Nigeria’s Under-20 men’s national team, the Flying Eagles, will have to navigate through rocky waters in their race for a ticket to participate in the U20 Africa Cup of Nations, Afrosport reports. The Flying Eagles have been drawn in a tough Group B alongside two other African powerhouses, Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, ahead of the 2024 U20 WAFU B Championship. The draws, which were carried...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the appointment of Justin Madugu as interim head coach of the Super Falcons, Afrosport reports. The 60-year-old replaces American Randy Waldrum, who vacated his role as coach of the Super Falcons in September for family related reasons. Madugu will oversee operations of the nine-time African champions until a decision is made as regards “the appointment of a substantive head...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have announced that Augustine Eguavoen will continue as Super Eagles interim manager for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Libya next month, Afrosport reports. The ex-international was in charge of the Eagles' opening two fixtures against Benin and Rwanda last month, which ended in a 3-0 win and 0-0 draw respectively. There had been doubts over whether Eguavoen will continue...
The Nigerian women’s amputee national football team, the Special Falcons, have been drawn in Group C of the 2024 Women’s Amputee Football World Cup, taking place in Barranquilla, Colombia, Afrosport reports. The event, which is bringing female amputee footballers together from across the world for the very time and is seen as a bold move towards inclusion and diversity in global sports, will take place from...
Lazio manager Marco Baroni has tipped Fisayo Dele-Bashiru to be a great player after he starred in their 3-0 away win over Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian midfielder scored the second goal in the 34th minute after receiving Matias Vecino's defence-splitting pass before turning provider for Senegal forward Boulaye Dia who completed a brace. It was the first goal and assist for...
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