Zubairu Embraces Pressure as Motivation for Flying Eagles
Flying Eagles head coach, Aliyu Zubairu, has insisted that the pressure and expectations from millions of Nigerians ahead of the FIFA U-20 World Cup...
Showtime Bowl Series XIII: Panthers Roar, Knights Rise, and Rebels Spark Lagos Flag Football Drama
The Showtime Bowl Series XIII lit up Lagos again in Week 2 as fans were treated to high-intensity flag football, thrilling scorelines, and dramatic...
Babatunde Omisore Vows Progress Under New Nigeria Volleyball Board
First Vice President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Babatunde Omisore, has assured fans and stakeholders that the newly elected board will usher in an...
BREAKING: FIFA Strips South Africa Of Points After Fielding Ineligible Mokoen
FIFA has thrown South Africa’s World Cup qualifying campaign into turmoil after ruling that Bafana Bafana fielded an ineligible player in their March 21...
Osuchukwu Calls on Flying Eagles to Begin World Cup With Win
Former Nigerian youth international Chidi Osuchukwu has called on the Flying Eagles to start their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign on a winning note,...
NFF President Promises Extraordinary Assembly to Finalise Statute Amendments
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, has reaffirmed that the body will convene an Extraordinary General Assembly to conclude...
NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko Provides Update On President Tinubu’s Rewards For Super Falcons
The chairman of Nigeria's National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko has provided details of what he described as an ongoing process that would...
Aghahowa Faults FIFA’s Delay In Deduction Of Three Points From South Africa’s Haul
Former Super Eagles' striker, Julius Efosa Aghahowa has added his voice to reactions trailing the expected deduction of three points from South Africa's current...
U20 WORLD CUP: Flying Eagles Must Not Repeat Chile ’87 Disaster – Taiwo Oloyede
As Nigeria's youth national team, Flying Eagles prepare to tango Norway in their first match at this year's FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile,...
U20 WORLD CUP: Former Flying Eagles Star Ikouwem Udoh Advocates ‘Attacking Pattern’ For Current Squad
A member of Nigeria's squad to the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland, Ikouwem Udoh Utin has charged the Flying Eagles' current coach,...
Aucho’s Confidence Rewarded — Singida Black Stars Edge Rayon Sports 2–1, Advance 3–1 on Aggregate
Dar es Salaam — Singida Black Stars have fulfilled the promise of midfielder Khalid Aucho, defeating Rayon Sports 2–1 in the second leg at...
Dube’s Hat-Trick Dream Fades as Zouzoua, Andabwile Lift Yanga Past Wiliete in 5–0 Aggregate Triumph
Dar es Salaam— Young Africans striker Prince Dube went into the CAF Champions League second leg against Angola’s Wiliete Benguela vowing to deliver a...
Yanga’s Class Tells — Zouzoua Sparkles as Young Africans Sweep Wiliete Benguela 2–0 to Advance
Dar es Salaam — Young Africans (Yanga) cruised into the next round of the CAF Champions League after a commanding 2–0 win over Angola’s...
LSFA Boss Commends Gusau’s Support for Grassroots Football
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been making strides in promoting football development in the country, and President Ibrahim Gusau's leadership has been instrumental...
11-Year-Old Nigerian-Thai Prodigy Amarachi Obi Stars at Borneo Girls Cup in Malaysia
Amarachi Obi, an 11-year-old football talent of Nigerian and Thai descent, delivered a standout performance at the Malaysia Borneo Girls Cup, guiding her team...
Nigerian Defender John Lazarus Signs for Tanzanian Premier League Side TRA United SC
Former Lobi Stars fullback John Lazarus has completed a move to Tanzanian Premier League club TRA United Sports Club. The Nigerian defender, who previously featured...
Substitute Hilary Gong Score A Late Equalizer in Spartak Trnava’s Away League Draw Against MSK Zilina
The diminutive Nigerian winger Hilary Gong surprisingly scored with a header, which made the score 2:2 and saved Spartak at least a point as...
How Nigerian-Thai Youngster Chibuike Obi Impresses At Gothia and Dana Youth Tournaments
Chibuike Obi, a promising football talent of Nigerian and Thai descent, is quickly emerging as one of the most exciting young prospects in Asian...
Nigerian Midfielder Mishel Nduka Joins Arsenal Academy from Charlton Athletic
Arsenal have secured the signing of promising Nigerian midfielder Mishel Nduka, who has officially joined the club’s academy from Charlton Athletic. The highly rated youngster...
Nigerian Defender Emmanuel Chukwu Makes Second Austrian Bundesliga Appearance for Wolfsberger AC
Nigerian defender Emmanuel Chukwu continued his steady rise in European football as he made his second appearance in the Austrian Bundesliga during Wolfsberger AC’s...
Simy Nwankwo Nets a Brace And Leads Al-Orobah To An Away League Victory Over Abha
Nigerian striker, Simeon(Simy) Nwankwo who sealed a move to Saudi club, Al Orobah after he severed ties with Serie B club Salernitana in the...
‘ We’ll Build on this Win” — Finidi George on Black Bull Challenge after Rivers United Advance in CAF Champions League
Rivers United head coach, Finidi George, says his team will grow stronger after edging Aigles du Congo 1-0 on aggregate to qualify for the...
Nigeria Needs to Invest Heavily to Win Medals like Others in Athletics, Says Okon, AFN Technical Director
The Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Gabriel Okon, has stressed that Nigeria must invest heavily in athletics if the nation...
World No. 14 Anders Lind Knocks Aruna Out of 2025 China Smash, Shifts Focus to Africa Championship
Nigeria’s table tennis star, Quadri Aruna, suffered an early exit at the 2025 WTT China Smash after a straight-sets defeat to Denmark’s Anders Lind...
Team Captain Bameyi Shares Flying Eagles Ambition, Begin World Cup Campaign Against Norway Today
Flying Eagles captain, Daniel Bameyi, says Nigeria is ready to end its long wait for glory as the team begins its 2025 FIFA U-20...
‘Growing up, I Don’t Have People Who Believe in My Potential’ – Monday Gift After Scoring Fastest NWSL Hattrick
Nigerian striker Gift Monday made history on Sunday by scoring the fastest hat-trick from the start of a match in NWSL history, firing Washington...
NPFL Matchday Six Wrap: Nasarawa United Overtake Enyimba as 3SC, Barau FC Snatch Away Win
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) delivered another weekend of drama and intrigue, with Nasarawa United climbing to the summit of the table, overtaking...
Barau FC Records First NPFL Season Win, 3-1 Away Victory Over Kun Khalifat FC
Newly promoted side, Barau Football Club has recorded its first away victory of the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, defeating another newly...
CAF Champions League: Manyo’s Strike Sends Rivers United Through to Second Round
Rivers United progressed to the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League after edging past FC Les Aigles with a narrow 1-0 aggregate...
CAF Confederation Cup: Abia Warriors, Kwara United Crash Out In Preliminary Round
Nigerian representatives Abia Warriors and Kwara United have both been eliminated from the 2025 CAF Confederation Cup after suffering defeats in their respective return-leg...
Showtime Flag Football SXIII: Ikan Sports’ Utibe Ayi Reveals Secret Behind Resurgent Form
Ikan Sports continued their impressive run in the Showtime Flag Football SXIII, securing back-to-back wins with a commanding 40-14 victory over Alpha Sports on...
Vincent Enyeama Inspire Me”- 16 Year Old Elegant FA Goalkeeper, Badmus Abdullah Reveals
Elegant Football Academy goalkeeper Badmus Abdullah says former national team captain, Vincent Enyeama, is his goalkeeping role model. Badmus Abdullah popularly known as "Arnaldo" admitted...
NFF’s Congress Charges State Governments To Upgrade Stadiums In Order To Host International Matches
The general assembly of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday charged all state governments in the country to join the task of ensuring that...
NUGA Launch Nigeria’s First University Five-a-Side Tournament
A new chapter in Nigerian campus sports is set to unfold as the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) launches MonieBall, the country’s first university...
24th FIFA U20 World Cup: No Way for Norway, As Flying Eagles Vow To Start Well
The Flying Eagles will head out of the dugout against Norway on Monday at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca for the first time ever...
NPFL: Enyimba Test Title Credentials in Lagos as Four Other High-Stakes Fixtures Defines Matchday 6 on Sunday
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) enters Matchday 6 this Sunday, with defending champions Enyimba FC testing their title credentials in Lagos against newcomers...
Onuachu Brace Inspires Trabzonspor Win In Seven-Goal Turkish Super Lig Thriller
Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu delivered a match-winning performance on Saturday, scoring twice as Trabzonspor edged Fatih Karagumruk 4-3 in a dramatic Turkish Super...
Late Palhina Goal Cancel Tolu Arokodare’s Wolves First League Win
Newly signed Super Eagles forward, Tolu Arokodare was helpless as his new side remains winless in the English Premier League 2025/2026 season. Wolverhampton Wanderers avoided...
Seven Goal Thriller – Falcons Captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, Echegini Suffer Huge Defeat To Olympique Lyonnes
Paris St Germain Women suffered a heavy defeat of the new Division 1 Feminine in France to table topper Olympique Lyonnes in a seven...
FIFA U20 World Cup: Japan Sink Egypt As Africa’s Hunt For New History Begins In Chile
The 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup burst into life in Santiago on Saturday evening, with Japan laying down an early marker after a convincing...
3SC Head To Ozoro For NPFL Matchday-6 Clash With Warri Wolves
Shooting Stars head to Ozoro this Sunday to take on Warri Wolves in a Matchday 6 fixture of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League...
Nigeria’s Sporting Future: Why Winning at All Costs Is Costing Us Everything
Nigeria is a country overflowing with sporting talent. From schoolyard football to dusty community tracks, you can see champions in the making. Yet despite this...
2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Race: Governor Makinde Showers Dollar Rain On Victorious Falconets
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde on Saturday rewarded Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets with the sum of $15,000, after the two-time World Cup runners-up...
Kwara United’s Coach Tunde Sanni Declares: Asante Kotoko Can’t Stop Us
Kwara United of Ilorin's head coach, Tunde Sanni has raised the ante ahead of his side's second leg clash with Asante Kotoko of Ghana...
U20 WORLD CUP: Peter Nieketien Tips Flying Eagles To Rain Goals Versus Norway On Monday
A former youth and senior international midfield battler, Peter Nieketien has tipped Nigeria's junior national team, Flying Eagles, to rain goals on Norway in...
NFF’s Top Shots Floored By Barrister Chris Green Over FIFA’s Delay In Announcing Punishment For South Africa
A former technical committee chairman of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Chris Green has floored current top shots in the governing body for failing...
FIFA U20 Qualifiers: Falconets Cruise Past Rwanda to Reach Next Round
Nigeria’s U20 women’s team, the Falconets, booked their place in the next round of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers with a commanding...
WAFU B U-17: Golden Eaglets Set Up Semi-Final Clash with Ghana After Burkina Faso Stalemate
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have sealed a semi-final showdown with Ghana at the 2025 WAFU Zone B U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifying Tournament...
Asisat Oshoala Scores First Goal In Saudi Arabia, As Mentor Hails Her Move To Al-Hilal
Accolades are rolling the way of Nigerian female football star, Asisat Amina Oshoala, following her goal that helped Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia seal a...
NFF Must Oil These ‘Conveyor Belts’ For Growth, Future Results
The hanging position of the Super Eagles in the race to the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a big cause for concern to many...
