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The decline of football development in Oyo State has reached a point where silence can no longer be an option. A state that was once proud to be among Nigeria’s leading football nurseries, producing outstanding players who represented the Super Eagles and excelled at leading clubs in Nigeria, Africa and Europe, now appears to be struggling to translate its rich …

As the 2026/2027 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season begins, the Nigeria Football Referees Association (NFRA) has tasked referees to strictly enforce the laws of the game and competition rules throughout the campaign. The appeal was made by the association’s interim president, Sir Kelechi Mejuobi, in a message to referees ahead of the new NPFL season. Project reports The 2026/27 …

Nigerian international goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has left Omonia Nicosia after five years at the club, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Uzoho, who has been playing the role of backup goalkeeper to starter Fabiano, was told he could leave this club before the close of the summer transfer window, shortly after they advanced to the group stage of the Europa League. The 27-year-old was …

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye, has welcomed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football, describing it as a timely and necessary intervention to rebuild the sport from the grassroots to the highest level. Adeboye said the president’s decision reflects a clear understanding that the challenges …

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Rivers Hoopers have signed forward Raphiael Putney ahead of the 2026 Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) which begins this weekend in Port Harcourt. Putney returns to Nigeria’s six-time champions, having previously anchored the franchise during the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season. The 6-foot-10 versatile forward brings NBA G-League All-Star pedigree, elite rim protection and perimeter …

Nigeria will end its 11-year partnership with Nike and return to Adidas, after agreeing an equipment deal worth $8.5 million a year which the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) says is the largest in African football. According to ESPN, former NFF president Ibrahim Gusau, who resigned along with the federation’s executive committee on Thursday, revealed the deal at a press conference …

The beautiful game slows down, but the intensity only increases. Matchday six of Season 4 of the Lagos Walking Football League (LWFL) returns this Saturday, 29 August 2026, to the spiritual home of the sport in Nigeria – the Eagle Club ground in Surulere. Fans are in for an exciting morning of tactical passing, great teamwork and zero sprints as …

NFF Congress backs Tinubu’s football reform agenda, calls for ‘hard reset’ Members of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Congress have supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for comprehensive reforms in Nigerian football, describing the move as necessary to restore confidence and reposition the game for sustainable growth. Members of Congress, who gathered at the Reno Hotel, Katampe, Abuja, on Friday, …

The choice of who will be the government-anointed candidate for the position of president of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has been narrowed down to just two names, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Following the resignation of Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the NFF board of directors, fresh elections will be held for the football house seats by a normalization committee that will …

The official mascot and logo of the 23rd National Sports Festival, dubbed “Coal City Games, Enugu 2026”, were unveiled in Enugu, with the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, promising that the Games will be the largest and most sponsored edition in the history of the Festival. The mascot was unveiled on Friday by the …