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Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has said that not all hope is lost despite his team’s humiliating 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau in Tuesday’s second round of the 2027 Group L African Cup of Nations qualifier. Nigeria were outplayed at the September 24 Stadium in Bissau, just three days after defeating Madagascar 2-1 in Uyo to open their campaign. The …

Agor Chukwuma’s 66th-minute goal condemned Kwara United to a 1-0 defeat against Kun Khalifat in the Euromatch Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) matchday six fixture at the Dan Anyam Stadium, Owerri, on Sunday. The Harmony Boys were reduced to 10 men two minutes before the decisive goal after Mighty Emmanuel received a red card in the 64th minute following a …

Nigeria senior national team coach Eric Chelle has been forced to make two changes to the Super Eagles squad for the AFCON 2027 qualifier against Guinea-Bissau, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Nigeria will reach the top of the table without the services of their captain Wilfred Ndidi and also the starting winger Samuel Chukwueze. Both players started in the 2-1 win against Madagascar …

The EuroMatch Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) will witness a busy midweek schedule on Wednesday, September 30, when four rescheduled matchday two matches will take center stage across the country. With the league season gaining momentum, attention will turn to several clubs looking to make up for lost ground, including Enyimba FC who will welcome Shooting Stars after finally claiming …

The President of the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC), Engineer Habu Gumel, has highlighted the importance of good governance, accountability and continuous learning in moving Nigerian sports federations forward. Gumel spoke on the sidelines of the ongoing NOC/Olympic Solidarity seminar on good governance for presidents of sports federations in Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. The two-day seminar, organized with the support …

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Completesports.com live blogs from the 2027 African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2027) qualification match (Group L, Matchday 2) between Guinea-Bissau’s Djurtus (The Wild Dogs) and Nigeria’s Super Eagles at Estadio Nacional 24 de Setembro, Bissau.

Post views: 125 Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi presents a leadership vision for the Nigeria Basketball Federation(NBBF) who combines his experience in public sector management with his long-standing connection to basketball. His proposed approach focuses on building a more organised, bottom-up driven, commercially viable and stakeholder-centred federation. Experience beyond basketball administration: As the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Energy …

Interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen has selected captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defenders Michelle Alozie and Oluwatosin Demehin, midfielders Christy Ucheibe and Jennifer Echegini, and forwards Rasheedat Ajibade and Gift Monday, among a group of 28 players for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games qualification match. next month against Comoros. There are also young women Christiana Uzoma, Farida Abdulwahab, …

Erling Haaland etched his name into Scandinavian football history after becoming the region’s highest-scoring men’s international player, surpassing Swedish legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a stunning 64 goals for Norway in just 56 appearances. The Manchester City striker achieved this milestone during Norway’s 3-2 UEFA Nations League win over Denmark in Oslo, where he scored a brace to take his international …

Egypt has left Mohamed Salah out of its African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan because the match will be played on artificial turf. The former Liverpool striker, now with Turkish club Trabzonspor, has not traveled with the team to the capital, Juba, for Tuesday’s match. The 34-year-old started Friday’s goalless draw against Angola in Cairo but was replaced …