Nigeria will battle Mali for a ticket to the final of the on-going African U-20 African Nations Cup in Niamey, Niger Republic. The Flying Eagles topped Group A of the competition, while Mali came second in Group B behind Senegal.

Former Super Eagles Goalkeepers’ Trainer, Ike Shorunmu has urged the senior national team coaches to create avenues to expose the team’s goal custodians to international match situations ahead of the 2019 African Nations Cup. Noting that this year’s African Nations Cup in Egypt would be highly competitive and tough due to the increase in number…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) at the weekend directed the 36 states’ football associations and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja to convene emergency congresses to resolve the various complaints regarding the on-going electoral processes in the states and the FCT. Nationwide elections were scheduled to hold between February and March 2019 to usher in…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday announced that it would unveil the country’s best performers in 2018 at the second edition of the NFF/AITEO Football Awards on April 1 at the Grand Ballroom of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island in Lagos.   NFF President, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick said yesterday that this year’s…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) yesterday disclosed that the U-20 national team (Flying Eagles) would fly to Jeddah this weekend for an international friendly game against Saudi Arabia next week. The match, it said, is designed to toughen the team ahead of next month’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Niger Republic.   According to…

Former Gombe FA chairman, Ahmed Shuaibu-Gara Gombe, yesterday resigned his membership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Reforms Committee, criticising the inclusion of some people “whose presence would undermine any meaningful reforms in Nigerian football administration.”

Following Super Sand Eagles victory against host, Egypt, in the semifinal of the on-going 2018 Beach Soccer Africa Nations Cup, former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu says the Nigeria football Federation (NFF) need to create more awareness on Beach soccer around the country to enable more youths have interest in the game. He noted that…

Fresh facts have emerged on why former Ogun State Sports Commissioner, Bukola Olopade, resigned his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Bet9ja-sponsored Nigeria National League (NNL).

Former Coach of the Super Falcons, Edwin Okon, wants more home-based players to be added to the current squad for the team to achieve better result at France 2019 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria was on Saturday drawn in Group A of the 2019 Women’s World Cup alongside, hosts, France, South Korea and Norway. However, the…

The idea of creating gladiator soccer camps in the country by FCV Football Academy has received the backing of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), especially with the idea of combining football with education. The initiative, a United Kingdom’s private football academy, was designed to offer international standard football training to…

After losing 0-1 to the Super Falcons in the semifinal at Cameroon 2016 edition of the African Women’s Nations Cup, coach of Banyana Banyana of South Africa, Desiree Ellis, walked up to Florence Omagbemi, who was the head coach of the Nigerian team at that time.

There are indications that Gernot Rohr wants to be remembered for several good things after his tour of duty in Nigeria. One of such is his successful effort at lifting the Super Eagles from a fallen side, which could not qualify for two straight African Nations Cup competitions, to a giant of world football close…