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Super Eagles Defeat Iceland 2-0

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In what some considered a must win match, the Super Eagles got their first victory of the 2018 World Cup. Nigeria defeated Iceland 2-0 with both goals from Ahmed Musa.

Check out the highlights here:

The Super Eagles are currently in 2nd place in Group D and are now in position to move into the Knock Out Stage. If Nigeria beats Argentina on Tuesday, they will automatically advance to the next round. However, if Nigeria ties vs Argentina, then we need Iceland vs Croatia to end in a tie as well. Or if Iceland does win & we tie vs Argentina, we need to hope that Iceland does not win by more than 2 goals (goal differential is the first tie breaker in the group stage).

Soar Super Eagles!

Super Eagles Loses Opening Match

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The Super Eagles lost their opening match in the 2018 World Cup to Croatia 2-0. One of the goals for Croatia was an own goal by Nigeria and the second goal was due to a penalty against us as well. A tough way to start the tournament, but Nigeria still has a chance to advance if they can take care of business in the final two games. The Super Eagles had 14 shots, but only 2 of those shots were on goal. Check out the highlights below:

The next match will be on Friday 6/22 vs Iceland. Let’s hope for a better showing from our guys.

World Cup Schedule

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As the 2018 World Cup begins later this week, check out the the Super Eagles Group D stage schedule below:

Date Opponent Time
June 16, 2018 Croatia 3PM ET
June 22, 2018 Iceland 11AM ET
June 26, 2018 Argentina 2PM ET

Nigeria New World Cup Kits Set To Release 5/29

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The new Nike Nigeria Super Eagles jerseys will release to the public on Tuesday May 29, 2018. According to reports, Nike has received over three million order of the new Nigeria jerseys. The jerseys will cost $85 USD at retail and can be ordered online or in store. You can read the full story here.

I think that amount of pre order jersey sales is a great thing because it shows brands that the African community will support great product. The African market gets overlooked compared to the Asia & Latin America markets in terms of emerging markets for brands and companies to do business. Hopefully, these numbers will persuade brands to do more collaborations, partnerships, and/or sponsorships with athletes & teams from the continent of Africa.

I was not aware of this presale, so I hopefully I can get my jersey next week.

2018 NFL Draft – Naija Edition

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Check out the Nigerian players that were drafted in last month NFL Draft. Best of luck to these guys in their career in the NFL.

Name Draft Pick Team Position University
Uchenna Nwosu Rd 2, Pick 47 Los Angeles Chargers OLB USC
Derrick Ndadi Rd 3, Pick 75 Kansas City Chiefs DT Florida State
Chukwuma Okorafor Rd 3, Pick 75 Pittsburgh Steelers OT Western Michigan
Joey Iyiegbuniwe Rd 4, Pick 115 Chicago Bears LB Western Kentucky
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Rd 5, Pick 160 Los Angeles Rams LB Oklahoma
Duke Eliofor Rd 6, Pick 177 Houston Texans DE Wake Forest
Folorunso Fatukasi Rd 6, Pick 180 New York Jets DT UConn
Foyesade Oluokun Rd 6, Pick 200 Atlanta Falcons LB Yale
Ade Aruna Rd 6, Pick 218 Minnesota Vikings DE Tulane

Uchenna Nwosu’s parents share their thoughts on their son getting drafted:

Will the Super Eagles Be Featured in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Update?

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Earlier this week, EA Sports set football fans crazy with the release of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Reveal Trailer. Many wondered if the Nigeria Super Eagles would be featured in the game. Well we have our answer here…

The downloadable World Cup update for the FIFA 2018 game comes out on May 29th. I don’t have the game but I may need to get it now to support the home team.

NIGERIA NEW KITS FOR THE 2018 WORLD CUP

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Earlier this year, Nike revealed the new Nigeria kits for the upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia. At first I was not fan of these jerseys (since I was huge fan of the solid green uniforms Nike did previously). Two months later and I currently waiting to purchase my jersey.

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Check out the 2018 Collection Reveal with members of the Nigerian National team: Wilfred Ndidi, Jon Obi Mikel, Alex Iwobi, & Kelechi Iheanacho

With less than 60 days to competition, we’re all excited to see this Super Eagles squad represent the Green White Green in their new kits. Let me know what you think of the kits.