Former Nigeria international, Segun Odegbami, has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to look inward for an indigenous coach to handle the Super Eagles. Odegbami made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...
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Former Nigeria’s captain, John Obi Mikel, has said that he was trying to get Napoli FC striker, Victor Osimhen, to join Chelsea. The former Chelsea star claimed he was doing everything he can to push Osimhen towards Stamford Bridge, and ...
Read More »Argentina Vs. Nigeria Friendly Match Called Off
Next month’s international friendly match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and world champions Argentina has been called off. No official statement has been made by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the cancellation of the high-profile friendly game slated for March ...
Read More »Super Falcons Battle Cameroon’s Lionesses For Olympics Ticket
Nine-time African champions, Super Eagles, will resume their quest for a spot in Paris 2024 Olympics’ women football event when they lock horns with their Cameroonian counterparts in Douala, the commercial capital of Cameroon on Friday. The Super Falcons’ last ...
Read More »30 Nigerian Referees To Undergo FIFA Fitness Test In Abuja
No fewer than 30 Nigerian referees will on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, undergo the FIFA physical fitness training at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. Medical tests were conducted on the referees on Monday, February 19, 2024, in readiness for ...
Read More »Afreximbank Partners CAF And RAF, Commercializes And Monetizes Africa’s Football Value Chain
On the sidelines of the semi-finals of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank or “the Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com), the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) and the Rebranding Africa Forum (RAF) signed a charter that will ...
Read More »Tinubu Honours Super Eagles Players, Officials With MON, Lands
President Bola Tinubu has awarded the members of the Super Eagles national team and their officials with the prestigious national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) for their impressive performance at the just-concluded 2023 Africa Cup ...
Read More »AFCON 2023: Troost-Ekong Wins ‘Best Player Of The Tournament’ Award
Super Eagles on-field Captain, William Troost-Ekong, has been crowned the Best Player of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. The Nigeria’s Captain outjumped Nottingham Forest’s Serge Aurier to score his third goal of the tournament and give the ...
Read More »Cote d’Ivoire Clinch 3rd AFCON Title, Beat Nigeria 2-1 In 2023 Final
The delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament ended on Sunday night with host Cote d’Ivoire completing their remarkable turnaround in fortune by becoming the first host nation to win the title in 18 years with a 2-1 victory ...
Read More »2023 AFCON Final: We Must ‘Leave With No Regrets’ Against Nigeria, Vows Ivory Coast’s Haller
Ivory Coast star Sebastien Haller urged his team to “leave with no regrets” as they attempt to complete the most remarkable of major tournament comebacks in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Nigeria on home soil. The Elephants are ...
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