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Ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup Playoffs, Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle, has invited 24 players for the next week encounter between Nigeria and Gabon in Rabat, Morocco. Captain William Ekong, ace forward Victor Osimhen, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, and defenders Bright Osayi-Samuel and Calvin Bassey are included in the Nigeria’s 24-man list. Nigeria will […]
In a bid to rejuvenate the sports sector in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has appointed afrobeat superstar, David Adeleke, affectionately known as Davido, as the Chairman of the Osun State Sports Trust Fund. The Governor who is an Uncle to the new Appointee made the announcement in Osogbo, The State Capital, saying the move […]
Super Eagles of Nigeria yesterday (Friday) defeated Lesotho 2-1 to keep their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup alive. The Group C 2026 World Cup qualifiers encounter was played at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane city, South Africa. Captain Williams Troost-Ekong gave the Super Eagles the lead in the 55th minute from the penalty […]
Flying Eagles of Nigeria have crashed out of the 2025 FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Chile. They were thrashed 4-0 on Wednesday evening by Argentina in the round of 16. It took Argentina, who had a 100% record in the group stages, only two minutes to go ahead before Maher Carrizo scored a brace […]
Flying Eagles of Nigeria will face Argentina in the round of 16 in the ongoing FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Chile. The Flying Eagles booked their place in the round of 16 after playing a hard fought draw with Columbia in their final group game in the early hours of today. Nigeria went behind […]
Flying Eagles of Nigeria in the early hours of Friday bounced back from their opening match loss to defeat Saudi Arabia in the ongoing FIFA Under 20 World Cup in Chile. It was a hard fought victory for the Aliyu Zubairu tutored team as they left it late to see off Saudi Arabia 3-2 in […]
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the South African Football Association (SAFA) for having fielded an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in the South Africa v. Lesotho match played on 21 March 2025 in the FIFA World Cup 2026™️ preliminary competition, thereby breaching article 19 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) and article 14 of the […]
There will be no gate fee for the upcoming FIFA Under 20 World Cup qualifiers between Falconets of Nigeria and Rwanda. Oyo State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Wasilat Adegoke made this known while briefing newsmen on the preparations towards the FIFA World Cup qualifier match. The game is slated for September 27th, 2025 at […]
The hope of the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup got slimmer yesterday after playing a 1-1 draw with the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in their qualifying encounter. Nigeria needed all three points to keep hope of playing at the World cup alive but suffered a setback in […]
Super Eagles of Nigeria have secured a 1 nil victory against Rwanda in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers campaign. The match decided at Goodwill Akpabio International Stadium saw substitute Tolu Akorede scoring the decisive goal at the 50th minute. Super Eagles now occupy the third position in Group C with 10 points from seven matches […]
