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2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Finals: Flamingos Set to Depart for Morocco
Head Coach Bankole Olowookere’s side go into the tournament full of confidence, having played 10 tune-up matches, scoring an impressive 44 goals without conceding any.
Read More →24th FIFA U20 World Cup: Nigeria, Argentina Light Up Santiago in Big Last-16 Tie
The Flying Eagles arrived in Santiago from Talca on Monday evening, ahead of the clash with the Argies.
Read More →FIFA NAMES CHADIAN REFEREES FOR NIGERIA-LESOTHO WORLD CUP QUALIFIER
FIFA also appointed Kenyan official ALICE DAMARIS KIMANI as referee assessor, while WILLIAM MAKINATI SHONGWE from eSwatini will be in the role of commissioner.
Read More →CHELLE NAMES 23-MAN SQUAD FOR CRUCIAL OCTOBER ROUND OF 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
The team includes Sevilla striker AKOR ADAMS, who has been handed his maiden call-up to the national team.
Read More →SPORTS: NFF Confirms 2 International Friendlies for Super Eagles in USA
In their last visit to the United States of America, in the summer of 2022, the Super Eagles played against Mexico at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, losing narrowly by 1-2.
Read More →2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Race: Falconets Begin Training in Ibadan for Rwanda
The delegation of players and officials was received in Ibadan on Monday afternoon by the Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Wasilat Adegoke.
Read More →Ballon d'Or: NFF Congratulates NNADOZIE, MADUGU
Nnadozie finished fourth behind England and Chelsea FC’s Hannah Hampton who took home the Trophée Yachine (named after former Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin),
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FMR FALCONS CAPTAIN, ONOME EBI, RETIRES AMIDST GLOWING TRIBUTES FROM TEAMMATES
ONOME EBI was part of the Super Falcons teams that won four Women’s Africa Cup of Nations titles, plus six appearances in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Read More →WAFU-B U17 Boys Tournament: Golden Eaglets off to Yamoussoukro
In preparing for the tournament, the Nigerian Under-Seventeen team played a total of thirteen friendly matches, winning ten, drawing two and losing only one.
Read More →24th FIFA U20 World Cup Finals: Flying Eagles Travel to Chile for 12-Day Camping
The 24th FIFA U20 World Cup finals will be played across the cities of Santiago, Rancagua, Valparaiso and Talca. The competition, which started as the FIFA World Youth Tournament, was launched in 1977 and was first hosted by Tunisia.
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2026 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: SUPER EAGLES TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA IN HIGH HOPES TO FACE BAFANA BAFANA
The Nigerian side are in third place in their group, after picking up three points from their 1-zero win against Rwanda on Saturday, at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Read More →2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Matches: Chelle Picks Ekong, Iwobi, Osimhen, 28
Nigeria takes on Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Saturday, September 6 in a Matchday 7 encounter, before flying to Bloemfontein to confront South Africa in a potentially explosive Matchday 8 encounter on Tuesday, September 9.
Read More →FOOTBALL: Liverpool Open Talks With Palace Over Marc Guéhi Deal
Liverpool are also said to be interested in 18-year-old Parma centre-back Giovanni Leoni, who is also on the radar of Inter Milan.
Read More →BASKETBALL: Rockets-Thunder, Warriors-Lakers To Open NBA Season
The games will be played on October 21 and will be televised on NBC.
Read More →FOOTBALL: Gianluigi Donnarumma Announces PSG Exit: 'Disappointed'
Earlier in the day, PSG boss Luis Enrique said he was "100 percent responsible" for the "difficult decision" to leave Donnarumma out of the squad.
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SHOOTING STARS ASST. COACH SLUMS, DIES DURING TRAINING
Club sources said that OLOWOKERE was rushed to a hospital after he slumped on the pitch during the team’s morning training session on Monday.
Read More →2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers: Falconets Resume Camping for Rwanda
Next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals will be staged in Poland.
Read More →8th African Nations Championship: Eagles Lose Opening Match 0-1 to Title Senegal
The high-octane encounter in the Indian Ocean Island lived up to its billing, with both teams matched strength-for-strength and pace-for-pace for large swathes of the game at the Amaan Stadium.
Read More →8th African Nations Championship: Nigeria Targets Another Continental Title
Christened Pamoja 2024, this year’s African Nations Championship promises a lot of thrills and excitement across five venues in three host nations – a novel arrangement in hosting of sports events on the African continent.
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ADAMAWA STATE GOVERNOR SHOWERS HOUSE AND CASH GIFTS ON VICTORIOUS SUPER FALCONS COACH
"Today, I was proud to receive Coach Justine Madugu, a true son of Adamawa and hero of Nigeria’s WAFCON 2025 victory."
Read More →8TH AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: EAGLES-B SEEK WIN AGAINST ZANZIBAR IN SECOND FRIENDLY MATCH
The Thursday encounter comes five days before Nigeria’s first match of the competition against Cup holders Senegal at Zanzibar’s 15,000 -capacity Amaan Stadium.
Read More →Mission X: Gusau Hails Falcons’ Triumph, Says It'll Inspire Eagles in World Cup Race
Gusau commended the awesome fighting spirit of the Falcons, applauding them for their impressive tally of 14 goals for and only three against, and virtuoso performances that earned a clutch of individual awards.
Read More →2026 FIFA World Cup Race: South Africa to Host Nigeria in Bloemfontein on Sept 9
The potentially-explosive Match-day 8 encounter is expected to have enormous implications for which team will eventually win the only ticket from Africa’s qualifying group C to the 2026 FIFA World Cup finals.
Read More →Mission X accomplished as Super Falcons lift 10th African title in Morocco
Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses had the full-capacity Stade Olympique de Rabat breathing heavily after a superlative opening performance that saw them take a two-goal lead after 24 minutes of the explosive encounter.
Read More →MISSION X: SUPER FALCONS TARGET 10TH AFRICAN TITLE IN RABAT
The presence of hosts Morocco guarantees a full house at the magnificent facility in Morocco’s administrative capital, but the Super Falcons will be in no mood to be brow-beaten or shouted out of sync as they fight to pick up a record 10th title.
Read More →MISSION X: WE ARE FOCUSED ON LIFTING WAFCON TROPHY - MADUGU
Nigeria will go up against hosts Morocco at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat from 9pm on Saturday night, in what has been labelled as the most-anticipated match of the 13th Women AFCON – a clash of the dominant power and one of the emerging powers of women’s football on the continent.
Read More →MISSION X: NIGERIA’S CAPTAIN, AJIBADE INCHES TOWARDS ‘PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT’ AWARD
The lithe and self-effacing Nigeria leader is also highly motivated by the fact that the Super Falcons have never lost a final match at the Women AFCON, going back to the first competition that Nigeria hosted in 1998.
Read More →WAFU B U20 BOYS TOURNEY; FLYING EAGLES LOSE 1-0 TO IVORIAN ELEPHANTS IN FINAL
Seven-time African champions Nigeria turned out a hard nut to crack for the Ivorians in Wednesday’s final, but they finally found a way through when goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt dropped the ball from a free-kick in added time.
Read More →8TH AFRICAN NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: CHELLE PICKS NDUKA, ÒBAJE, ALIMI, 20 OTHERS ... Team flies to Zanzibar Thursday night
Already, the Nigeria Football Federation has arranged a second-phase training camp for the team in Zanzibar, from 25th – 31st July, before the 2018 silver medallists will move into official accommodation on the island.
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MISSION X: NIGERIA BEAT SOUTH AFRICA TO REACH WAFCON FINAL FOR 10TH TIME
Nigeria’S MICHELLE ALOZIE scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to seal a two-one defeat of the South Africans, who are the defending champions.
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