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The Nigeria Football Federation has described as ‘admirable’ the mental toughness displayed by midfielder Peace Efih in helping the Super Falcons to a five-goal spanking of the senior women national team of Cape Verde in Abuja on Thursday. Efih’s biological mother breathed her last 48 hours before the 2024 Women Africa Cup of Nations final round, first leg encounter, but …

Nigerian midfielder Ngozi Okobi has called more inclusion of local league players in the Nigeria’s Women’s senior national team, the Super Falcons. Okobi during an X (Twitter) space interaction with Osasu Obauiwana stated the players plying their trade at home will stand no chance of making the team, with the current influx of players from abroad. Waldrum handed number of …

Big Defeats for Super Eagles Stars on PL Return – Latest Sports News In Nigeria Onyeka, experienced a 4-1 defeat with Brentford against table-toppers Liverpool.     Coming off the bench, the Midfielder was introduced in the 63rd minute, only to receive a yellow card shortly after for a challenge on Ibrahima Konate. Meanwhile, Iwobi, …

2023 AFCON: Nigeria draw hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau – Latest Sports News In Nigeria Nigeria have been handed a tough draw at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw which held on Thursday night, in Abidjan, saw …

In a thrilling kickoff to the highly anticipated Optima Energy Gold Cup 23, Ifeanyi Ihemekwele etched his name into the annals of football history as the first player ever to secure a hat-trick on the opening day of the tournament. The dynamic forward’s exceptional performance sent shockwaves through the stadium as he netted three goals in less than 60 minutes, …

Victor Boniface found his scoring prowess again, ending a five-game goal drought and securing a crucial 1-1 draw for Bayer Leverkusen against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. The 22-year-old striker endured difficult difficult November, failing to score a goal in the league, experiencing a goal drought since October 8, when he last scored against Koln. The Nigerian international found the back …

Following the conclusion of the 34th edition of TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, the focus has shifted to the next edition, with the preliminary draw of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 scheduled for Tuesday, 20 February 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. The draw will be conducted at 14h00 local time (12h00 GMT). The preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa …

Enyimba, the current champions, upset Akwa United 3-2 in an exciting Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match on Sunday in Aba. Innocent Gabriel gave George Finidi’s team the lead in the 12th minute and three minutes later, Chijioke Mbaoma doubled their lead. With a header late in the first half, Kufre Ebong helped Akwa United come back and cut the …

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo hopes Taiwo Awoniyi will avoid spending another spell on the sidelines. Awoniyi sustained an unspecified injury in Forest’s 2-0 victory against West Ham United at the City Ground on Saturday. The Nigeria international scored the Tricky Trees first goal of the encounter. The 26-year-old was replaced by Belgium international Divock Origi in the second …

Sunshine Queens Head Coach, Oladimeji Abimbola has described the just concluded Sheroes pre-season competition as an eye-opener and a blessing to his team. Read Also: 3SC Chairman Banks On Fans’ Support For Victory Against Gombe Utd He said the pre-season competition afforded his coaching crew the ability to completely assess the player’s capabilities. The elated Coach, however, thanked the management …