The Libyan Football Association has blamed “logistic challenge” for the reported mistreatment of Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles and their delegates on arrival in the north African country for the Matchday 4 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The Super Eagles, which have now been pulled out of the match scheduled for Tuesday, lead Group D …

Football’s fixture congestion row is set to intensify on Monday as leagues and unions lodge a legal complaint against FIFA with the European Commission. The group, which includes the English Premier League (EPL) via its membership of the European Leagues collective, argue that football’s global governing body has abused a dominant position under European competition law. They say FIFA did …

AFCON qualifier: Nigeria pulls out Tuesday’s away game against Libya; team stranded The Nigeria Football Federation has decided to pull the Super Eagles out of Tuesday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. This follows a frustrating 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, where the team has been stranded since their arrival on Sunday afternoon. The …

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been left stranded at Abraq International Airport in Libya, less than 48 hours before an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights, scheduled for Tuesday. The Nigerian contingent had departed Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Sunday morning for Libya. Sports journalist Tobi Adepoju revealed in a post on Sunday …

Nigeria’s U-20 men’s team, the Flying Eagles, will on Tuesday depart the country for the 2024 WAFU B U20 Championship in Lome, Togo. The team’s media officer, Sharif Abdallah told The PUNCH on Saturday that 20 of the 27 players in camp will make the trip, adding that no pre-tournament tests have been arranged for the team before commencing defence …

Nigeria’s women’s senior team, the Super Falcons, are to play Algeria in a two-legged international friendly later this month, according to a source in the Nigeria Football Federation. PUNCH Sports reliably gathered that Nigeria will feature home-based players in both matches meant to prepare both countries for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Morocco next …

The father of Spurs star Son Heung-min has been ordered by a South Korean court to pay a fine of three million won ($2,220) for violating child welfare law at his football school, reports said. Son Woong-jung is a former footballer who wrote a best-selling memoir detailing how he helped his son become one of the best strikers in the …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has commiserated with families of the three persons who were killed by kidnappers in an ambush on the Ihiala-Orlu Road in Anambra State, last Tuesday. The bandits reportedly opened fire on the bus in which the SuperSport operatives were travelling, with staff and security personnel on board, and the attack immediately resulted in the deaths …

Super Eagles interim head coach, Austin Eguavoen, has offered insights into Victor Boniface’s current form, emphasising the striker’s potential while acknowledging his challenges in front of goal for the national team. Speaking after Nigeria’s narrow 1-0 victory over Libya in their AFCON 2025 qualifier, Eguavoen said, “You know, Boniface is a clinical striker, clinical finisher, but he is struggling in …

Super Eagles midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru was the hero of the night when his 85th-minute strike ensured Nigeria edged Libya 1-0 in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. More details to come…