ighalo mulls return to international football with Nigeria

SportsPersonality, Soccer, Sports, World News

Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo has said he is contemplating a return to international football with Nigeria after he quit last year. “I am still thinking about returning to the national team,” Ighalo told local sports radio Brila FM late Thursday. “But right now, I want to concentrate on my club career. “I left the national team because of the distance between Nigeria and China, but now that I am in Manchester, you never can tell.” The former Watford striker quit the Super Eagles after he emerged top scorer of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt with four…