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Obuh: Agents and Interference Behind Nigeria U-17 Decline

Obuh: Agents and Interference Behind Nigeria U-17 Decline

John Obuh has named the problem in the Golden Eaglets setup with blunt clarity: agents and administrators forcing their players into squads, coaches too afraid to resist, and a culture of impunity that has steadily hollowed out Nigeria’s proud U-17 tradition. John Obuh spent decades working in Nigerian youth football, including leading the Golden Eaglets […]

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Aina Shines as Forest Reach UEL Semis Without Awoniyi

Aina Shines as Forest Reach UEL Semis Without Awoniyi

Nottingham Forest are in the Europa League semi-finals for the first time since 1984, and Ola Aina’s disciplined, energetic display at right-back was central to a historic 1-0 win over Porto that sent the City Ground into raptures. Nottingham Forest have written themselves back into European football history. A solitary goal from Morgan Gibbs-White, deflected

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Alimosho U10 Soccer Championship Final Set for April 27

Alimosho U10 Soccer Championship Final Set for April 27

Eight teams of under-10 players will compete across four days in Alimosho, Lagos, with the championship final scheduled at Kasali Field in Ikotun on April 27 as community football in one of Nigeria’s most populous local government areas gears up for its biggest day of the year. Lagos grassroots football has another date for the

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NFF to Train 10 Nigerian Referees in VAR This Year

NFF to Train 10 Nigerian Referees in VAR This Year

NFF president Ibrahim Gusau has made a concrete commitment to VAR training for Nigerian match officials, pairing it with a broader push to raise recruitment standards and stamp out the poor officiating that has long frustrated domestic football. The Nigeria Football Federation will train at least 10 Nigerian referees in VAR operations before the end

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Let Her Play Crowns 30 Future Stars in Ajegunle

Let Her Play Crowns 30 Future Stars in Ajegunle

A 10-week football and life-skills programme in Ajegunle has produced 30 talented young girls who will now represent their community as the Ajegunle Angels, with one 13-year-old already declaring her ambition to play for Nigeria. A grassroots initiative is doing quietly what national programmes have long promised loudly. The Let Her Play project has completed

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Nigerian Teen Imran Musa Completes Hammarby Move

Nigerian Teen Imran Musa Completes Hammarby Move

Eighteen-year-old Nigerian winger Imran Musa has made the journey from Kano to Stockholm, completing a transfer to Swedish top-flight club Hammarby in a move that represents one of the most significant export stories from Nigerian youth football this year. Imran Musa’s move to Sweden is official. The 18-year-old winger from Beyond Limits FA has completed

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Alade Transfer Could Unlock Super Eagles Path

Alade Transfer Could Unlock Super Eagles Path

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Nwabali Slams West African Leagues Over Pay and Structure

Nwabali Slams West African Leagues Over Pay and Structure

Stanley Nwabali has delivered a frank assessment of West African football, arguing that poor salaries and inadequate infrastructure will continue pushing players out of the region for as long as the structural problems go unaddressed. Stanley Nwabali has never been one to dress up hard truths, and his latest interview with Brila FM is no

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Mikel Tells Barca: Stop Blaming Referee for UCL Exit

Mikel Tells Barca: Stop Blaming Referee for UCL Exit

John Obi Mikel has delivered one of the most direct verdicts on Barcelona’s Champions League exit, telling the club’s fans that Atletico Madrid’s character and Ademola Lookman’s decisiveness were the real story, not the officiating. John Obi Mikel has never been known for softening his opinions, and his take on Barcelona’s 3-2 aggregate exit to

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