NFF To Hire ‘Expatriate’ Technical Adviser For Super Eagles, Apologises To Nigerians The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will hire an expatriate technical adviser for the Super Eagles after the team’s dismal outing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Nigeria have failed to win a match out of four games in the qualification series, the latest being a shocking loss to …

Nigeria put up another shoddy performance in a 2-1 defeat to Benin Republic in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Group C match-day 4 fixture at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Monday. Starting from a 1-1 draw against South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo three days earlier, the Super Eagles gave frustrated Nigerians a glimpse of …

A renowned sports journalist, Dr. Mitchell Obi has urged the Super Eagles not to be crestfallen after their unimpressive 1-1 with the South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on MatchDay 3 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Friday. On his official Facebook page at the weekend, the Vice Chairman of Mastersports International said …

World football governing body, FIFA, has made changes to the officiating team of the 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Benin Republic and Nigeria which is scheduled for the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Ivory Coast on Monday, 10 June. The changes have sent packing Ethiopian official Bamlak Tessema Weyesa, who was originally designated as referee for the encounter scheduled to …

The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey, organisers FIFA announced on Sunday. The New York bid held off a strong challenge from Dallas to secure the 19 July game, the culmination of the expanded 48-team tournament being co-hosted by the USA, Canada and Mexico. The competition will kick off with the opening …

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. …

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has vowed that Nigeria would do their best to secure a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Super Eagles failed to qualify for the last mundial hosted by Qatar, losing on aggregate to eternal rivals, the Black Stars of Ghana, in the playoff round. Jose Peseiro’s side will battle South Africa, Benin Republic, Rwanda, …

We failed to qualify for the last FIFA World Cup due to the ineptitude of those charged with the responsibility of managing our football. We had everything we needed to blight the Black Stars of Ghana yet we could not manage to qualify for the most prestigious football tournament in the world. Prior to the final two-leg round of matches, …