“We are going to give you a better preparation than the Super Eagles” –...
President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick says preparations for the 2019 FIFA Women World Cup has already started after the “priceless” Super Falcons secured a berth at the global football showpiece by defeating Cameroun in...
Pinnick Promises Falcons Double Bonus if they Win AWCON
President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick has pledged to double the winning bonuses of the Super Falcons if they beat Banyana Banyana of South Africa in the Final of the 11th Women Africa Cup of...
Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi, Francisca Ordega, Thomas Dennerby Nominated For CAF Awards
Arsenal's Alex Iwobi and Washington Spirit's Francisca Ordega have been nominated for the African Player of the Year Award by CAF.
The men's category which includes thirty-five players also has Al Nassr's Ahmed Musa and Odion Ighalo who plays for Changchun...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: The BIG 7
Dormant Heavyweight Boxing Saved Again by the Gypsy King
Until Tyson Fury’s unanimous decision victory over Vladimir Klitschko three years ago, the most lucrative and most intense category of boxing was going through a bizarre domination by the Klitschko brothers....
Rangers International Scale Through Confederation Cup Tie Against Defence Force
Godwin Aguda’s brace on Wednesday gave Rangers International Football Club of Enugu a 2-0 home win over Defence Force of Ethiopia in the first leg tie of CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round fixture.
The victory helped to add to the...
CAF Champions League: Lobi Stars Crumble in Cameroon
The 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League champions Lobi Stars of Markurdi lost 1-0 to Cameroon top flight side UMS de Loum in their first qualification match for the 2019 CAF Champions League on Wednesday, November 28.
The game at played at the Stade Militaire de Ben...
Former CAF President Fined $28 Million
Former Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou and secretary general Hicham El Amrani have been fined $27.9m each by the Egyptian Economic Court (EEC).
The EEC ruled that the pair flouted local Egyptian law when signing a billion-dollar...
DENNERBY: We have Achieved Our Goal
Super Falcons head coach, Thomas Dennerby, is happy to see his side book a place at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France following their semi-final win against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon at the 2018 African Women’s Cup...
Lobi Stars and Enugu Rangers Ready For Continental Showdown
Nigeria’s representatives in the 2019 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, Lobi Stars of Makurdi and Enugu Rangers will kick-start their campaigns today as they engage in the first legs of their preliminary round matches.
While CAF Champions League campaigners,...
Gernot Rohr Begins Shopping For AFCON 2019
Super Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has revealed that plans are underway for him to send out his assistants to scout for players that ply their trade in the Nigeria Professional Football League for integration into Super Eagles 2019...