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AFCON 2023: Nine-man Ivory Coast defeat 10-man Mail in extra time to reach semis

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: South Africa’s Williams talks tough ahead of Nigeria game

Ronwen Williams is upbeat about South Africa's chances of securing a win against Nigeria in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles will rekindle rivalry at the Goodswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on June 7, with Hugo Broos' men hoping to revenge for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final defeat to the West Africans. The most recent encounter between both...

AFCON 2023: Nigeria’s Osimhen unbothered by goal drought after Angola win

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Dates & Venues confirmed for Nigeria games

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and South Africa will now be held on June 7 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The Super Eagles will then travel to Ivory Coast to face Gernot Rohr's Benin Republic at the Felix-Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, on June 10. The games will be Finidi George's first assignment with the Super Eagles...

Babangida: NFF visits injured ex-Super Eagles star after tragic crash

Babangida: NFF visits injured ex-Super Eagles star after tragic crash

The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has paid a condolence visit to former Super Eagles and Ajax star, Tijani Babangida who was involved in a deadly car accident on Thursday. The NFF delegation, led by President Ibrahim Gusau, visited Babangida in an Abuja hospital as he continues his recovery from injuries in the accident. The accident happened along the Kaduna-Zaria road in Kaduna State...

Nigerian player Tijani Babangida waves as he enters the pitch 23 January 2000 for the match Nigeria vs Tunisia in Lagos, during the African Nations Cup. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Babangida: Ex-Nigeria star set for surgery, loses son after accident

Former Super Eagles winger Tijani Babangida is set to go under the knife for a knee operation aftermath a ghastly car accident along the Kaduna-Zaria road on Thursday. Babangida was plying the highway in northern Nigeria with his family when the unfortunate crash happened. His brother, Ibrahim was confirmed dead on the spot while the former Ajax star and his spouse were rushed to hospital for...

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Exclusive: Eguavoen confirms plans for Finidi George’s assistants

Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen has confirmed ongoing plans to name assistant coaches who will work with newly-appointed Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George. He revealed that the NFF was strategic in appointing the former Ajax winger as the Super Eagles’ new technical head, adding that the mission is to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The former Super Eagles...