Nigeria will host South Africa in matchday three of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Friday, June 7. The Super Eagles are yet to win a game in the qualification round and they have two points from their first two games, after settling for draws against Lesotho and Rwanda. South Africa, on the other hand, have a registered a win...
Benin temporarily moved ahead of the Super Eagles of Nigeria after defeated Rwanda 1-0 in their Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Abidjan on Thursday. Douko Dodo scored the only goal of the game to move the Cheetahs, lead by former Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr, on four points, joint top with the Rwandans. The Super Eagles will have the opportunity to jump ahead of...
Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka have been named in the final 26-man England squad for the Euro 2024 championship. Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate had initially released a 33-man provisional squad ahead of their warm up friendlies but has now trimmed it to 26 players, with the duo of Nigerian heritage making the cut. This will be the first-ever international tournament for Eze who earned his...
Premier League clubs voted by 19-1 in favour of keeping Video Assistant Referee VAR) for the 2024-25 season. Wolverhampton Wanderers triggered a vote on the systems's use after formally submitting a resolution to the league in May. This was on the back of the West Midlands outfit claiming that VAR brought negative consequences that was damaging to football following a number of debatable calls that made...
The Falconets of Nigeria have been drawn in Group D for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup alongside Germany, Venezuela and South Korea. Nigeria will be making their 11th consecutive appearance at the mundial where that are two-time runners-up and reached the quarter-finals of the last edition in Costa Rica two years ago. They will have it all to do against a German side that...
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