Super Eagles dazzling player Ahmed Musa has added another investment to his already long list as this time he has opened a state of the art filling station in Kano.

The 24-years-old Leicester City winger on Sunday commisioned his latest investment which is christened Myca-7 located in Kano.

Other investment owned by Musa includes a fitness centre worth over ₦500million and many landed properties scattered across the country.

He also have

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Sunday Oliseh fine run with Fortuna Sittard came crashing on Friday night as his side lost 2-1 at home to NEC Nijmegen in the Jupiler League Netherland's second tier league 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Friday's defeat, was the first time Oliseh and his Fortuna Sittard troops will

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Players and officials of the Super Eagles are in for a big celebration if they can pick the sole World Cup ticket in Group B on Saturday when they file out against the Chipolopolo of Zambia 90minutesgoal.com reports.

A source close to an NFF official told 90MinutesGoal that a

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Merseyside Club, Everton are anticipating the return of their Nigerian International striker Henry Onyekuru who is currently on loan at Belgian side Anderlecht 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Everton who are currently struggling in the English Premier League, signed Onyekuru in June 2017 from Belgian side KAS Eupen for a fee of £7 million after he

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Hull City defender Ola Aina is ready to make his first apperance for Nigeria when the Super Eagles file out against the Chipolopolo of Zambia on Saturday in Uyo.

Ola Aina who is originally owned by Chelsea but

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Panic struck on Thursday in the Russia city of Nizhny Novgorod when a huge fire broke out at the 45,000 capacity Nizhny Novgorod stadium which is being built for next year's 2018 World Cup showpiece.

The fire which began at 1:30pm Russian local time was caused by

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Former Akwa United striker Ibrahim Alhassan opened his Austria Bundesliga League goal account for Austria Wien against Altach at the Ernst Happel Stadium on Sunday.

Alhassan was named in the starting lineup and started behind Austria Wien's forward Kelvin Friesenbichler in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Alhassan opened scoring in...

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Nigeria's U-20 Women's team, the Falconets, have booked a place in the next round of the qualifying series for the 2018 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

The Falconets trashed Tanzania 6-0 on Sunday in Dar es Salaam to qualify 9-0 on aggregate 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Rasheedat Ajibade opened scoring for Nigeria in the 20th minute, and she got her second of the day in the 26th minute.

Folashade Ijamilusi tripled Nigeria's lead in the 35th minute, before Anam Imo made it 4-0 in the 38th minute.
Rivers Angels Cynthia Aku sealed the win in the 83rd minute when she scored

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Rivers United coach Willy Udube has left the Port Harcourt based club to pitch tent with Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Nnewi United, 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Ndube, prior to his appointment at Nnewi United, had been an assistant coach to Stanley Eguma at Rivers United.

He was in the dugout against

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Sorry I needed a video of yourself. That's what I can present to my contacts. Noone will invite someone they haven't seen a glimpse of. Football has changed

Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi put himself in contention for a starting place for Nigeria against Zambia when he scored for Arsenal against Brighton on Sunday.

Arsenal headed into the match knowing that a win for them at the Emirates will move them equal on point with Chelsea and automatically make Wenger the all time Premiership Manager with the most

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Do you have video of yes let me know. I don't need money from you just a video of your self playing

Erstwhile Rangers gaffer Imama Amapakabo is wanted by Rivers United and Umuahia base side Abia Warriors 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Speaking to 90minutesgoal.com via a telephone chat, Imama who led Rangers to the 2015/2016 NPFL title said he has received offers previously and is still open to any offer.

I am open to offers, and if any that catches my fancy comes, I will sit-down with my lawyer and carefully study it, he said.

I have received several offers from clubs, but nothing concrete has been agreed. I'm ready to return to the Nigeria Professional Football League, he concluded.
90minutesgoal.com gathered that Owerri

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Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria John Obi Mikel is to arrive Nigeria from his base in China on Sunday ahead of the

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Former Nigeria international player and captain, Austin Okocha has been voted by fans of Bolton Wanderers as the best Bolton Wanderers player to ever play at the Reebok Stadium now called the Macron Stadium.

The poll was organized to commensurate with the 20th anniversary of the Bolton Wanderers Stadium which was built in 1997.

Fans voted Okocha ahead of Spanish defender Ivan Campo and

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Yes the guy is trying, his boys play nice attacking football

Former Super Eagles coach and captain, Sunday Oliseh guided his club Fortuna Sittard to a slamming 0-6 away victory against Telstar on Friday in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Fortuna Sittard started brightly, but could not convert the chances they created in the first half into goals, with Perr Schuurs guilty of most of the misses.

First Half : Telstar 0 - 0 Fortuna Sittard

However, whatever coach Sunday Oliseh told his troops during the..

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Nigerian players were in action on matchday two of the Champions League and Europa League which was played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

90minutesgoal.com takes a look at how Nigerian players performed.

Atletico Madrid 1 - 2 Chelsea
Nigeria winger Victor Moses put up a superb display to help Chelsea defeat Atletico Madrid 1-2 at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.

Victor Moses would have gotten his name on the score sheet in the 55th minute but took too many touches when he should have shot straight at goal.
Moses defended well and linked up attack, pulling nice cross for target man Alvaro Morata.

Juventus 2 - 0 Olympiacos
Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike played 88th minutes for his Greek club Olympiacos in their 2-0 loss to Italian champions Juventus at the Allianz Stadium.

Emenike was checked by the defence pairing of ..

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Manchester City Argentine striker Sergio Aguero will not take part in Manchester City's clash with Chelsea on Saturday due to a car crash he sustained in Holland 90minutesgoal.com reports.

The-29-year-old Aguero is presently hospitalized after he fractured his rib in a car crash while returning from a concert he attended which was hosted by Colombian singer Maluma.

According to reports, Aguero who missed a penalty for Manchester City in their 2-0 home win over FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, was in a taxi which was taking

Full Story and picture of him in hospital here: Manchester City Argentine striker Sergio Aguero will not take part in Manchester City's clash with Chelsea on Saturday due to a car crash he sustained in Holland 90minutesgoal.com reports.

The-29-year-old Aguero is presently hospitalized after he fractured his rib in a car crash while returning from a concert he attended which was hosted by Colombian singer Maluma.

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Chelsea's manager Antonio Conte has hailed the splendid performance of his players in their 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium on Wednesday.

Conte singled out Nigeria winger Victor Moses for his

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Nigeria Professional Football club, Enyimba FC has denied reports that it is on the verge of hiring Ghana's WAFU Cup winning coach Maxwell Konadu 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Reports from Ghana suggested that the Two-time African Champion League winners have opened negotiation with Maxwell Konadu with a possible contract to be announced soon.

But Enyimba’s Sporting Director, Jude Anyadufu rebuffed the report saying the

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Omoku based club Go Round FC played a 0-0 draw with neighbours Heartland of Owerri in MatchDay 26 of the Nigeria National League (NNL).

Heartland started brightly and would have taken the lead in the 15th through Ikugbado, but the forward could not keep his header low to hit the

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President of Ghana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has splashed a cash prize of US$ 100,000 on the Black Stars Team B for their win over Nigeria in the WAFU Cup Final played last Sunday.

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the mouth watering reward when he hosted the victorious winning team at the

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Nigerian winger Alex Iwobi will not take part in Arsenal's Europa League clash against BATE Borisov on Thursday due to injury 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Iwobi did not travel with the rest of the squad to Belarus to as he was dropped due to a muscle strain.
Iwobi has been included in

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46+2' Half Time : Ghana 1 vs 0 Nigeria

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45' Two minutes of additional time is indicated by the 4th Official

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44' GoaaaLLLL Ghana takes the lead Stephen Sarfo finds space to take a shot despite being surrounded by four green shirts.

Is Ghana 1 vs 0 Nigeria

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40' substitution for Nigeria, Adeleye is replaced due to an injury sustained. In his place comes in Ariwachukwu

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40' Still Ghana 0 vs 0 Nigeria here in Cape Coast. We have five minutes left, plus added time to play.

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36' Ezenwa is up and ready to continue

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35' Ezenwa is down as a result of that save, he looks injured

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34' Ezenwa makes a quick save to deny Kizito from scoring. What a save that was from the Nigeria number one

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32' still Ghana 0 vs 0 Nigeria

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31' Nigeria gets her first corner of the game after Ubong Friday well drilled shot from a counter attack hits a Ghanaian

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30' The resultant freekick is wasted as Nigeria

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Home-Based Black Stars of Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Lomotey has vowed to help Ghana defeat Nigeria in the final of the WAFU Cup on Sunday 90minutesgoal.com reports.

Lomotey who scooped the "Nasco Man of the match'' award for his splendid display in Ghana's 2-0 win over Niger Republic in the second semi-final match played on Thursday, told 90minutesgoal.com, that defeating Nigeria will help appease fans of Ghana after the failure of the team to qualify for the CHAN competition scheduled to hold in Kenya next year.

The Stallions of Burkina Faso dispatched Ghana 4-3 over two legs to pick a ticket to the 2018 CHAN tournament last month.


The final against Nigeria on Sunday is a must win because we want to take revenge for the loss to Nigeria the last time we meet in the WAFU Cup, Lomotey said.

Nigeria are not new to us, we know how they play. It is not an easy game, but we will prepare well for them. This game is the only chance we have to appease fans of Ghana for failure to be at the CHAN next year. We'll fight to lift the cup on Sunday, Lomotey concluded.
Nigeria and Ghana will clash for the 51st time since the two teams first met on 16 Oct 1950. Nigeria have won 11 times, while Ghana are ahead with 22 wins. Both teams have 10 draws between them.

The WAFU 2017 final will be played on Sunday at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium by 4:30pm Nigeria time (3:30pm Ghanaian time).

The winner of the final will pocket $100,000 (about ₦36 million) prize money.

Source: http://www.90minutesgoal.com/2017/09/wafu-cup-ghanian-midfielder-vows-to.html?m=1

Former Super Eagles coach and captain, Sunday Oliseh guided his club Fortuna Sittard on Friday night to an emphatic 5-1 trashing of Jong AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands Eerste Divisie.

Oliseh's troops started well and took an early lead in the 11th minute via French Winger Djibril Dianessy.

Oliseh's tatical input and style of play was a beauty to watch, as his boys tore the AZ Alkmaar backline apart with killer passes and attacks.

The early goal destabilized the visitors and they could not put up a fight to Fortuna Sittard's constant attacks which lead to Djibril Dianessy getting his second for the night through a penalty in the 15th minute.

However Jong AZ Alkmaar pulled one back through Tijjani Reijnders in the 16th minute to give their fans a possible hope of a come back and restoration of parity.

That did not materialize, as Lisandro Semedo made it 3-1 in the 17th minute and Dutch centre back Perr Schuurs scored in the 16th minute to put the game beyond the reach of the visitors.

Lisandro Semedo got his brace for the night when he finished calmly in the 69th minute to seal the game.

Fortuna Sittard are now second on the log with 13 points from six matches played.

Oliseh was appointed as coach of Fortuna Sittard in the second stanza of 2016/2018 season.

Fortuna Sittard will face Telstar in their next game in the Eerste Divisie on September 29 and Sunday Oliseh will be hoping to guide his players to another victory.

Source: http://www.90minutesgoal.com/2017/09/Coach-sunday-oliseh--guides-his-club-to-victory.html?m=1

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The Super Eagles were superb on Monday against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, as they took a step closer in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding in Russia.

Chinedu Laurel Okorodike of 90minutesgoal.com take a close look at how the starting Eleven and substitutes performed in the battle in Yaounde.


Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Goalkeeper)

The FC IfeanyiUbah goalkeeper was picked to replace the injured Daniel Akpeyi .
Ezenwa was impressive, calm and had good communication with Troost and Balogun. Some football lovers and pundits are of the opinion that the penalty conceded by Nigeria was as a result of his inexperience. But I think any goalkeeper can make that mistake.


The great Jens Lehman of Germany and Arsenal once caught a player's (Eto'o) leg in a champions league final. The action caused Arsenal the final against Barcelona in 2006.

Ezenwa will grow into a fine keeper in future , but he needs to stop his show boating. Rating 7/10 (★★★★★★★)


Shehu Abdullahi (right back)

Athough Shehu Abdullahi is a natural midfielder, he also plays so well in the right-back position and Monday's game against Cameroon was not different. The C.F. União of Portugal player did not disappoint against Cameroon.

He defended very well, but did not surge forward to link up play especially when Christian Basagog came in. Rating 6/10 (★★★★★★)

ELDERSON ECHIEJILE (Left Back)

The Sivasspor and Super Eagles defender was the biggest suspect in the game. Even the Cameroonians observed his deficiencies and launched series of offensive moves though his position during the game.

He got covered occasionally by Leon Balogun.
He offered nothing going upfront as Nigeria had no offensive attack via the left flank because he did not overlap. Rating 5/10 (★★★★★)


Leon Balogun (Central defence)

The rugged defender who plies his trade in Germany with Mainz 05 was simply outstanding and a delight to watch. It was his second appearance for Nigeria after he missed the 2-0 loss to South Africa in Uyo.


He partnered so effectively well with William Troost-Ekong in the heart of the Nigerian defence and occasionally provided cover for teammate Elderson Echiejile. His sliding tackles were well timed and his aerial power was greeted with cheers.

He will continue to be an integral member of the team as long as he stays fit. Rating 8/10 (★★★★★★★★)


WILLIAM TROOST-EKONG (Central defence)

He was physically ready for the Cameroonians. He partnered so well with with Leon Balogun to keep tabs and checkmate Aboubakar. His tackles were timely and effective. His partnership with Leon Balogun is a beauty to watch. Rating 7/10 (★★★★★★★)


Mikel Obi (attacking midfield)

Mikel showed why he is the heart and soul of the Nigerian team. His touches, passes and vision was good. His leadership qualities rubbed on every other player. The Cameroonians only found space in the Nigerian midfield only when Mikel was substituted in the 65th minute. Rating 7/10 (★★★★★★★)


Wilfred Ndidi (defensive midfield)

He showed dominance and strength accompanied with good passing ability. He nullified and intercepted all dangerous moves and build up plays by Cameroon. He provided adequate shield for the duo of Troost and Balogun at the back-line.

Mikel Obi benefited the most from Ndidi work-rate as Mikel had had more confidence and assurance going forward. Rating 7/10 (★★★★★★★)


Victor Moses (winger)

The Chelsea man combined good attacking plays and good defensive displays. He brought pain and agony to the Cameroonian defense with constant onslaught. He almost scored with a beautiful chip that missed the target narrowly. He was guilty of clear-cut misses. Rating 7/10 (★★★★★★★)



ONAZI OGENYI

He did his job well which was to provide cover in the midfield but occasionally he was suspect with the ball.

The Cameroonians found Onazi a hard nut to crack as he worked so hard running and covering distances on the pitch until he was replaced by Oghenekaro Etebo in the 87th minute. His combative tackles earned him a yellow card in the game. Rating 6/10 (★★★★★★)


Moses Simon (winger)

The Gent man continued where he stopped in the first leg in Uyo. He was the best player in the field and a constant threat to the duo of Fai Collins and Leuko Tchaha of Cameroon.

Moses Simon scored Nigeria's only goal with a well placed volley. Rating 8/10 (★★★★★★★★)



Odion Ighalo (striker)

He was a threat to the Cameroonian back-line. He almost scored when he turned Teikeu Adolph inside-out with a breathtaking dribble, only for his shot to missed the target just narrowly.

Ighalo was replaced in the 79th minute by Kelechi Iheanacho. Rating 7/10 (★★★★★★★)



The Substitutes

Mikel Ndubusi Agu (winger)

Agu replaced Mikel Obi and did little well to command the midfield. The Bursaspor FC of Turkey player could not reciprocate the fine display he exhibited in the first leg against Cameroon in Uyo. Rating 5/10 (★★★★★)

Oghenekaro Etebo (Midfielder)

Was hardly in action when he replaced Onazi Ogenyi. He ended up chasing around the pack and could not soak up the pressure from Cameroonians. Rating 5/10 (★★★★★)


Kelechi Iheanaco (striker)

The Leicester City forward was a 79th minute substitution for Odion Ighalo. He barely had any impact in the game unlike the first leg where we came in and scored Nigeria's fourth and final goal against Cameroon. Rating 5/10 (★★★★★)


Source: http://www.90minutesgoal.com/2017/09/Super-eagles-players-rating-in-1-1-draw-against-Cameroon.html?m=1

By Chinedu Laurel Okorodike

Matches between the Super Eagles and Cameroon is never for the chicken hearted, as it comes with intrigues, moments of sheerness and talking points that makes news headlines.

Till date, the two sides have clashed 22 times including competitive and friendly games, with Nigeria winning 11, while Cameroon have four wins crested under their name. Seven of the 22 past encounters ended in draw.

For Cameroon, they boast of a record which has seen them defeat Nigeria when it matters most even at club level.

If not for the dominance of Cameroon, Nigeria would have lifted the African Cup of Nations trophy (AFCON) six times.

Nigeria have lost to Cameroon in three AFCON finals,1984, 1988 and 2000.

The AFCON 2000, loss to Cameroon is still fresh in the minds of soccer loving fans of the Super Eagles especially Victor Ikpeba's penalty which was disallowed.

Nigeria lost the 1984 AFCON final held in Ivory Coast to Cameroon. The likes of Tarila Okorowanta, Festus Adegboyega, Rashidi Yekini, Adenoma Adesina could not stop the hefty Cameroonians who paraded legendary goalkeeper Thomas Nkono and goal king Roger Milla.

The Green Eagles (as it was called then) lost 3-1 to Cameroon. It was Cameroon's first AFCON trophy.


In 1988 both teams meet again in the AFCON final. This time in Morocco. Nigeria had a team packed with exceptional talents. The likes of Late Samuel Okwaraji, Late Stephen Keshi, Henry Nwosu, Bright Omokaro, Yisa Shofoluwe, Peter Rufai, Ndubuisi Okosieme, were all around causing damages to opponents.

Once again the Manfred Horner tutored Nigeria team got to the final but lost to Cameroon in a manner which remains questionable.

Midfield maestro Henry Nwosu gave Nigeria the lead but the Mauritanian referee disallowed the goal.

The referee went ahead to award a penalty to Cameroon in the 55th minute which Emmanuel Kunde converted to ensure Cameroon lifted the trophy once again. It was there second triumph in the AFCON

The Italia 1990 World Cup Qualifiers brought both teams together once again. Nigeria defeated Cameroon 2-0 in the first leg in Lagos and needed just a draw in the return leg which was played at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde to qualify.

But legendary Cameroonian attacker Francois Omam Biyik broke Nigerians heart by scoring the goal that ensured Cameroon's passage to the 1990 World Cup fiesta.

The painful part of that debacle was the death of Samuel Okwaraji who lost his life while playing for Nigeria against Angola in the same World Cup qualifier on 12th August 1989.

The then Captain of the team Stephen Keshi (who incidentally is Late too) said the team wanted to qualify for the Italia 1990 World Cup as a mark of honour for the late Samuel Okwaraji.

In the year 2000, Nigeria made a return to the AFCON after they were banned by CAF for failing to defend the title won in 1994 in Tunisia.

It is a Known fact that South Africa won the 1996 AFCON on home soil due to the absence of Nigeria.

The AFCON 2000 was tagged Ghana/Nigeria 2000 as it was co-hosted by Nigeria and Ghana.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria paraded a star studded team who were regulars in their European clubs and were also at the tick and prime of their careers.

The team was made up of Captain Sunday Oliseh (Juventus), Victor Ikpeba (Borussia Dortmund), Kanu Nwankwo (Arsenal FC), Taribo West (AC Milan), Jay Jay Okocha (PSG), Julius Aghahowa (Shakhtar Donetsk), Tijani Babangida (Ajax), Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea), Daniel Amokachi (Beşiktaş), Finidi George (Real Mallorca) and many more other players.

Two first half goals from Tijani Babangida helped Nigeria dispatch South Africa in the Semi Final in Lagos to set up a Final match meeting in Lagos with Cameroon who defeated Tunisia also in their Semi Final clash.

Cameroon took an early two goals lead via Eto'o in the 26th minute and Patrick M'Boma (I will always remember that name).

Jay Jay Okocha and Raphel Ndukwe (who was the co-commentator on Supersports 9 when Nigeria trashed Cameroon in Uyo on Friday) equalized to make it 2-2.

The game went into penalty shootout and Kanu and Ikpeba missed for Nigeria. The entire crowd present at the National Stadium Lagos were stunned when Ikpeba's penalty was disallowed. That decision turned the game against Nigeria.

Pictures of Ikpeba putting his hand on his head and Sunday Oliseh weeping like a baby remains fresh in my memory. It was a sad Valentines day for soccer loving Nigerians across the globe (The final was played on February 14, 2000).


Both sides clashes again at the 2004 AFCON hosted in Tunisia. This time it was in the Quarter final.

Cameroon raced into an early lead through Samuel Eto'o but Jay Jay Okocha equalized via a stunning freekick and John Utaka smashed the winner to eliminate Cameroon who were the defending Champions. (after lifting the trophy in Mali 2002 at the expense of a Senegalese side led by El Hadji Diof).

Although Nigeria defeated Cameroon 3-0 in an International friendly played in 2015, the recent victory over Cameroon in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers will help sooth some painful nerves.

It is a decent revenge which came competitively at the right time. So let all soccer loving Nigerians savor and enjoy this moment.

Source: http://www.90minutesgoal.com/2017/09/football-history-Nigeria-vs-Cameroon.html?m=1

Nigeria's opponent in the crucial 2018 World Cup qualifing match on Friday, The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have released it's program of departure and arrival in Nigeria.

The program which was made Official by Cameroon's Minister of Sports and Physical Education on Thursday shows that the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will spend less than 48 hours in Nigeria.

The National team of Cameroon will leave Yaounde on Thursday by 9:45am via a Chartered flight, and are expected to arrive Uyo by 12pm on Thursday.

On arrival, the team will immediately check in to their hotel in Uyo, after which they will be lead by Coach Hugo Bross for an inspection of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium located in Uyo.

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will leave Nigeria shortly after the match for preparation for the return leg which will hold at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on Monday 4th September, 2017.

Source: http://www.90minutesgoal.com/2017/08/Nigeria-vs-Cameroon-World-Cup-Qualifier.html?m=1

By Staff Reporter Chinedu Laurel Okorodike

Coach of Nigeria Super Eagles Gernot Rohr has revealed that FC IfeanyiUbah goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa will between the sticks in the World Cup 2018 Qualifiers against Cameroon in Uyo on Friday.

Rohr who revealed this during the Media parley held at the Le Meridien, Uyo today, said his decision to start Ezenwa was because he (Ezenwa) did well for Nigeria in the two legged CHAN 2018 Qualifiers against Benin Republic which Nigeria won 2-1 on aggregate to progress.

You will recall that Chippa United of South Africa goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, had always been ahead of Ikechukwu Ezenwa before now in the pecking order
Akpeyi suffered backlashes and criticism after Nigeria’s 0-2 loss against South Africa in the AFCON 2019 qualifiers in Uyo on June 10.

Ezenwa will start on Friday. He had two good performances with the CHAN team and we are happy”, Rohr said during the media parley of the team.

Ikechukwu Ezenwa thus becomes the first home based goalkeeper to start a competitive game for Nigeria since Vincent Enyeama stood in goal against England in a 0-0 draw played in June 12, 2002.

Enyeama made his debut in a 3-0 win against Kenya on May 2, 2002 in a friendly match

Source:http://www.90minutesgoal.com/2017/08/Ikechukwu-Ezenwa-to-start-against-cameroon-ahead-of-injured-Akpeyi.html?m=1