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Super Eagles pegged back by Jordan, Iwobi sent off
The Super Eagles were tonight held to a 2-2 draw by World Cup debutants Jordan in a friendly played in Turkey.
Emmanuel Fernandez don give Super Eagles of Nigeria the lead.
41’ mins
Jordan 1 – 2 Nigeria pic.twitter.com/GhmnUKrG7G
— Football in Pidgin (@Honorablefip) March 31, 2026
In the earlier game of this four-nation tournament, Iran trounced Costa Rica 5-0.
The spirited Jordanians took the lead against the run of play in the 17th minute courtesy of Mousa Altamari, whose free kick from distance beat Francis Uzoho in goal for Nigeria.
An effort by Nigeria soon after was ruled out by the referee, before stand-in captain Moses Simon restored parity on 24 minutes.
The Super Eagles then went in front in the 41st minute, when an unmarked central defender Emmanuel Fernandez justified his first start with a coolly taken goal.
In the second half, Nigeria pressed on for more goals with Frank Onyeka and Fernandez coming close to increasing the lead.
In the 58th minute, goalkeeper Uzoho was replaced by Adebayo Adeleye after he suffered an injury that forced him out of the contest.
Captain Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi came on to stablise the Super Eagles midfield.
Adeleye made a point-blank save in the 74th minute, when he made himself big against the Jordanian striker to only concede a corner.
However, three minutes later Jordan drew level with a great team goal.
It was a fitting reward for their attacking appetite as they kept chasing the game in the second half.
In the 78th minute, Iwobi missed a good chance after he was set up by Jerome Akor.
In the closing moments of the encounter, the Fulham star was sent off after a scuffle involving both teams.
Super Eagles Starting XI vs Jordan: Uzoho (Adeleye 58) – Zaidu, Osayi-Samuel, Ogbu, Fernandez – Onyedika (Iwobi 59), Onyeka,(Otele 80) Moses Simon (Chukwueze 80), Yira Sor (Ndidi 59) – Akor, Lookman
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Galatasaray President has made it clear they do not plan to sell Victor Osimhen even if a club came up with the right price for the star striker.
Galatasaray President Dursun Ozbek told Fotomac that the Turkish champions hope to keep the Super Eagles striker for “many years” despite rife speculations he could make a major transfer this summer.
Fotomac: If a €150 million offer comes in for Victor Osimhen, would you be open to negotiations?
Galatasaray President: We didn’t buy Osimhen to sell him! He’s a player who adds great value to Galatasaray and loves Galatasaray very much. We want him to serve Galatasaray for many years to come. Osimhen is also very happy at Galatasaray.
Lucky Ezeh has said he hopes for success at new Czech club Zbrojovka Brno.
The 22-year-old forward has moved from Karvina, where he scored nine goals in 34 appearances last season.
“The move to Zbrojovka is a big step for my career,” Ezeh said.
“During my talks with the club’s representatives, I got the impression that a very interesting project is being created in Brno and that Zbrojovka is strengthening on all fronts.
“I am pleased to be part of a team full of great football players and to work under the leadership of excellent coaches. I believe that together we will achieve great success.”
Zbrojovka sports director Martin Jiranek said Ezeh will be a great addition.
“He is a striker with great potential who has experience from the first league,” he remarked.
“He is hardworking, honest in his approach to training and matches and has the potential for further performance growth. We expect him to increase the competition in the offensive.”
English Championship side Southampton have announced that Super Eagles midfielder Joe Aribo has been released at the expiry of his contract.
Aribo, 29, has endured four rather difficult years at ‘The Saints’ after he joined up from Scottish giants Rangers in 2022.
Last winter, he played on loan at Leicester City in search of more regular first-team football.
He can now join another club as a free agent.
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