National Football Teams

Nigeria’s amputee football national team, Special Eagles have unexpectedly received more time to put their act together, as the Amputee Football African Cup Of Nations planned to begin on April 18th in Cairo, Egypt has been shifted till next month. Read Also: Africa Games: Kogi Govt Hosts Double Gold Medalist, Arm Wrestling Star Grateful Barely 24 hours after the Special …

Former Nigerian International, Friday Ekpo, has extended his congratulations to the newly appointed Golden Eaglets head coach, Manu Garba. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officially confirmed Garba’s appointment, signalling his takeover from former player Nduka Ugbade ahead of the WAFU B Under-17 tournament in Ghana. Read Also: NNL: Giant Brillars Plan To Upstage Ikorodu City, Inter Lagos Ekpo expressed his …

President of Prince Kazeem Eletu Football Club of Lagos, Prince Kazeem Austin Eletu-Odibo has joined millions of football-loving Nigerians to wish the Super Eagles the best of luck as they depart this morning for Cote d’Ivoire to participate in the 34th edition of Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON which kicks off on Saturday. Read Also: NRFF President Drives Unity, Preparation …

The Mauritius Football Association has notified the Confederation of African Football of the withdrawal of the country’s U20 Women National Team from the ongoing African qualifying series for next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. Read Also: Captain Jailed For Five Years Over Fatal Tourist Boat Crash In Budapest “Kindly note that CAF was informed of the withdrawal of …

With a few days to the commencement of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Ivoire, the Authentic Nigeria Football and Allied Sports Supporters Club, (ANFASSC) has taken delivery of a new set of wears to be adorned at the African showpiece. Read Also: AFCON24: Super Eagles Face Defeat As Guinea Triumphs 2-0 in Pre-AFCON Friendly While members of …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has made a strategic move in the realm of youth football, appointing Manu Garba as the Head Coach of the Under-17 team, Golden Eaglets. The announcement, made on Friday, signals a significant shift in the direction of the team’s fortunes. Read Also: ‘Lagos Boy’ Onome Oluwaseyi Reveals Strategy That Helped Giant Brillars Beat Hosts Garba, …

Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu is set to be the chief host at a special send-forth dinner organized by the Lagos State Government for the Super Eagles on Tuesday night. The event, co-hosted by Sports Development Minister Senator John Owan Enoh, aims to honour the three-time champions before they depart for the 34th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cote d’Ivoire. …

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) President, Dr Patrice Motsepe will be on a two-day working visit in Angola on Friday and Saturday, 12-13 April 2024. Read Also: Youth Games Winner Wants To Be Greater Than Messi, Ronaldo, Osimhen The trip to Luanda, Angola will wrap-up the CAF President’s five-country visit this week that started in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday, 07 …

FIFA Yemisi Akintoye has been selected for the 2023 African Women’s Champions League taking place in Cote d’Ivoire from 5th November to 19th November, 2023. The UNILAG Graduate arbiter was one of the 17 Referees shortlisted across Africa and one of the 12 selected after an intensive one week pre-tournament course. Miss Akintoye shall be officiating at the tournament alongside …

Following a 0-0 draw against South Africa, which secured Nigeria’s qualification for the Olympics after a 1-0 victory in the first leg, Coach Randy Waldrum shared his thoughts and emotions. Waldrum began by addressing the media’s role in the team’s journey. He expressed his gratitude for the support they’ve received, while also acknowledging the skepticism from some quarters. Read Also: …