Kano Pillars Football Club on Sunday defeated visiting Lobi Stars of Makurdi 2-0 in the ongoing 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The match day 33 which was played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata was watched by a large number of spectators. Ahmed Musa opened scoring for...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed deep sorrow after it was confirmed that Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, who captained Nigeria’s 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad and later coached the team, had died in his native city of Enugu on Saturday. Nicknamed ‘Chairman’ because...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has dissolved the board of the Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA). The dissolution is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Akure by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ODSFA is the...
Arsenal stormed to a stunning 3-0 win over Champions League holders Real Madrid as Declan Rice’s free-kick masterclass left the Gunners within touching distance of a place in the semi-finals. Rice scored two majestic free kicks in the second half of the quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium....
Mikel Arteta has no doubt that Arsenal can upset Real Madrid on the “biggest night” of his career in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Gunners have never been crowned European champions and face the 15-time winners in a quarter-final at the Emirates on Tuesday with the return leg in...
The Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) announced it has met the March 28, 2025 deadline for expression of interest to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Nigeria can only commence a formal bid with the backing of the country’s government. Nigeria lost a bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games...
Real Madrid’s attacking superstars need no introduction but behind them lies a soft, vulnerable underbelly which Arsenal aim to exploit on Tuesday in a Champions League quarter-final first leg clash. Carlo Ancelotti’s forwards have not always been able to varnish over the team’s defensive deficiencies, as was the case...
Bayelsa and Delta are in a two horse race to determine the state that will win the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the medal table released on Monday morning by the Main Organising Committee in Uyo, Akwa Ibom,...
A few years ago, most football supporters would have been baffled if you had asked them to picture an era in which matches across the globe were called off and replaced by simulations—yet still attracted plenty of bets. That’s essentially what happened in 2020, when a worldwide health crisis...
The Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF) has formally awarded the hosting right for the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships to the Nigeria Fencing Federation (NFF) ahead of Australia. The award followed the provisional hosting right granted to Nigeria a few months ago making her the first sub-Saharan nation to stage the...
On Jan. 7, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced Éric Chelle’s appointment as the new head coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles. Chelle, a former Mali international, played for clubs like Lens, Valenciennes and Chamois Niortais in France before coaching several lower-division clubs. In 2022, he was appointed head...
Some football fans on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the inability of the Super Eagles to pick the maximum three points in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Zimbabwe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria is currently occupying the fourth place with seven points after...
MTN Nigeria, the official telecommunications partner of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday reiterated its unwavering support for the Super Eagles. MTN Nigeria reiterated its support in a statement following the Super Eagles spirited draw with Zimbabwe in a World Cup qualifier match at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT athletes and coaches preparing for the 2025 National Sports Festival to strive for victory. Wike made the call while receiving the Torch of Unity for the 22nd edition of the festival, scheduled for May 16...
Super Eagles Head Coach, Eric Chelle, has expressed his disappointment with the 1-1 draw against the Warriors of Zimbabwe in a matchday six of the 2026 World Cup qualifier. Chelle said this during the post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday. The coach...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Tuesday succumbed to a disappointing 1-1 draw against the Warriors of Zimbabwe in a matchday 6 World Cup qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo. A last-minute goal from Tawanda Chirewa denied Nigeria a much needed victory as the Warriors held the Super Eagles in...
A former member of the Green Eagles of Nigeria, Segun Odegbami, has tipped Super Eagles goal poacher, Victor Osimhen to break the long-standing Rashidi Yekini international goal record. Odegbami stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He applauded Osimhen for...
The Coach of Kwara United FC of IlorinKwara, Tunde Sanni, has said that he is under pressure following his team’s recent poor performances. Sanni told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the 2-0 loss to Akwa United in Ilorin on Sunday in a match day 30 of the...
Team captain William Ekong, has said the Super Eagles are focused on getting the much needed win in their 2026 World Cup qualifying matchday six encounter against the Warriors of Zimbabwe. The Super Eagles are expected to rise to nine points and be fully back into contention for a...
Corporate partners of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have pledged to provide incentives for the Super Eagles to go all out for the three points against Zimbabwe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles host the Warriors of Zimbabwe in Tuesday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup...