NIGERIAN FOOTBALL

Portugal put up a tough fight to beat Nigeria 2-1 in their final warm-up match before the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins. Pedro Neto, from Chelsea, opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, but Nigeria responded and Akor Adams (37′) punished the home team’s carelessness in defense. Pedro Neto celebrates during the international friendly match between Portugal and Nigeria. (Photo …

He super falcons sent another powerful warning to the rest of Africa ahead of the 2026 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations at the Remo Stars Sports Complex in Ikenne on Monday. The continental champions produced a dominant second-half performance to defeat Senegal’s Teranga Lionesses 3-0 in the second leg of their international friendly series. After winning the first match 2-1 …

Nigeria CB Igbo Ogbu suffered a major injury during an off-season training camp with the Super Eagles. Ogbu, who has been preparing with the Super Eagles for the international friendly against Portugal, was seen on crutches after Saturday’s session. Ogbu Igoh. (Photo | Getty Images) Reports confirm that the 26-year-old ruptured his left Achilles tendon. While team doctors are yet …

Brighton & Hove Albion have made one of the summer’s most eye-catching transfers, agreeing to sign 18-year-old Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from Swedish club AIK Stockholm in a deal worth £21.5 million. The move, which breaks the outbound transfer record for a player leaving Sweden, underlines the Seagulls’ reputation as one of Europe’s best talent scouts. Yohanna, who signed a …

The Super Eagles will be without charismatic leaders Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman for international friendlies against Poland and Portugal, but that has not dampened the team’s spirit. Nigeria will play Poland on Wednesday and seven days later will face World Cup-bound Portugal following their Unity Cup success against Jamaica. Super Eagles players celebrate winning the Unity Cup 2026. Eric …

Nigeria’s under-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, sent another powerful statement to the rest of Africa on Sunday, completing an emphatic 11-0 overall destruction of Guinea to book their place in the final round of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Having dismantled the Guineans 5-0 away from home in the first leg, the Flamingos returned to the Remo …

The chances of a future invitation of NPFL players to the Super Eagles are not guaranteed, suggested Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle. Chelle named two NPFL players in the Super Eagles XI that beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in the Unity Cup semi-final match on Tuesday. Chibueze Oputa and Kenneth Igboke got the nod from Chelle as starters on their debut …

Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho has described Celtic’s achievement of winning two trophies in a week as “crazy” after helping the club to victory in the Scottish Cup final. Iheanacho got it right as Celtic defeated Dunfermline Athletic 3-1 to lift the Scottish Cup. Celtic manager Martin O’Neill and Iheanacho with the trophy. (Photo | Getty Images) After the victory, the …

Femi Azeez was the star of the night as Nigeria and Zimbabwe clashed in The Valley for a place in the 2026 Unity Cup final. Azeez scored a brace in his first outing as Super Eagles and it was enough to send Eric Chelle’s team to Saturday’s final at the same venue. The 24-year-old earned rave reviews for his goals, …

The Secretary General of the Nigerian Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, has shut down claims that Nigeria’s participation in the 2026 Unity Cup will be run by a Super Eagles B Team. Sanusi insists that the Super Eagles are going through a transition phase and that the post-season tournament offers coaches the opportunity to see new players. He also dismissed …