Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to sort out the appointment of new head coach for the team as soon as possible. The three-time African champions are still without a substantive head coach after Portuguese Jose Peseiro left the post at the end of February. Former international winger, […]
Super Eagles have shifted attention to 2026 World Cup – Omeruo
Kenneth Omeruo says the Super Eagles have shifted attention to the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers following their friendlies against Ghana and Mali. The Super Eagles will continue their quest for a place at the mundial with two key fixtures against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and Squirrels of Benin Republic in June. Omeruo […]
Friendly: Omeruo names one of Nigeria’s best players, laments latest injury
Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo has described his injured teammate, Moses Simon, as one of the best players in the Nigerian team. Omeruo said this while offering insight into Simon’s injury situation. The Nantes’ winger suffered a damaging injury following Nigeria’s 2-0 defeat to Mali in Marrakech, Morocco on Tuesday. Simon was presented with an […]
Friendly: Super Eagles unlucky in defeat to Mali – Omeruo
Kenneth Omeruo has expressed disappointment following the Super Eagles defeat to Mali, DAILY POST reports. The Super Eagles fell to a 2-0 defeat against their fellow West Africans at the Grand Stade de Marrakech on Tuesday night. Mali sealed the win through goals in each half from El Bilal Toure and Kamorou Dounmbia. It was […]
Friendly: Omeruo will start for Super Eagles against Mali – Finidi
Super Eagles interim head coach, Finidi George has confirmed defender Kenneth Omeruo will start the side’s friendly against the Eagles of Mali. Omeruo did not feature in the Super Eagles’ 2-1 friendly win against Ghana’s Black Stars last week Friday after he suffered a knock in training. The Kasimpasa of Turkey player has trained fully […]
Friendly: Omeruo cleared for Super Eagles vs Mali
Centre-back, Kenneth Omeruo is expected to start Nigeria’s clash with Mali on Tuesday night after missing the first friendly against Ghana due to a training ground injury. Omeruo was an unused substitute against the Black Stars. With the Kasimpasa player and Calvin Bassey unavailable for the game, interim head coach, Finidi George named Benjamin Tanimu […]
‘Not a friendly affair’ — Omeruo warns ahead Super Eagles vs Black Stars
Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo has said their upcoming clash with eternal rivals Ghana will not be treated like a friendly, DAILY POST reports. The two teams have a long history of rivalry between them which date back to decades. The West African giants will battle for supremacy once again at the Grand Stade de […]
Omeruo, Bassey miss Super Eagles training ahead Ghana friendly
Defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Calvin Bassey sat out training on Wednesday casting doubt on their availability for the Super Eagles friendly against the Black Stars of Ghana. The Super Eagles had their second training session ahead of the game in Marrakech on Wednesday night. The duo have today’s training session to prove their readiness for […]
Unity propelled Super Eagles to AFCON 2023 second-place finish – Omeruo
Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo says unity within the ranks propelled the team to a successful outing at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The West Africans made it to the final of the competition where they lost 2-1 to host nation Cote d’Ivoire. The three-time African champions struggled in the build up to the […]
Omeruo reveals threatening message fan sent to Ola Aina after AFCON final
Super Eagles defender, Kenneth Omeruo has recently revealed a threatening message a fan sent to teammate, Ola Aina after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, final against Ivory Coast this month. According to Omeruo, a fan wished the Nottingham Forest wing-back death after he came out second-best in a one-on-one duel against Brighton and […]