Gary Lineker Names Better Player Between Ronaldo And Messi
England ex-international and FIFA World Cup record holder, Gary Lineker, has claimed that Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi is a better player... Continue Reading
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Sala Tragedy Sparks Unsavoury Legal Dispute
The tragedy of the plane crash that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala has now entered ugly aftermath as Premier League club Cardiff ... Continue Reading
Mikel Obi: Still in Rohr’s Plan
Against the earlier insinuation that Middlesbrough of England midfielder, Mikel Obi could no longer be counted upon to play for the Super Ea... Continue Reading
Dalung Hails Flying Eagles World Cup Qualification
The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Saturday congratulated the Flying Eagles on their qualification for the FIFA U-20 Worl... Continue Reading
Osaze, Essien Line up for Women World Cup
Former Super Eagles striker, Osaze Peter Odemwingie, Ghana’s Michael Essien are some of the football stars that have joined other legends to... Continue Reading
U20 AFCON: World Cup Ticket in the Bag, Flying Eagles Dream ...
Flying Eagles midfielder, Afeez Aremu said the team is now focused on winning the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations title, after securing quali... Continue Reading
Aleksander Ceferin Re-elected Ss UEFA President
Aleksander Ceferin has been re-elected as UEFA president for a four-year term at the governing body’s annual congress in Rome. The Slovenian... Continue Reading
FIFA Tasks Morocco’s El Jadida To Pay Lobi N36m
World soccer governing body, FIFA has urged Moroccan club side Difaa El Jadida to pay Lobi Stars $100,000 (about N36m) being sign-on fees fo... Continue Reading
EFCC Grills Ajayi over Corruption Allegations against NFF Bo...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) has quizzed the Chairman of Ondo State Football Federation, Dele Ajayi and several high ... Continue Reading
Dalung, Pinnick, Dikko in UK for Meetings with NIKE
Chieftains of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF), led by Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, have arrived in London, United King... Continue Reading
Vega Challenges Infantino for FIFA Presidency
Gianni Infantino Former Swiss international Ramon Vega has emerged as a possible challenger to Gianni Infantino for the FIFA Presidency at t... Continue Reading
CAF Appoints Amuneke on Technical Study Group for U-20 AFCON
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Emmanuel Amuneke on their Technical Study Group (TSG) for the Under-20 AFCON in Niger,... Continue Reading
Taiwo Awoniyi- Back at Mouscron with a Bang
After Nigeria crashed out in the second round against Germany at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the lackluster performance of the Flying Eagl... Continue Reading
Nwakali Claims He’s Still within U23 Age Grade Category
FC Porto second team midfielder, Kelechi Nwakali has explained that his desire for an invitation to Nigeria’s under-23 squad is simply becau... Continue Reading
NFF-AITEO Football Awards set for April 1
Amaju Pinnick The second edition of the NFF-AITEO Football Awards, which inaugural edition held on 19th February 2018 at the Grand Ballroom ... Continue Reading
Super Falcons Lose 0-3 to China
Super Falcons lost 0-3 to the Steel Roses of China yesterday in the Four-Nation Invitational Tournament FOUR-NATION TOURNAMENT An under-stre... Continue Reading
NFF Empathises with Kanu, Calls on Police to Track Down Burg...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday expressed concern over the burgling of the property of former Nigeria Captain Nwankwo Kanu,... Continue Reading
U20 AFCON: Flying Eagles to Play Saudi Arabia
The U20 National Team, Flying Eagles, will trade tackles with their Saudi Arabian counterparts in an international friendly designed to toug... Continue Reading
Super Falcons off to China for 4-Nation Tourney
African champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria have flown to China for a 4-Nation Tournament as they kick-start their preparations for the ... Continue Reading
Pinnick: Winning AFCON 2019 is Major Target this Year
Amaju Pinnick President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju ... Continue Reading
NFF Cautions against Persecution of Officials
Amaju Pinnick The Nigeria Football Federation has cautioned against persecution and public show trial of its officials. This is against the ... Continue Reading
Eaglets Prepare for U-17 Nations Cup with Invitational Tourn...
Five-time world champions Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will participate in an invitational tournament in Turkey as part of its preparations for... Continue Reading
NFF Lines up 10 Pre-World Cup Friendlies for Super Falcons
NFF President Pinnick in a group photograph with the Super Falcons’ players and officials The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has firmed u... Continue Reading
Five Things From The Asian Cup’s First Round
We look at five things we learned from the opening round of group games at the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates: Australia’s defender T... Continue Reading
Oshoala Dethroned as Salah Retains African Player of the Yea...
Duro Ikhazuagbe Egypt and Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah, last night won his second African Player of the Year award, beating off competition... Continue Reading
Emeruwa Assumes Duty as CAF Head of Safety and Security
A member of staff of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Christian Emeruwa, has resumed office in Cairo, Egypt as Head of Safety and Securi... Continue Reading
Mikel Linked with Fenerbache after Tianjin Teda Exit
Super Eagles’ captain, John Mikel Obi, has been linked with a move to Turkish giants, Fenerbache, a few days after he cancelled his contract... Continue Reading
Ronaldo Denies Being Obsessed By Individual Trophies
Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo trains prior to the Italian Serie A football match Udi-nese Calcio vs Juventus FC at the Daci... Continue Reading
An Amazing Year for Lesser Sports
2018 REVIEW…2018 REVIEW…2018 REVIEW… Two standout events of 2018 were the World Cup in Russia and the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Aust... Continue Reading
Dalung Threatens to Jail Pinnick over World Cup Money
The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has again threatened officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to re... Continue Reading
Uzoho holds traditional wedding in Imo State
Francis Uzoho has dumped bachelorhood after his traditional marriage ceremony in Imo State. *BOYS TO MEN …. Francis Uzoho, Henry Onyekuru an... Continue Reading
2018 is Russia’s Year to Remember
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ went down as a success in many ways, exceeding the pre-tournament expectations, so Russi... Continue Reading
Modric Adds Croatian Sportsman Of The Year To His 2018 Colle...
File photo of Croatia’s midfielder Luka Modric Luka Modric added to his collection of awards after a successful 2018 when he was name... Continue Reading
Mbappe beats Messi, Ronaldo to set new record
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe has surpassed Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi and Juventurs star, Cristiano Ronaldo, to be... Continue Reading
NFF owes workers five months salaries
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF owes workers five months salaries. Also, the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF is said to owe Super Eagles Technica... Continue Reading
Senegal Wallops Nigeria 6-1 in CAF Beach Soccer Cup of Natio...
Senegal yesterday confirmed superiority over Nigeria’s Beach Soccer National Team as they walloped the Supersand Eagles 6-1 in the final of ... Continue Reading
Ogenyi Onazi: Eyeing 2019 AFCON Glory
He played a prominent role in Super Eagles winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and was involved in Nigeria’s four matches at the 2014 Wor... Continue Reading
FIBA Reaffirms Kida as NBBF President
Amadu Musa Kida The Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) has agai... Continue Reading
FIFA rankings: Super Eagles Ends Year on 44th position
The Super Eagles of Nigeria, have ended 2018 placed 44th on the FIFA rankings for the month of December. The same position they occupied in ... Continue Reading
2019 FIFA WWC: Super Falcons Won’t Make Up The Numbers In Fr...
Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick has reiterated the federation’s desire to give the Super Falcons the best of preparatio... Continue Reading
Nigeria First to Qualify for Beach Soccer World Cup
SuperSand Eagles celebrating beating Egypt 7-6 yesterday to qualify for the Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay next year FIFA BEACH SOCCER W... Continue Reading
Gov Udom Honoured for Assisting Eagles Qualify for World Cup
Udom Emmanuel The Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, was on Monday night in... Continue Reading
Dennerby: Falcons Not Going to Make up the Numbers in France
Thomas Dennerby FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Duro Ikhazuagbe Super Falcons Swedish Coach, Thomas Dennerby, has warned other qualified countries fo... Continue Reading
Super Falcons Drop to 39th Place in latest FIFA ranking
In spite of successfully defending the Africa Women Cup of Nations last Saturday in Accra, Ghana, the Super Falcons of Nigeria dropped one p... Continue Reading
FIFA Dishes Out to Clubs $209m From 2018 World Cup Earnings
The money paid to the clubs was for releasing their players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup held from June 14 to July 15 in Russia. The world fo... Continue Reading
Luka Modric Makes It a Clean Sweep, Wins Ballon D’or
Luka Modric, the Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder has added the Ballon D’Or to the trophies won this year, after winning the UEFA and FIFA... Continue Reading
Super Falcons Defeat S/Africa, Lift African Cup
Pinnick promises ‘big impact’ at World Cup The Super Falcons of Nigeria proved unbeatable once more as they overcame a stubborn South Africa... Continue Reading
Banyana Banyana Coach Craves First AWCON Title at Falcons Ex...
After securing a place at next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup slated for France for the first time in their history, Banyana Banyana head coa... Continue Reading
FIFA Investigating Sex Abuse Claims On Afghanistan Women’s T...
Football’s world governing body FIFA is looking into claims of sexual and physical abuse on the Afghanistan national women’s team, it confir... Continue Reading
Super Falcon Coach, Dennerby Seeks Revenge against South Afr...
AWCON 2018 Super Falcons Coach, Thomas Dennerby is already looking beyond the final match against the Bayana Bayana of South Africa a... Continue Reading