Late bloomer Sammie Szmodics inspired by Jamie Vardy's career path
Ipswich and Republic of Ireland forward Sammie Szmodics is determined to keep following in the footsteps of Jamie Vardy and prove he is no one-season wonder in the Premier League.
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Augustine Eguavoen – A pleasant dilemma for NFF
A Nigerian coach led a technical team that included three other Nigerian assistant coaches from the domestic league without any previous national team experience, to play two extremely crucial qualification matches for the 2025 African Cup of Nations against Benin Republic in Uyo, Nigeria, and Rwanda in Kigali, Rwanda.
Frustration for wasteful U21s as they're held by Latvia
Republic of ireland U21s 2-2 Latvia U21s
AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Super Eagles, Rwanda settle for 0-0 draw in Kigali
Nigeria’s Super Eagles settled for a 0-0 draw against the Amavubi of Rwanda in Kigali, their second Group D fixture of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers on Tuesday.
Adelabu: I can’t bank on Super Eagles yet
Former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu, is not in a hurry to count the Super Eagles as a winning team despite their 3-0 victory over the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Uyo at the weekend.
Uko commends Eno as Ibom Angels return to topflight
Coming on the heels of Super Eagles convincing 3-0 victory over Benin Republic, in Uyo on Saturday, Akwa Ibom State’s Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Monday Uko, has commended Governor Umo Eno for aiding the state’s women’s team, Ibom Angels’ promotion to the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL).
The view from England: Job done against 'extremely limited' Irish
The Republic of Ireland were swatted aside by a high-quality England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, led by two men who once wore the green jersey: Jack Grealish and Declan Rice.