After confirming that it had received over 5,000 media accreditation applications for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) was quick to add that it would protect the media (TV) rights holders by restricting filming of the competition by non-rights holders. The 34th edition of the AFCON has been scheduled to be …

Nigeria’s most successful football club, Enyimba will start the quest for another title in the continent with a clash at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo against three-time CAF Champions League winners Wydad Casablanca. The inaugural African Football League kicked off on Friday in Dar-es-Salaam with Tanzania’s Simba battling visiting Al Ahly of Egypt 2-2, while South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns travelled …

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has congratulated Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa following their qualification to the round of 16 of the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Falcons played a goalless draw against Ireland to finish second in Group B with five points behind co-hosts Australia, while Banyana Banyana …

The Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Barrister Chris Green has accused the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of hindering Rivers United from using Port Harcourt’s Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium to host group stage games of the CAF Confederation Cup. According to reports that went viral on Tuesday, the Nigeria Professional Football League champions have chosen to play their home matches at the …

On paper and going by pedigree, Remo Stars have been presented with the most challenging fixture among the four Nigerian teams jostling for continental honours in the 2022/23 season. The draws for both the CAF Champions League and the less fancied Confederation Cup were made on Tuesday and continental debutant Remo Stars, who recently finished third in the Nigerian topflight …

Nigeria’s U17 female football team kick-off the qualifying campaign for this year’s FIFA World Cup in India with a clash against DR Congo at the Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte in Kinshasa. It’s the first leg of the second round of a four-stage route to India 2022 slated for October. Nigeria, along with Ghana, qualified for the inaugural FIFA …