National Sports Commission (NSC) chairman Shehu Dikko has charged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure the Super Eagles qualify for the 2026 World Cup. This comes as Nigeria sit in fifth place with just three points after four matches in their qualifying campaign, four points behind leaders Rwanda, with six games left to play in the series. Dikko made …

South Africa’s coach, Hugo Broos has set his eyes on a grand farewell leading the Bafana Bafana to the 2026 FIFA World Cup before hanging up his managerial boots. The Belgian, who played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, dreams of taking Bafana to North America, marking a fitting conclusion to his career. SABC reports this in a statement from …

The Super Eagles dropped from third to fourth in Group C of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers without kicking a ball after Benin Republic’s 1-0 win over Rwanda in their third game of the group on Thursday. Led by former Super Eagles coach Genort Rohr, Benin leapfrogged Nigeria and South Africa and moved to second place in the group with …

The Super Eagles camp for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and the Benin Republic will open on Monday, 3 June. Nigeria will face South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday, 7 June before travelling to Ivory Coast to face Benin Republic on Monday, 10 June. While there have been speculations that the team’s …

Newly appointed Super Eagles coach, Finidi George has set his sights firmly on securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, demanding unwavering commitment from his top players as the team aims to get their faltering qualifying campaign back on track. Unveiled to the media in Abuja on Monday, George, who succeeded the outgoing Portuguese coach José Peseiro, wasted no …

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 …

Eritrea have withdrawn from qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup just six days before the country was due to play their first group fixture. The unranked East African nation was set to travel to Morocco, who are 13th in the world rankings, on 16 November. Group E of African qualifiers will now be contested by the five remaining teams: …

While anticipation builds for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar starting in November, the world’s football governing body of association football announced on Thursday night the 16 cities that will host the 2026 edition. A joint hosting bid was won by Canada, Mexico and the United States in June 2018, making 2026 World Cup to first to be anchored …