It is a new dawn for Nigeria as former Super Eagles player Finidi George takes charge of the team in a competitive game for the first time against South Africa and Benin in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on June 7 and 10 respectively. The former Enyimba manager already has his 26-man squad in place for the crunch fixtures and one interesting name back on...
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has been replaced in Nigeria's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Benin in June. Osimhen has been replaced by high-flying Enugu Rangers left-back, Kenneth Igboke due to an injury that will rule him out of action for four weeks. Osimhen came off the bench to play in Napoli's goalless draw against Lecce on Sunday as his...
Benin manager Gernot Rohr has named a 25-player squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Nigeria and Rwanda. The squad includes star players such as Steve Mounie, Tosin Aiyegun, Junior Olaitan and Youssouf Assogba while Rohr has given first time call ups to Karim Rahman, Romaric Amoussou and Samson Akinyoola. The Ceetahs will play Rwanda at the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan on...
Africa's foremost Free-to-Air sports channel, Afrosport has been awarded Free-to-Air rights to broadcast live the 2026 World Cup qualifiers for African countries in Nigeria. MMS/PC Plus Group, FIFA’s exclusive agency for the FIFA World Cup 2026 African Qualifiers in 41 Sub-Saharan African countries for a free-to-air broadcast, awarded AfroSport the exclusive media rights of the competition to the millions of fans across Nigeria, as the Super...
World governing body FIFA has fined Equatorial Guinea for fielding Emilio Nsue in two 2026 World Cup Qualifiers he was ineligible to play in last year. The FIFA Disciplinary Committee revealed that the 34-year-old was ineligible to feature the in the qualifiers against Nambia and Liberia on November 15 and 20 respectively. The Equatorial Guinea FA have been fined 150,000 Swiss Francs as a result while...
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