World Cup

In 1994, Nigeria qualified with 7 points in Group D ahead of South Africa. The team was dominated by players who are listed below 1994squad Rufai, Peter PortugalSC Farense Agbonavbare, Wilfred Spain Rayo Agu, Alloy Turkey Kayserispor Shorunmu, Ike Shooting Stars Okechukwu, Uche TurkeyFener Eguavoen, Augustine SpainCD Iroha, Ben Vitesse Arnhem Okafor, Uche IsraelMaccabi Ironi […]

Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023,where most confederations now have qualifying, such as Japan becoming the very first country to qualify on March 20, followed by New Zealand and Iran. Just five days later Argentina joined the race by beating Brazil 4-1. But in Africa, the struggle still continues

Nigeria super Eagle are unbeaten to Zimbabwe in their past 6 meetings with four win and two draws, but it only one time Nigeria win over Zimbabwe at home was on 19-11-2025 with 5-1 victories while three other time were draws. The truth is Nigeria never won World Cup qualification at Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium. Zimbabwe

It was full of joy for Nigerians, the coaching crew, NFF and players for winning over Rwanda in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Rwanda, played 21 -3- 2025. Back to history, Nigeria has visited Rwanda three times. All three times Nigeria came back home with draws, and the only goal scored on Rwandan soil

Two home-based players from the NPFL are found on Nigeria’s 23-man list by Coach Eric Chelle, but the question is, is this for integrating or development of talent from the Nigeria Professional league into the national team setup or to win and qualify for the World Cup. The two are Kayode Bankole Remo Stars goalkeeper

Ahead of the Super Eagle qualifier matches against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, the head coach, Eric Charlie, has sent out a preliminary invitation to 39 players from which a final list of 25 players will be picked for the games. We can exclusively report that four players from the NPFL made the list. They are ▫️