New Super Eagles invitee Nathan Tella is confident that he will be a great addition to the ‘very talented’ Nigerian national team as he awaits his first cap for the country in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. The Super Eagles will face Lesotho in their first game of the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday at the …

Rwanda and Zimbabwe battled to a 0-0 draw in their opening Group C contest at the Huye Stadium, Butare on Wednesday afternoon. Both teams wasted a number of clear cut chances in the game. Rwanda recorded their last victory against Mozambique on 24th March 2021. Zimbabwe were recently admitted back by FIFA after a one-year ban. The Warriors of Zimbabwe …

The Super Eagles camp in Uyo has taken shape as all the 23 invited players have landed in Uyo ahead of tomorrow’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Crocodiles of Lesotho at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. Moses Simon, Ademola Lookman, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ola Aina, Alex Iwobi, Calvin Bassey, Semi Ajayi, Joe Aribo and Bright Osayi Samuel were among the …

Super Falcons’ Asisat Oshoala and goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie make the cut as Nigeria dominated the shortlist for the 2023 CAF Women’s Awards. The continent’s governing body released the shortlist of nominees on Tuesday afternoon with the Super Falcons, and their coach Wandy Waldrum also making the cut. Oshoala, who plays for Barcelona Femeni, won the treble including the Champions League …

Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has pulled out of the Super Eagles 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, making way for Bendel Insurance goalkeeper Amas Obasogie. The Super Eagles camp opened on Monday for the first two games of the qualifying series but news of the goalkeeper’s withdrawal greeted the early arrival of players to their base in Uyo. …

It was a bad outing for African countries at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as Mali and Morocco suffered defeat. After beating Panama 2-0 in their opening match, Morocco fell 0-2 to Ecuador on Monday. Michael Bermudez scored a match-winning brace as Ecuador surged to the summit of Group A. In the sweltering heat of Surabaya, captain Michael …

Determined to invigorate organised youth football league, the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Board has set up a seven member Youth League Committee to organise the 2023/24 NPFL Youth League. Former Chairman of Abia Warriors, Pastor Emeka Inyama heads the committee as Chairman. Inyama was also a member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In announcig the composition of the …

Former Arsenal and Chelsea playmaker, Cesc Fabregas has been confirmed as the manager of Serie B side Como. Fabregas has been handed the role on an interim basis after the club parted ways with Moreno Longo on Monday. The Spaniard, who has managed the club’s B and youth teams, has been promoted until the club finds a suitable replacement for …

Nigeria and Tanzania U-20 girls battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their 2024 U-20 Women’s World Cup African qualifying series second-round fixture in Dar es Salaam on Sunday. It was a cagey affair in the first 45 minutes as both sides tried to avoid conceding as they bid to book a spot for next year’s Mundial …

Rivers United midfielder, Joseph Onoja said the aim of the team is to improve their position on the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) table. The Pride of Rivers have recorded two wins, three draws and two defeats in seven games this season. Onoja said the team is aware of its weaknesses and is working tirelessly to improve. He, however, expressed …