Chelle releases Super Eagles squad for World Cup qualifiers
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle has released a list containing the names of players to feature in Nigeria’s World Cup qualifiers clash with Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
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Chelle’s 23-man final list ready this week
‘Super Eagles need total support to qualify for 2026 World Cup’ An official of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that the Super Eagles Manager, Eric Sekou Chelle, will release the final list of players for the forthcoming U.S., Canada, and Mexico 2026 World Cup qualifying games against Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s coach plots Super Eagles’ fall in Uyo
Reports emanating from Harare claim that Zimbabwe’s Head Coach, Michael Nees, has allegedly identified Super Eagles’ Achilles heels, which he will deploy against the team in their 2026 World Cup qualifier in Uyo, later this month.
Musa, Tella, Iheanacho make Super Eagles’ 39-man provisional squad
In-form Bayer Leverkusen forward, Nathan Tella, former captain, Ahmed Musa, Gabriel Osho of France’s Auxerre and Kelechi Iheanacho, who now plays for Middlesbrough in the English second-tier league, are among 39 players listed in Coach Eric Sekou Chelle’s provisional squad for the forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
150 Unified Supporters Club members to cheer Eagles in Rwanda
To give players and officials of the Super Eagles the support they need to beat Rwanda in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier, the Unified Supporters Club has earmarked a total of 150 members for the trip.
F1 Eyes Return Of Grand Prix In Africa; South Africa, Rwanda Main Contenders
Three decades after Formula One engines last roared on African tarmac, South Africa is mounting a bid to organise a new Grand Prix and bring the world championship back to the continent. Competition to host the high-octane spectacle is between two tracks: a street circuit in Cape Town and the less picturesque but historic Kyalami race track outside of Johannesburg. A committee set up by sports minister Gayton McKenzie will choose the winning bid in the third quarter of the year, committee member Mlimandlela Ndamase told AFP.
Super Eagles will extract its pound of flesh, Broos warns
South Africa’s Coach, Hugo Broos, has tipped the Super Eagles to bounce back to the reckoning in Group C after next month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, reports scorenigeria.com.ng.
Okumagba emerges interim chairman as NSC, NFF end supporters clubs’ feud
The leadership of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have scored a major point in the build-up to Super Eagles’ trip to Rwanda for the 2026 World Cup campaign by ending the “long feud” among supporters and clubs’ members. Since the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Supporters Club have not known peace. What started as a minnow disagreement among the members soon became a major issue, leading to the emergence of six different groups. While Vincent Okumagba presided over the Super Eagles Supporters Club, Rev. Sam Ikpea was chairman of Nigeria Football Supporters Club. The Football Fan Club of Nigeria was led by Kemi Popoola, just as Abayomi Ogunjimi was the leader of Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club.