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One annual conference to bring together stakeholders in the Nigerian #football sector to achieve maximum development and investment to it.

Lagos, Nigeria
Joined May 2019
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SUPER EAGLES PLAYERS ARRIVE GOR THEIR FIRST TRAINING SESSION 11 players present in training
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11 Super Eagles players arrive the training pitch of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium ahead third game of the 2027 AFCON QUALIFIERS.
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A good good development we are seeing at the uyo international stadium but I tell you how consistently can we keep this and continue this way?.
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This is the current situation at the Godswill Akpabio stadium. The led side pitch advertisement board will go round. Y'all happy now?
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Tanzania arrives at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium to have their first training session ahead of their AFCON Clash with Nigeria 🇳🇬 #Afcon26 #AfconQualifiers
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The Super Eagles of Nigeria are playing Tanzania on Friday, while Nigeria’s U-23 team also face DR Congo on the same day. Eric Chelle handles both teams and has already left the U-23 camp to focus on the senior team, leaving his assistants in charge. When ex-Super Eagles like
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Finidi George and others raised concerns about giving him both jobs, many thought they were overreacting. Now, how is Chelle expected to navigate this situation?
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THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED! 🦅🇳🇬 10 PLAYERS ARE CURRENTLY IN CAMP AHEAD OF THE UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT. PLAYERS IN CAMP: STANLEY NWABALI ARTHUR OKONKWO CALVIN BASSEY ALEX IWOBI OLA AINA SEMI AJAYI MOSES SIMON AKOR ADAMS BENJAMIN FREDRICK ALHASSAN YUSUF 🦅
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First batch!!! Calvin Bassey, Ola Aina, Alex Iwobi, Arthur Okonkwo, Semi Ajayi, Benjamin Fedrick, Alhassan Yusuf, Bright Osayi & Victor Moses all arrive Uyo ahead of Tanzania clash.
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🗓️ 2 DECEMBER 2026 📍 NATIONAL THEATRE, LAGOS, NIGERIA. A NIGHT DEDICATED TO RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE, CELEBRATING AFRICAN FOOTBALL AND HONOURING THE CONTINENT'S FINEST. LAGOS IS READY TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE! ✨ #CAFAWARDS2026
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New Dugout benches at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium ahead of the Super Eagles game against Tanzania.
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Nigeria U23 head coach Eric Chelle has called up Nasarawa United forward Prince Bawa Oche to replace injured Sulaiman Sani ahead of the Olympic Eagles' upcoming U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Sani, who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qudsiah FC, will miss the double-header after his club confirmed that an injury would prevent him from honouring his invitation to the Nigerian U23 squad. Oche has subsequently been drafted into the squad as the coaching crew makes a
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Tanzania were due to land in Uyo on Sunday 8 November, five days before their Group L qualifier against the Super Eagles, and they come already guaranteed a place at AFCON 2027 as co-hosts with Kenya and Uganda. Coach Miguel Gamondi's 24-man squad is split evenly, with 12
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home-based and 12 overseas-based players. The early arrival was reported by Afrik-Foot on 3 November, which credited The Citizen for the plan. Tanzania have yet to win a qualifier and lost 2-0 to Guinea-Bissau. Nigeria have three points from two games after a 2-1 win over
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Nnadi's numbers since his return Marseille signed Nnadi from Zulte Waregem for €6m, and he started the season largely on the bench. Since returning from the knee problem in October he has made seven appearances in Ligue 1 and the Europa League, five of them starts, for
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466 minutes. He has one assist, for Amine Harit in the 5-2 win over Angers on 18 October, and has completed 264 of 286 passes, a 92.2% success rate. Against Lens last Sunday he completed 53 of 54 passes and won six fouls. He played the full 90 minutes in the 4-3 win over Le
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Super Eagles midfielder Tochukwu Nnadi returns to Eric Chelle's squad for the Tanzania double-header after five starts in seven games for Olympique Marseille since coming back from a knee injury. The 22-year-old was left out of the September squad while recovering from
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injury, according to Afrik-Foot. Nigeria beat Madagascar 2-1 and then lost 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau in that window, and Chelle's 24-man list for the November games, named on 7 November, brings Nnadi back into the picture. Soccernet's full squad breakdown has the rest of the list.
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Arsenal goalkeeper Chiemela Ude has provided an insight into her international football journey, recalling her memorable experiences with England's youth teams. The 18-year-old is eligible to represent record African champions, the Super Falcons, through her Nigerian father
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but has been provisionally cap-tied to England since October 2024 when she started for the Young Lionesses in a European U17 Championship qualifier against Faroe Islands. Born into a family of six children, Ude grew up in Loughton, Essex, alongside her three brothers and two
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Akwa ibom state government have installed LED Screen advert boards at the God'swill Akpabio international stadium in Uyo. The stadium is now the only stadium in Nigeria with both a properly maintained FIFA standard pitch and LED screen advert boards.
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Digital LED advertising boards have now been installed at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 AFCON qualifier vs Tanzania
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Super Eagles midfielder Ebenezer Akinsanmiro was in action for Monza as they suffered a narrow 1–0 defeat to Atalanta in Sunday’s Serie A fixture. Making his eighth appearance of the campaign, during which he has registered one assist, the Nigerian international put in a
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solid shift in midfield before being replaced by Dany Mota in the 73rd minute. The decisive moment came early in the second half when Nikola Krstovic found the net in the 49th minute to give the visitors the lead.
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