Tinubu showers MON, Abuja flats, lands on Super Eagle

Nigeria’s President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has awarded the Super Eagles team the Member of the Order of the Niger(MON) national honour for their impressive display at the just concluded AFCON 2023 tournament held in Ivory Coast. They were also given one flat each and a plot of land in the FCT Nigeria came in second place, losing the trophy to the hosts Ivory Coast who were the eventual winners The Nigerian team were received at the State House on Tuesday where they were conferred with the titles. All the…

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Zenith Bank commends Super Eagles, pledges to boost team

Group Managing Director of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, commended the fighting spirit of the Eagles adding that they have displayed the quality of champions. Onyeagwu’s Zenith Bank is one of the major sponsors of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the national football teams. The Zenith Bank boss noted that to have sent the defending champions out of the competition was a good indication of the team’s readiness to win the AFCON. He said: “The Super Eagles have been amazing so far and we appreciate their efforts at the AFCON…

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AFCON: Finidi warns Super Eagles

As the African Cup of Nations kicks off in Egypt today, a former AFCON winner and ex-Super Eagles’ winger, Finidi George has cautioned both players and technical crew of the senior national team not to get complacent ahead of their opening match fixture against Burundi. Speaking exclusively to AOIFootball.com, the 1994 World Cup debutant reiterated that there are no minnows in African football because every team coming into the competition has a mentality of trying to win it. “On paper, Nigeria should beat Burundi but we have seen time and…

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Nigeria Vs Congo DRC Friendly: Rivers APC warns Wike not to import Ebola

As the spread of the dreaded disease, Ebola, continues across major towns in the Congo Democratic Republic (DRC) ahead of the friendly game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Leopards of DRC in Port Harcourt on Monday, the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called on Gov. Nyesom Wike not only focus on reaping from the razzmatazz the grade ‘A’ friendly brings to his empty celebration of 3 years in office, adding “he (Wike) must forget politics for a while and act to protect the lives of…

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