The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Senegalese official Issa Sy as the referee for the matchday five encounter between Benin Republic and Nigeria’s Super Eagles in next month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers. The Cheetahs of Benin will host the Super Eagles at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan in a reply to their 2026 World Cup qualifier match in June. Sy, 40,...
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has charged Kano Pillars for breaching its “framework and rules” during their away fixture at Nasarawa United in matchday nine on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The Kano-based club have been sanctioned for a statement from their media and communications department regarding a statement from forward, Ahmed Musa, who allegedly made derogatory remarks about the match officials. The four-time NPFL champions were...
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman was ranked in 14th place for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, Afrosport reports. The Atalanta forward made history when he scored a hat-trick in their 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League final, becoming the first player to achieve such feat in the competition's history as well as helping La Dea to their first-ever European title. He also scored...
Defending champions Nigeria reached the final of the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Championship at the Municipal Stadium on Sunday, after coming from behind to beat Niger Republic 3-1 in Lome, Togo, Afrosport reports. Niger took an early lead in the 11th minute, but Enyimba's Clinton Jephta finished with a decent strike from outside the box to put the Flying Eagles on level terms in the 35th...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a time change for the second leg of the international friendly between the Super Falcons of Nigeria and Algeria’s Green Ladies, Afrosport reports. The NFF, on Sunday, confirmed that the match, which was initially scheduled for Tuesday, October 29 at 4pm local time at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos, will now commence at 2pm The Nigerian football body...
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