Author: Alonge Akinlolu

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the Super Eagles will take on Venezuela and Colombia in two international friendly matches scheduled for November in the United States. According to the NFF, Nigeria will first face Venezuela on Friday, November 14, 2025, at the Shell Stadium in Houston, Texas. Kick-off is set for 8:00 […]

  The Flying Eagles were unlucky to lose 0-1 to Norway in their opening match of the 24th FIFA U20 World Cup finals on Monday despite dominating play and creating a hatful of chances, particularly in the second period.   Norway went ahead after they were awarded a contested penalty in the 9th minute, but the Flying Eagles fought […]

South Africa’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has suffered a huge blow after FIFA imposed points deduction for fielding an ineligible player during the African qualifiers. The decision comes after Teboho Mokoena played in the World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho on 21 March 2025, despite being suspended due to two […]

Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri is set to drop Nigerian midfielder Fisayo Dele Bashiru from the club’s Serie A squad list, in a controversial decision that has already sparked debate within the Italian side’s hierarchy. Sarri is expected to leave out the Super Eagles star in order to make room for Croatian midfielder Toma Basic, who […]

As the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup kicks off in Chile, one record continues to stand the test of time more than 30 years after it was set. According to FIFA.com, Nigeria’s Peter Ogaba remains the youngest player ever to feature at the tournament. The defender etched his name into the history books at the […]

Czech champions Slavia Prague will head into Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League clash with Inter Milan without two of their most important players. Defender Igoh Ogbu and captain Tomáš Holeš are both sidelined, dealing a major blow to coach Jindřich Trpišovský’s side. Holeš picked up an injury in the recent play-off tie against Bodø/Glimt, while Ogbu […]

Celtic forward Kelechi Iheanacho impressed on his first start at Celtic Park despite the Hoops being held to a goalless draw by Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday. The Nigerian international, who joined the Scottish champions this summer, came close to breaking the deadlock when his effort rattled the crossbar before making way for […]

  Ghana’s Black Starlets will battle arch-rivals Nigeria in the semi-finals of the WAFU Zone B U17 Championship in Côte d’Ivoire. The crunch tie is scheduled for Tuesday night at 7:00 pm inside the Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro. The Starlets booked their place after a convincing 3-1 win over Niger, while Nigeria progressed unbeaten […]

The Flying Eagles will head out of the dugout against Norway on Monday at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca for the first time ever in the history of the tournament. Two-time finalists in Saudi Arabia in 1989 and in The Netherlands in 2005, the West African giants will be making their 14th appearance in the competition that commenced as FIFA U21 Youth Tournament in Tunisia in 1977. On […]