Super Eagles To Arrive in Egypt Early
The Super Eagles are set to arrive in Egypt earlier than any other team for the 2019 African Cup of Nations tournament. According to the team officials, the plan is to allow the Eagles familiarize themselves with the environment and train effectively for their AFCON group games, which are expected to kick off against Burundi […]
NFF Appoints New Media Officers For National Teams
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday announced a set of new appointments to the role of Media Officers to the country’s various teams. According to a statement signed by the NFF Director of Communication, Demola Olajire, Toyin Ibitoye and Miss Jane Nweze have been retained for the Super Eagles and the Super Falcons respectively, […]
Top Five Successful Nigeria Coaches
Nigeria’s football teams have recorded a number of riveting victories in the past across every category of the sport, many of which have helped place the country alongside other top football nations in the world. As is the norm everywhere, the successes recorded by Nigeria’s teams at various events, as well as their failures, have […]
Eagles Set To Receive N1.6b If They Win 2019 AFCON
According to a statement by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), all 24 countries expected to participate in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt will receive at least $600,000 each. The winner of the continental showcase will receive $4.5 million (equivalent of 4 million euros or N1.6 billion) in addition to the trophy […]
AFCON 2019 Fixtures
Below are group stage fixtures for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, holding in Egypt. All kick-off times are in West African Standard Time. AFON Groups Group A DR Congo Egypt Uganda Zimbabwe Group B Burundi Guinea Madagascar Nigeria Group C Algeria Kenya Senegal Tanzania Group D Ivory Coast Morocco Namibia South Africa Group E […]
Do You Know: Nigeria’s Most Successful World Cup Groups
In our previous ‘Did You Know’ article, we looked at the few times Nigeria crashed out of the FIFA World Cup during the group stage fixtures. This time, let’s take a look at the times the Super Eagles successfully broke through the group stages of the global showcase. 1994 FIFA World Cup (United States of […]
Golden Moments In Sport: The End of Nigeria’s Race To Last 16 At The 2002 FIFA World Cup
Having lost their first two group games at the 2002 Korea-Japan FIFA World Cup, the Super Eagles were faced with a most difficult task in their final game of the group phase series. Although Nigeria’s fate at the tournament was written in stone, the team still had one final task to save their ego, a […]
Falcons Lose 2-1 To Canada
The Super Falcons suffered a 2-1 defeat to Canada in Monday’s international friendly at the Pintaar Arena Football Centre in Murcia, Spain. The Falcons got on the front foot in the 26th minute after Desire Oparanozie maneuvered her way past a Canadian defender and found the back of the net. The Canadians pressured Nigeria’s side […]
Do You Know: Nigeria’s Most Challenging World Cup Groups
Since Nigeria’s premiere at the FIFA World Cup in 1994, the Super Eagles have qualified for every edition of the global competition, except the 2006 World Cup held in Germany. Super Eagles teams have come and gone over the years, but Nigeria’s best performance at the World Cup still remains the country’s debut to the […]
Super Falcons To Face Canada
The Super Falcons face yet another defying test when they go up against Canada on 8th April, at the Pintaar Arena Football Centre in Murcia, Spain. The Falcons utterly defeated a first division club from Iceland UMF Selfoss 6-1 on Friday, 4th April, and will now measure their strengths when they face the Canadians, who […]
A Difficult Task Awaits Us In China, Diogu Warns
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, are clearly not oblivious to the difficult task that awaits them at the FIBA World Cup in China. D’Tigers were the first team in the world to book a spot at the global championships, following their impressive 9-match winning streak which earned them 18 points, with three games left […]
U-23 AFCON Qualifiers: Olympic Eagles Advance To Next Round
Nigeria has advanced to the next stage of the U-23 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, having defeated Libya 4-0 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on Monday. The Libyans already had one foot in the next round of the qualifiers, after they successfully routed Nigeria 0-2 in the first leg of the game on […]
U-19 Cricket: Team Nigeria Qualify For First Ever Cricket World Cup!
It was a monumental first for Nigeria as the country’s under 19 Cricket Team, the “Junior Yellow Green”, qualified for their first ever Cricket World Cupry. Emotions were high at the arena when Team Nigeria, having put up quite the impressive display, qualified as the first team in West Africa to book a spot at […]
Wrestling: Team Nigeria To Participate In Germany, Bulgaria Grand Prix
Team Nigeria’s wrestling team have a lineup of thrilling international events ahead of them, designed to help the team build its global ranking and reputation. Nigeria will be participating in a grand prix event in Dormagen, Germany, and in the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov ranking series tournament in Bulgaria. According to the nation’s wrestling governing body, […]
Golden Moments In Sports: Team Nigeria’s Wrestling Qualification For Rio Olympics
Nigeria’s ace female wrestlers dominated the Olympic Wrestling African and Oceania qualification tournament in Algiers, to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics. African Champions, Blessing Oborodudu, Aminat Adeniyi, Genesis Mercy, and Hannah Reuben, all qualified for the monumental event after each wrestler made it to the finals in their weight class. According to the qualification […]
13th Africa Scrabble Championship: Team Nigeria Arrive Kenya
The Nigeria Scrabble national team have arrived in Kenya for the 13th edition of the Africa Scrabble Championship (ASC), which will take off from Thursday, November 29, 2018 to Sunday, December 2, 2018. Speaking to NAN in Abuja, the Technical Director of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Farouq Baba-Inna, said the 11-man delegate team to the […]