With a 6-0 victory over 10-man Rivers United on Sunday, defending champion Wydad Casablanca of Morocco advanced to the 2022–2023 CAF Champions League with a 7-2 overall score. The NPFL champions won the first leg in Port Harcourt by a score of 2-1 but were shut out in the return match without scoring a goal. Read More…
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Pinnick formally hands over NFF to Gusau
It was a momentous occasion at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) office on Tuesday morning as Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, a member of the CAF Executive Committee and the FIFA Council, officially handed the NFF’s reins over to Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the winner of the presidential election at the September 30 Elective General Assembly Read More…
As Juventus lose, Manchester City advances to the UEFA Champions League round of 16
Even though they were restricted to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Manchester City has advanced to the next round of the UEFA Champions League. However, they were without Erling Haaland, missed a penalty, and Sergio Gomez was sent off. Sevilla did not win the other group game, which they drew 1-1 at Borussia Read More…
CAF Champions League Second Preliminary Round first leg match results
Following the first leg matches in the second preliminary round of the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League, played from Friday to Sunday, below are the results: Plateau United FC (Nigeria) 2-1 E.S.T. (Tunisia) Rivers United FC (Nigeria) 2-1 Wydad AC (Morocco) ASN Nigelec (Niger) 0-2 Raja CA (Morocco) US Monastirienne Read More…
10 Nigerian youngsters set for Bayern Munich Youth Football Tournament
Ten young footballers, selected across Nigeria, are set to depart the country for Germany to be part of the Bayern Munich FC World Youth Tournament. Emeka Okeke, Founder of Aspire FC, who is sponsoring the players, told newsmen in Awka on Sunday that the players would join the Bayern Munich FC Academy for the tournament. Read More…
FG puts NFF electoral process on hold over court order
The Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) elections scheduled to hold in Benin, tomorrow, 30 September, might not hold. This is because the Federal Government said in a statement yesterday that while it is still studying the court processes, the stakeholders in the polls should obey the court order halting the electoral process. In a statement signed Read More…
Algeria’s Desert Foxes complete comeback to edge Super Eagles 2-1 in international friendly
A controversial penalty tucked in by Riyad Mahrez and a 28-yard scorcher by Youcef Atal saw Algeria complete a comeback and left the Super Eagles with a narrow 1-2 defeat. The international friendly played in Oran on Tuesday, saw Nigeria open scoring early in the 9th minute through France –based Terem Moffi. This was after Moffi escaped the Read More…
Mikel Obi Retires from football
After 20 spectacular years, Mike Obi, ex-Super Eagles Captain on Tuesday took to his Instagram page to officially announce his retirement from professional football. The 35-year-old former Chelsea midfielder thanked everyone who had in one way or another contributed to his successful football career. “There is a saying that ‘all good things must come to Read More…
Super Eagles maintain 31st in FIFA ranking
According to FIFA’s ranking in August, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have maintained the 31st position in the world. In the ranking table published on FIFA’s verified page on Thursday, the Jose Peseiro-tutored players maintained the 1,504.7 accumulated points in July. On the continental scale, they remained in fourth place behind Senegal (18), Morocco (23) and Read More…
NFF explains overstay of Falconets at Istanbul
Following the Falconets’ exit from the Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has explained why Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s team overstayed for 24 hours in Istanbul. The Falconets were en route to Abuja following a 0-2 loss to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals stage of the tournament. Fans began blaming the Federation Read More…