Tag: #AFCON2027
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AWONIYI REPLACES OSIMHEN IN SUPER EAGLES SQUAD FOR AFCON QUALIFIERS
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has called up Coventry City striker Taiwo Awoniyi to replace the injured Victor Osimhen for Nigeria’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced Awoniyi’s inclusion through the official Super Eagles X account. Osimhen was initially named in the squad…
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OSIMHEN RULED OUT OF NIGERIA’S AFCON QUALIFIERS OVER LINGERING MUSCLE INJURY
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria’s opening fixtures of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign as he continues to recover from a muscle strain. Osimhen was initially included in Nigeria’s squad after Galatasaray and the Super Eagles technical crew expected him to regain fitness in time for the…
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SUPER EAGLES TO FACE RUSSIA IN OCTOBER FRIENDLY
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face Russia in an international friendly at the 44,000-capacity Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on October 6, according to FIFA Match Agent Jairo Pachon of Eurodatasports. The fixture will be the second meeting between both countries in 16 months. Their previous encounter in Moscow on June 6, 2025 ended 1-1, with Russia taking…
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AKWAABA 2026 TO SHOWCASE YOUNG CULINARY TALENTS THROUGH JOLLOF RICE WAR
Young culinary talents will take centre stage at the 2026 Akwaaba African Travel Market as organisers use the flagship Jollof Rice War competition to promote African cuisine, culture and tourism. The event organiser, Ikechi Uko, said winners of the Lagos Boy Child Initiative (LBCI) Boys Cooking Competition held on August 3 would compete at the…
