Reporting, interviews and analysis from the competitions, athletes and communities shaping the game.
Athletes of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have presented a comprehensive list of welfare and logistical demands to the school management ahead of the 2025 Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) competition scheduled to hold in Jos.
OAU and UNIPORT’s weakened squads leave NUGA 2025 wide open for new champions to emerge.
Nigeria’s football governing body, the NFF, faces renewed scrutiny over alleged misuse of FIFA and CAF grants totaling over $25 million.
CAF has released the list of referees for the AFCON 2025 preparation camp in Cairo — and once again, no Nigerian official made the cut. The 19-year absence of Nigerian referees from Africa’s biggest football tournament has sparked renewed calls for t...
Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho ended a 20-year medal drought at the World Taekwondo Championships, winning bronze in the women’s -67kg category in Wuxi, China.
Port Harcourt played host to the 2025 NWFL Annual General Assembly, where key stakeholders reviewed the past season, conducted the 2025/26 Premiership draws, and confirmed the league’s expansion to 20 teams.
Rivers United have broken Nigeria’s six-year CAF Champions League jinx under coach Finidi George, defeating Mozambique’s Black Bulls 3–2 on aggregate to reach the group stage for the first time in their history.
Nigeria's Super Falcons qualify for the 2026 WAFCON after a draw against Benin. details here.
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4-0 loss to Italy in the Round of 16. Nigeria's Flamingoes are out of the U-17 Women's World Cup. Details here
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Four goals for Nigeria's Flamingoes, and they pull through to the Round of 16 of the U-17 Women's World Cup. Details here.
Two goals, three points. The Super Falcons win against Benin Republic in Togo..details here.
First Super Falcons start for Taiwo Afolabi against Benin Republic. Find out the full starting eleven here.
