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Update: Stop Inviting Players Based On Club Form – Onazi To Eguavoen

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1 year ago

December 6, 2024

Super Eagles combative midfielder Ogenyi Onazi remains upbeat Nigeria has the best team in Africa.

According to the player, players shouldn’t get invited to the team based on their form for their clubs; but based on commitment.

“When you play for national team, it’s a pride. It’s just that some players take it as if you’re forcing them to play but this is something you suppose to be proud of. If you’re invited to the national team, one suppose to throw a party that you’re among the best to represent your country. But now it’s the other way round, some players even skip some matches.

“Whenever I was invited to the national team, I made sure that a week before that game, I stayed off injury. It’s a privilege being among the biggest players in the world. This is what they’re missing now. Everyone is a player they don’t know who is bigger among them. If you have players bigger than you, you respect yourself. But now, this player can’t talk to the other one and another can’t speak to other player. How do we move forward?

“That’s what I said Super Eagles need some regulations. Invitation to the national team is not all about who’s doing so well in his club but who can contribute positively to the national team

“I am not God to give you confidence and not the coach. But all I can tell you is that we have an amazing team. A world class team. We just need to put ourselves in order and put the interest of Nigeria first. With determination we can still make it if all of them work hard.”

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Chelsea mathematically out of title race after 3-0 defeat to Everton

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2 days ago

March 21, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Chelsea are now mathematically out of the Premier League title race.

This follows their 3-0 drubbing in the hands of Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday night.

Liam Rosenior’s men came into the match with 48 points, looking to keep pace with the teams in front of them.

However, Beto opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half, before adding a second after the break.

Chelsea barely threatened Everton and looked flat for most of the game, before Iliman Ndiaye added a third.

The result means the Blues cannot match the 70 points that league leaders Arsenal currently have with seven matches left.

Champions Liverpool are also on the verge of being mathematically ruled out, as they have 49 points.

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Super Eagles player bounced me from Iheanacho’s room — Osimhen

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2 days ago

March 21, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed that a senior member of the Super Eagles squad in 2017 sent him away from a hotel room during his first call-up to the national team.

According to the 27-year-old, it was Kelechi Iheanacho who intervened and welcomed him inside.

Osimhen revealed this while appearing on a Twitch livestream with comedian, Carter Efe in the early hours of Saturday.

He said: “When I came, I met Iheanacho. And I told him, ‘ah, see me, I’m gonna carry your boots.’ So he said I should come to his room so, he gave me his room number.

“So, as I got to his room — I don’t just want to mention the name — he had a roommate. So, as I knocked on the door, the roommate opened the door. So, he like bounced me out of the room.”

Osimhen refused to reveal the identity of the player who sent him away.

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AFCON 2025; Drama as Senegal Reportedly Relocates Trophy To Military Base After CAF Decision (Video)

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3 days ago

March 20, 2026

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Drama as Senegal reportedly relocates AFCON trophy to military base after Confederation of African Football (CAF) viral decision.

‎It would be recalled that CAF stripped Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, awarding it to Morocco instead.

This decision came after Morocco appealed the result of the January 18 final, where Senegal won 1-0 in extra time.

‎ According to the CAF Appeal Board, Senegal had forfeited the match due to their players walking off the pitch in protest of a penalty awarded to Morocco, citing Articles 82 and 84 of the AFCON regulations.

The controversy surrounds the AFCON final, where Senegal’s players walked off the pitch in protest of a late penalty awarded to Morocco.

In a clip circulating on the microblogging platform, X (formerly Twitter), a young man with glasses is seen holding the AFCON trophy surrounded by military personnel.

The clip captures the military personnel’s excitement as they support the trophy, with an officer recording the moment.

In a recent development, Senegal has announced plans to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with some officials and players expressing outrage and disappointment.