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Chelle said the Super Eagles would adopt a determined approach to outscore Algeria

At this stage of AFCON 2025, matches are rarely won by teams alone; they are decided by moments, personalities, and ...

...I’ll personally pay the bonuses if the authority fail to before Saturday," Ndidi was quoted as saying

The squad touched down on Thursday and is expected to resume full preparations as attention shifts firmly to Saturday’s encounter ...

Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance, provided an update on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, detailing the ...

Mr Dikko admitted that President Bola Tinubu had approved the Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 budget since November 2025

Eric Chelle has stabilised Nigeria, modernised the attack, and restored confidence. Yet the same man who engineered a World Cup ...

The situation echoes previous incidents involving the national team, particularly during last year’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa playoffs in ...

For a tournament already rich in subplots, this is one layered with history, pedigree, and unfinished business.

Osimhen was seen making gestures to fellow forward Ademola Lookman just before a corner kick, and conjectures of various complexions ...

Since March 2025, Osimhen has enjoyed a prolific run, scoring nine goals in 10 matches for the Super Eagles.

Against a Mozambique side coached by Chiquinho Conde, the Super Eagles blended intensity, power, and clarity of purpose to overwhelm ...

Reacting to the performance against Mozambique, former Super Eagles utility player Mutiu Adepoju, praised the team for their improved effort

On paper, Nigeria went into the tie as overwhelming favourites. On the pitch in Fès, they played like a team ...

The Super Eagles are the first team to score four goals in a match at the AFCON 2025

Nigeria have a strong record against Mozambique and remain unbeaten in five previous meetings, including a 3–0 AFCON group-stage win ...

The only previous AFCON clash between Nigeria and Mozambique came in January 2010 in Angola, when Nigeria won 3–0, with ...

Nigeria carry pedigree, depth and ambition. Mozambique carry hunger, freedom and belief. At AFCON’s business end, that collision can be ...

Ademola Lookman said the Eagles were mentally prepared for a physically demanding contest against Mozambique

The 31-year-old forward is yet to feature at the tournament, having struggled with the injury since Nigeria’s group-stage campaign began.

The margins are thinner, the pressure heavier, and complacency, he warns, can be fatal

Rather than focusing solely on goals and highlights, the TVC places the spotlight on the fans: their chants, banter, rituals ...

As the Super Eagles prepare for their Round of 16 showdown against Mozambique, all eyes will be on Lookman to ...

Yet beneath the results lie lessons, some encouraging, others unsettling, as the tournament shifts into its most unforgiving phase

From football failures to athletics controversies and athletes switching nationality, 2025 again showed that deep-rooted problems remain.