NIGERIA

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) confirmed that it has received the ruling from FIFA dismissing its protest against the Democratic Republic of the Congo for fielding ineligible players in the final of the World Cup qualifiers in November 2025. Nigeria protested that several players on the DRC team did not meet the constitutional requirements to be considered citizens of the …

The coach of the senior Nigerian national team, Eric Chelle, invited for the first time a relatively unknown winger who plays in the German Bundesliga for their upcoming friendly matches. Nigeria will participate in a four-team tournament in Türkiye, featuring Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally scheduled to take place in Jordan, but was postponed due to escalating …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has not included any Nigerian national league players in his squad for the upcoming four-team friendly tournament in Turkey, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Nigeria will participate in a four-team tournament in Türkiye, featuring Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally scheduled to take place in Jordan, but was postponed due to escalating …

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) says it is not true that the head coach of the Nigerian senior team, Eric Chelle, was offered a whopping monthly salary of $100,000 to remain as coach of the Super Eagles, reports OwnGoalNigeria.com. Reports in recent days say that the NFF has offered the coach new terms to keep him in his position for …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has selected 23 players who will represent Nigeria in the upcoming FIFA international window, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Nigeria will participate in a four-team tournament in Türkiye, featuring Iran, Jordan and Costa Rica. It was originally scheduled to take place in Jordan, but was postponed due to escalating violence in the Middle East. Super Eagles …

A new report released by the World of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria is now the leading country in the world in terms of unemployment rate. In the report released on Tuesday, Nigeria leads the rest of the world with 33.3 per cent, followed by South Africa 32.9 per cent, and Iran which comes in at third place with 15.55 …

The Vice President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday received, in a courtesy call, members of the Nigeria Police Force Steering Committee, established to develop a framework for the establishment of the state police. The Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu, on March 4, 2026 inaugurated an eight-member committee to develop a framework for the state police. Senator …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has included three surprise names in his player list for the upcoming friendly tournament in Türkiye, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The initial plan was for the tournament to be held in Jordan, but it has been moved to Türkiye due to the escalation of violence in the Middle East due to the war between Israel …

D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama has said her team will be ready to compete at the FIBA ​​Women’s World Cup 2026 in Berlin, Germany. The African champions lost their last match to Germany in the FIBA ​​Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament on Tuesday. D’Tigress finished the tournament with two wins and three narrow losses against South Korea, hosts France and …

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) says it will appeal the decision of the FIFA disciplinary committee rejecting its petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo for fielding ineligible players in the World Cup qualifying playoff, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Nigeria protested that several players from the Democratic Republic of Congo team were ineligible for the match, which they won 4-3 on penalties …