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2 Nigeria’s Falconets have advanced to the knockout round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup following a resounding 4-0 victory over Venezuela.The team, led by coach Christopher Danjuma, dominated the match, with Amina Bello opening the scoring in the 16th minute. Chiamaka Okwuchukwu doubled the lead in the 28th minute, setting the stage for a resounding victory. Flourish Sabastine …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Benin Republic coach Gernot Rohr said his side’s 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the AFCON qualifiers showed the difference in class between the two teams, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Rohr’s side inflicted their first ever defeat on Nigeria at this level with a 2-1 win three months ago in World …

Super Eagles captain William Troost Ekong says he and his colleagues will not be carried away by Saturday’s 3-0 thrashing of Benin Republic as it was just the first step of many on their road to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. With their second match of the qualifying series already around the corner on Tuesday, Ekong vowed during Saturday’s …

Nigeria U-20 women’s football team, Falconets have advanced to the knockout stages of the ongoing U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia. Nigeria’s women, who started their campaign with a 1-0 win over South Korea, were beaten 3-1 in their second Group D game against Germany. But they bounced back on Saturday night to beat Venezuela 4-0 in their final group …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria senior national team interim coach Austine Eguavoen has explained why the team reverted to a 3-4-3 formation in the AFCON qualifier against Benin Republic, which they won 3-0. Nigeria proved too strong for their West African neighbours, who beat them 2-1 three months ago in World Cup qualifying. This time, a brace …

Nigeria’s Oluwole Bolatito suffered her first professional career defeat in New Zealand on Saturday as Zew Zealand’s Lami Daniel defended her IBF women’s light heavyweight world title. The fight, which took place at the Claudelands Arena, saw both boxers battle on points throughout the scheduled ten rounds in a fierce contest that ended in a unanimous decision for Daniels as …

Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen were on target for Nigeria’s Super Eagles as they beat Benin Republic on Saturday night. The match played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo was the first match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying series. Nigeria, led by interim coach Austin Eguavoen, secured a 3-0 win to start their journey to …

Manchester United great Wayne Rooney has admitted he would have loved to play for Celtic during his playing career. Speaking to Celtic media, Rooney said he has always been a Celtic fan. ‘Celtic have always been a team I’ve followed and wanted to win. “Unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to play for Celtic. I would have loved to have …

12 Former Italian football captain Fabio Cannavaro has confirmed that he has turned down an offer to coach the Nigeria national team. Cannavaro, who had been linked to the position, revealed that talks with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had not progressed. The NFF had also announced German coach Bruno Labbadia as a possible candidate, but later distanced himself from …

– Continue reading after the announcement – Nigeria senior national team interim coach Austine Eguavoen has selected Boavista defender Bruno Onyemaechi among the players who will start today’s AFCON 2025 qualifier against Benin Republic, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Eguavoen, who will lead the team in the first two qualifying games with today’s match followed by another away game against Rwanda …