CAF Awards: Osimhen, Hakimi, Salah make final shortlist
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the final shortlist for the 2025 CAF Awards.
In the Men’s Player of the Year category, the final three nominees are Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray/Nigeria), Mohamed Salah...
International Friendly: Brazil beat Senegal in London
Brazil returned to winning ways with an impressive 2-0 victory over Senegal in an international friendly played on Saturday in London.
The Seleção, who were looking to bounce back after a surprising defeat to Japan,...
Wahid Enitan Oshodi re-elected as ITTF executive vice president
Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been re-elected as Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) during the continuation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
Additionally,...
SAFA backs Super Eagles to qualify for World Cup
The South Africa Football Association (SAFA), led by its president Danny Jordaan, has expressed full support for Nigeria’s Super Eagles to secure qualification for the FIFA World Cup.
Despite South Africa topping the qualifying group...
World Cup Playoffs: CAF clears Ndidi to face DR Congo
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is eligible to feature in Sunday’s crucial FIFA World Cup playoff clash against DR Congo.
There had been uncertainty surrounding the...
International Friendly: D’Tigress suffers narrow defeat to Türkiye
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, suffered a narrow 76-77 defeat to Türkiye in an intense international friendly game played on Friday in Istanbul.
The match, organized as part of the team’s preparation for the...
Osimhen speaks on how NFF president’s quick intervention settled bonus row
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has revealed how the swift involvement of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Ibrahim Gusau, resolved the players’ bonus dispute ahead of their crucial World Cup playoff fixture.
The Nigerian squad...
World Cup Playoffs: Ndidi ruled out of final showdown
Nigeria will be without influential midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for Sunday’s crucial 2026 World Cup playoff final against the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Leicester City star is suspended after receiving an early yellow card in...
Nigeria set for winner-takes-all showdown with DR Congo in 2026 World Cup play-off final
Nigeria will lock horns with DR Congo on Sunday in Rabat in a decisive CAF World Cup play-off final, where victory will send one nation into the FIFA Inter-Continental Play-Off in March the final...
World Cup Playoffs: Nigeria thump Gabon after extra time, zoom into final
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have booked their place in the final of the World Cup playoffs after a dominant 4-1 extra-time victory over Gabon.
The encounter, played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, was...