Joe Aribo and Semi Ajayi are not supposed to be starters for Nigeria’s Super Eagles, but after two excellent efforts in recent weeks, including a 1-1 draw against Brazil this past weekend, coach Gernot Rohr will have much to consider.
When they both started the last friendly against Ukraine, it didn’t look anything out of the ordinary. Aribo and Ajayi did so by default, filling in for two players who had withdrawn from injury. Aribo for Wilfred Ndidi and Ajayi for Kenneth Omeruo.
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Neymar went off injured 12 minutes into Brazil’s 1-1 draw with Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore on Sunday.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward, making his 101st appearance for the national team, touched the back of his left thigh as he left the pitch and was replaced by Philippe Coutinho. There was no immediate word on his condition.
The draw extended Brazil’s winless run to four games.
Neymar limped out of Brazil’s draw with Nigeria.
The Africans took the lead after 35 minutes when Joe Aribo found space in a packed penalty box to rifle…
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And so the unthinkable happened. A penalty shootout defeat by Cape Verde saw Nigeria eliminated from the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations in disgrace.
Nigeria looked likely to avoid the disgrace of the unwanted record when Ibrahim Sunusi scored his scra…
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Nigeria’s Super Eagles crashed out of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations after a disastrous penalty shoot-out saw them lose 3-2 to Cape Verde after regulation time ended 1-1 at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal, on Saturday.
The Super Eagles controlled the possession stakes in the first half but for all their dominance they struggled to create significant goal scoring chances, largely due to poor passing in the final third.
Nigeria’s first real threat on goal came on the half-hour mark when Williams…
Cape Verde beat Nigeria in the Plate quarterfinals. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, sign up for ESPN+.
Nigeria’s Phase 1 defeat to Togo at the WAFU Cup of Nations saw them drop to the Plate competition, and now they must beat Cape Verde to salvage any kind of goodwill from fans.
A win in the match in Thies, Senegal, on Saturday night is a minimum requirement for what is essentially a Super Eagles B slash C team, made up of domestic-based players trying to reach the senior team.
Coach Imama Amapakabo, on deck instead of regular head honcho Gernot Rohr, was quick to take responsibility after his side…
SENEGAL — When Nigeria’s Ikechukwu Ibenegbu clinched the top scorer award at the 2011 WAFU Cup of Nations, having won the tournament alongside current Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa the year before, he appeared primed to enjoy a move to a lucrative European league.
However, unlike other African players who leverage the opportunity afforded them by the regional West African Football Associations tournament, or the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for local-based players across the continent,…
Mfon Sunday Udoh must have thought Halloween had come a month early, given his nightmare performance in Nigeria’s opening 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations match on Sunday.
Nigeria lost 2-1 to Togo – their second defeat by the Sparrowhawks in seven days, after their 4-1 reverse in a CAF African Nations Championship qualifier — and the Akwa United FC striker was largely to blame.
Udoh may not have started the match but that certainly didn’t mean his impact wasn’t felt, at least by the millions of Super…
Togo defeated Nigeria 2-1 off an own goal to advance to the quarterfinals in the WAFU Cup of Nations. To watch WAFU Cup of Nations, subscribe to ESPN+.