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Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has named team captain Wilfred Ndidi, midfield maestro Alex Iwobi, and forward Ademola Lookman among 23 players called up for this month’s international friendlies against Iran and Jordan. The...

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Appeal Board has dramatically overturned the result of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 final, declaring Senegal to have forfeited the match. Invoking Article 84 of the...

Nigeria’s D’Tigress concluded their campaign at the FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament in France with a defeat to Germany on Tuesday. The Nigerian side started the game on a positive note but fell short...

Five-time AfroBasket champion Sarah Ogoke has announced her retirement from the Nigerian women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress. The veteran guard, who made her debut in 2011, confirmed her decision after an illustrious international career that...

Nigerian forward Tolulope Arokodare came off the bench to earn Wolverhampton Wanderers a crucial point in their relegation battle with a late equaliser against Brentford on Monday evening. Arokodare, who started the encounter among the...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has fulfilled its pledge to Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their triumph at the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. Rena Wakama’s side defeated Mali 78–64 in the final of...

Iran has made a U-turned on its earlier decision to boycott the 2026 FIFA World Cup, formally requesting that its group-stage matches be played in Mexico rather than the United States, where they were...

World football governing body, FIFA, has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the Congolese Association Football Federation following disciplinary incidents during the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off final. The decisive match, which...

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, suffered a 93–86 defeat to France in their game at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Villeurbanne on Sunday, as the hosts extended their unbeaten run...

The proposed Finalissima clash between Spain national football team, winners of UEFA Euro 2024, and Argentina national football team, champions of Copa América 2024, has been cancelled following disagreements over the venue and scheduling...