NPFL: Plateau United Maintain Top Spot After Rangers Draw
Nigeria Professional Football League defending champions, Enyimba FC, held Lobi Stars of Makurdi to a 1-1 draw in their matchday-nine encounter in Aba on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. A Samad Kadiri nodding in the 77th minute gifted the visitors the lead, but an instant response from Enyimba saw Victor Mbaoma equalize for the host. Elsewhere, […]
Rangers Beat AS Pelican to Qualify for CAF Confederation Cup Next Round
Nigeria Premier Football League giants, Enugu Rangers, have made it to the next phase of the CAF Confederations Cup after coming from behind to beat AS Pelican 3-1 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium on Sunday, September 29, 2019. Having lost the first-leg of the tie 2-1 against the Gabonese side in Libreville a fortnight ago, […]
Nigerians In Sports: Nwakali Joins Huesca
Arsenal Football Club of England have announced the departure of Nigerian midfielder, Kelechi Nwakali. The 2015 FIFA Under 17 World Cup champion has joined Spanish Segunda B side, SD Huesca on a three-year contract. Nwakali joined Arsenal in 2016 after captaining the Nigerian U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, to victory at the cadet tournament where […]
Falconets Qualify For Semi-Final After Cameroon Draw
Nigeria’s national women Under 20 team, The Falconets, are through to the semi-final of the female football category at the All Africa Games after a 1-1 draw against rivals, Cameroon, in Rabat, on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. The Nigerian team went into the tie on the back of a 3-0 victory over South Africa in […]
Osimhen & Chukwueze Should Get More Eagles Play – Amunike
Nigerian football legend, Emmanuel Amunike, has opined that young stars like the duo of Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze be given more playing role in the Super Eagles. Osimhen, who hit a brace during his league debut with Lille, has become an instant hit after joining the French side in this summer’s transfer window. Samuel […]
Nigerians In Sports: Samuel Chukwueze Makes UEFA Top 50 List
Samuel Chukwueze is the rave of the moment. The Super Eagles forward, who was part of the Nigerian squad that finished third in the recently concluded 2018 Africa Cup Of Nations in Egypt, has seen tremendous success trail him. The Villareal CF winger has been listed among UEFA’s 50 for the Future. Chukwueze, 20, has […]
CAF Reveals AFCON Prize Money
The Confederation for Africa Football has, in a statement, revealed the price money earned by each countries that participated in the just concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. AFCON Champions, Algeria, have received $4.5m, while second placed Senegal was awarded the sum of $2.5m. Nigeria and Tunisia both received $2m for making it […]
2019 AFCON: Nigeria Beat Tunisia In Third Place Battle
The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia 1-0 to win third place at the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. It felt more like the Eagles were claiming their birthright as they did justice to the game once more to add yet another bronze medal to Nigeria’s vast AFCON collection. A […]
Do You Know Nigeria Won The First Ever U-16 FIFA World Championship?
If you were born after the 80’s, you probably may not remember Nigeria’s famed U-16 team that stunned the world to win the first ever U-16 FIFA World Championship, hosted in China in 1985. Matches were played in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian, with a total attendance record of about 1.23 million […]
Algeria Defeat Nigeria In AFCON Semi Final
The Super Eagles campaign at the ongoing African Cup of Nations was ended by a stoppage time free-kick by Riyad Mahrez, as Algeria claimed a well deserved 2-1 victory over the three-time African champions. It was a well contested encounter, but Algeria had the upper hand in the first half of the game, due to […]
FIFA Reveal Punishment For Unruly Fans Conduct
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), has revealed the punches for unruly fans behavior during a game. FIFA wants teams to automatically forfeit a match if their supporters are found guilty of perpetrating racial offenses or unruly conduct. Over the years, FIFA and other football bodies across the world have had to deal […]
FIFA U-17 W/Cup: Golden Eaglets Set To Face Australia, Ecuador, Hungary
Nigeria’s U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have been drawn into Group B of the forthcoming U-17 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place in Brazil from October 26 to November 17, 2019. The Golden Eaglets have been grouped alongside Hungary, Ecuador and Australia, and are expected to begin they campaign at the global championship with […]
Golden Eaglets To Know World Cup Opponents
The Golden Eaglets will know their 2019 U-17 FIFA World Cup foes on Thursday, July 11, 2019. The U-17 championship is scheduled to take place in Brazil and will kick off on October 26 and run through November 17, according to FIFA. Alongside the 23 national teams that have ben confirmed for the global showpiece, […]
Nigeria Through To AFCON Semi Finals
The Super Eagles have once again proved why they are one of the most revered teams on the African continent. In what has become the most talked about game in the ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria defeated South Africa 2-1 in an engrossing encounter in front of a largely pro-Nigerian audience at the […]
Nigerian Female Footballer, Onome Ebi, Makes History As First African Footballer To Feature In Five World Cups
As the Super Falcons of Nigeria filed out against their Norwegian counterparts at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup, deep thoughts were most certainly running through the mind of the team’s central back, Onome Ebi, as she set a record of being the first African footballer – both in the male and female categories – […]
Nigeria Lose AFCON SemiFinal To Guinea
After a pretty impressive campaign at the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria has been denied a final ticket by Guinea. Nigeria Vs Guinea Nigeria was the favorite to win the game, however, Guinea was not prepared to leave without a good fight. The Guineans held Nigeria to a goalless draw after regulation time. […]