Legendary Ghanaian forward, Asarnoah Gyan has tipped Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen to win the 2023 African Player of the Year award. Osimhen had a successful season at club level, leading...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA John Owan Enoh, known with the acronym JOE, is the new ‘Games-master-General of the federation, having on Wednesday been named as the Sports Minister of...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has opened negotiations with Jose Peseiro over a new contract as national coach. “His contract ended in July and we’re now...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It is 26 days to Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ final qualifying match of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, the team has been without...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. This Sunday, August 13, 2023 marks the 44th anniversary of what is easily the biggest football tragedy to have ever befallen Nigeria. Yet...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. This Saturday marks the 34th anniversary of the most celebrated on-field death in Nigerian football. The August 12, 1989 Italia ’90 World Cup qualifying match with...
Strength, skill and a willingness to attack were the three main ingredients as Nigeria outclassed West Germany 2-0 to win the inaugural FIFA Under 16 tournament in...
In what looks a discriminatory carriage of justice, England’s Lauren James has been handed the normal mandatory two-match ban for deliberately stamping on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie...
CAF has received written statements from several Cameroonian football stakeholders to look into and investigate certain alleged improper conduct by football legend, Samuel Eto’o who is...
Nigeria defender Michelle Alozie says the gallant fight that the Super Falcons put up against England in the FIFA Women’s World Cup round of 16 was...
FIFPRO is assisting the Nigerian women’s team in their fight with the country’s football federation (NFF) to receive wages owed since 2021, the global players’ union...
Nigeria became the first African nation to have featured in the FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout stage on three occasions. Nigeria are the first African team...
England sent Nigeria out of the Women’s World Cup in a last-16 penalty shootout on Monday with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick, following a 0-0 draw...
Rasheedat Ajibade says Nigeria have a burning desire to write their name in history and tips a 2-1 win against England on Monday. Claims...
Italian champions, Napoli are currently holding meetings with Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and his manager, Roberto Calenda. The three-day meeting at Napoli’s training ground in Rivisondoli started...
Dillian Whyte has returned ‘adverse analytical findings’ in a random dope test and next week’s heavyweight fight with former world champion Anthony Joshua is off, promoters...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. It is getting clearer where Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen will be heading to. His heart and possibly eyes are in the direction of Al...
On 10 June 1995, at the Karlstad City Stadium in Sweden, England’s Three Lionesses edged the Super Falcons of Nigeria 3-2 in one of the final...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Next week’s fixtures of the Women’s World Cup Round of 16 has special flavours that is both historical and political. The three...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. On this date, 3 August 1996, the Nigeria men’s football team beat Argentina 2-1 to win the Olympic Games gold medal and became...
Both Nigeria and England who will meet at the Round of 16 match on Monday have three players on caution list ahead of the match. Asisat...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It is another 2 August. It is 27 years since Chioma Ajunwa lept over 7.12 metres to win Nigeria’s first gold medal in...
On their 10th day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Not many current followers of Nigerian football will remember a certain Sam Garba Okoye. His name may no longer ring bells to the...
Nigeria were “underestimated and underappreciated” leading into the Women’s World Cup but have proven their critics wrong, coach Randy Waldrum said ahead of Monday’s crunch Group...
Ahead of their clash with home girls, Matildas of co-host nation Australia on Thursday, team captain Onome Ebi had told thenff.com that a five-match unbeaten streak and winning...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Former Enugu Rangers’ player, Totty Okoro Totty who died in the US on Thursday has increased the number of Nigeria football July obituary....
Following the 3-2 defeat of the co-hosts, Australia, by the Nigeria Super Falcons, some newspapers in Australia are calling for the sack of Australia’s Swedish coach,...
Low expectations and a bitter pay dispute followed Nigeria to the Women’s World Cup but team spirit trumped off-field woes on Thursday as the Super Falcons...
Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie talks to FIFA about her dual passions of medicine and football Being a professional athlete is tough. It involves long days,...
Joint-hosts Australia got their FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 campaign off to a promising start with an opening victory against the Republic of Ireland, and they...
The hub of African football, Morocco, will again host the CAF Awards which celebrate the stars of African football. Last year’s edition was hosted in Rabat, the...
Former Super Eagles’ hitman, Odion Ighalo has revealed that he was forced out of his Saudi Arabia’s club, Al Hilal to make space for Lionel Messi....
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Nigeria’s Super Falcons will have a near-full strength when they battle co-hosts, Australia in a Group B match of the Women’s World Cup...
Poor Banyana Banyana! What a twist of fate for the African champions as they suffered a last minute heartache in their opening Women’s World Cup Group...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. Friday’s goalless draw of Nigeria and Canada in the Group B match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand...
Nigeria’s Super Falcons defied all odds and proved bookmakers wrong as they held gamely, the Olympic Games champions, Canada to a goalless draw in their Group...
With his appointment as the chairman of the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) board, former Director General of the National Sports Commission, (NSC), Gbenga Egbeleye also enters...
BY KUNLE SOLAJA. When the Super Falcons face Canada in their opening Group B match in Melbourne in the early hours of Friday morning, the Nigerian...
Tobi Amusan, the 100m hurdles world record holder, said on Wednesday she has been charged with missing three doping tests but has denied taking performance enhancing...
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