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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 …

Post views: 17 Barau FC General Manager, Dominic Lorfa, on Thursday visited the club’s player, Shammasu Muhammad, who was involved in a road accident while returning to Nasarawa State. lorfa was accompanied by his wife, Nasarawa United President, Solomon Babanja, Barrister Isaac Danladi, Nasarawa State Attorney General, and Mbwas Mangut, Nasarawa United Technical Adviser, among others. Recall that earlier …

World football’s governing body, FIFA, has introduced a new regulation requiring all women’s teams participating in its competitions to include at least one female coach in their technical team. READ ALSO: Rivers United boast £14m welfare campaign, say player care model delivers results According to the directive, teams must appoint a head coach or an assistant coach. In addition, during …

Super Eagles midfielder Christantus Uche was not in action as Crystal Palace eliminated AEK Larnaca in the second leg of their Europa Conference League round of 16 tie. The Nigerian international made four appearances and scored two goals for Palace in the competition. Sarr scored in the 15th minute, but the Cypriot team responded with a header from Enric Saborit. …

World football’s governing body FIFA has approved new regulations requiring all teams participating in women’s competitions to include at least one female coach. According to the new rule, participating teams must appoint a female head coach or assistant coach. The directive will apply to youth and senior tournaments, including national team and club competitions. The policy will debut at the …

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has released a 23-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against Iran and Jordan, with some notable inclusions and omissions that catch the eye. Key players like Victor Osimhen, Stanley Nwabali and Ola Aina have been left out of the team, paving the way for new faces to come in. Among the new additions are …

Ademola Lookman has already started the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona. The two teams recently met in the Copa del Rey semi-final, with Atlético winning 4-3 on aggregate after winning the home match 4-0 before losing 3-0 in Barcelona. “The game against Barcelona will be very, very special,” predicted the Super Eagles forward, who …

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 …

President of Anambra State Football Association (ANSFA), Chikelue Iloenyosi, held a strategic meeting with influential football administrator and legislator Manuel Nascimento on March 17, 2026, in a move aimed at transforming the development of grassroots football in the state. The high-profile meeting took place on the sidelines of Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s second-term inauguration and brought together two experienced figures …

The Senegal Lions football team celebrates Senegal have refused to return their Africa Cup of Nations trophy after a controversial verdict by the Confederation of African Football. CAF stripped Senegal of the 2025 title, ruling the final a walkover and awarding hosts Morocco a 3-0 victory. The decision followed Senegal’s dramatic abandonment in injury time, which CAF said violated the …