NIGERIA

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria senior national team interim coach Austine Eguavoen has fine-tuned tactics and formation ahead of the team’s AFCON 2025 qualifiers against Benin Republic in Uyo, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Eguavoen will begin his fourth stint as coach of the team on Saturday with the aim of ending the team’s poor run of one win in …

1 Onyinyechi Mark made history on Friday by securing Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Competing in the women’s para-powerlifting category up to 61kg, Mark delivered an impressive performance, setting multiple world records along the way. He opened his campaign with a lift of 140kg, followed by an impressive 145kg on his second attempt. In his …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his readiness to emulate Chinese infrastructure in Nigeria. The President, according to a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this during a meeting with the Nigerian Diaspora Organisation in China (NIDO China) and the Nigerian community in Beijing. He stressed the need for innovative teaching methods …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr says his side will go into tomorrow’s AFCON 2025 qualifier against Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo full of confidence, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Rohr managed Nigeria’s senior national team for a period of almost seven years before his shock exit just weeks after the 2021 …

– Continue reading after the announcement – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s failed attempt to hire German coach Bruno Labbadia as the head coach of the Nigeria senior national team ahead of their qualifiers has been hailed as a blessing in disguise, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Labbadia was announced by the NFF as the new coach of the Nigerian senior national team, …

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced the registration of Nigeria in the Public Key Directory (PKD) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This initiative, according to the Minister, aims to improve the world ranking of the country’s international passport, facilitate its passage and strengthen internal security. On Wednesday in Montreal, Canada, Tunji-Ojo, …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Legendary Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro has revealed the main reason why he turned down the opportunity to be the new coach of the Nigeria senior national team, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. As we reported exclusively following the announcement of Bruno Labbadia as the team’s new manager, Cannavaro was on a revised shortlist of four candidates …

57 The Young Cubs, or Junior D’Tigers, received a baptism of two kinds: first, the 70-57 thrashing, from which they will have to recover quickly and better for the second game. An Egyptian player competes against his Nigerian opponent during the AfroBasket U18. Photo | X (Queenjohn4) Secondly, these young athletes have now witnessed first-hand, and in these early days, …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Three months ago, Nigeria’s Super Eagles suffered their first ever defeat to Benin Republic in a full international match when they were beaten 2-1 in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. The two sides will meet again in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this weekend at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria senior national team head coach Austine Eguavoen says Super Eagles first-choice striker Victor Osimhen will thrive in the system he has in mind for the team when they take on Benin Republic and Rwanda on September 7 and 10 respectively in the AFCON qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Osimhen did not have the best …