This could make the Super Eagles less predictable and harder to defend against. Building team spirit: Facing adversity can often bring a team closer together.
An NFF board member has reacted to calls for Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro to be sacked, noting that it would be impossible to do at this point in time.
It brought Osimhen's tally for the Super Eagles to 15 goals in 23 appearances. This has taken him above legends like Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha, Kanu Nwankwo and Daniel Amokachi in the all-time top scorers' chart.
Troost-Ekong gave the Super Eagles the lead in the 37th minute. Jose Peseiro's side however conceded twice in the second half to lose the game to Elephants. The goal was the centre-back's third of the competition.
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia and Pharaohs of Egypt are the other potential opponents the three-time champions could come up against in the group stage.
The Super Eagles were to face the Ivorians and Tunisia's Carthage Eagles within four days in Austria, in preparation for their Africa Cup of Nations double header against Sierra Leone in November.
Vorskla Poltava and Super Eagles lookalike jerseyVorskla Poltava and Super Eagles are currently having a lookalike jersey as seen via a post on social media.
The Super Eagles will now confront Argentina in a friendly in the United States of America in March. The friendly was earlier scheduled to hold in China. The venue and date of the friendly will be announced soon.
One of the Eagles' opponents at the 2018 World Cup, Argentina, also did not move from 4th positon. But Croatia stepped up to 15th, while debutant Iceland moved two places to 20th.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria fell to a 2-0 defeat to the Eagles of Mali in an international friendly game. The game was played in Marrakech, Morocco on Tuesday night.
Super Eagles manager, Gernot Rohr, invited 24 players for the two games, which will be played June 4 and 8 respectively. However, as many as six players have already pulled out of the squad.
NFF wants to take advantage of the FIFA window and make sure the Super Eagles were kept busy following the postponement of the qualifiers. Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro is involved in the arrangement of the friendly.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday evening failed to beat Lesotho in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.