Ubaso

NFF Petition Branded a Distraction After Congo Qualify

NFF Petition Branded a Distraction After Congo Qualify

By / Governance /
DR Congo have qualified for the 2026 World Cup and Nigerian stakeholders want answers — was the NFF’s petition ever more than a smokescreen? DR Congo’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Jamaica in Guadalajara on Wednesday confirmed the Leopards’ first World Cup appearance in 52 years, and in Nigeria it has lit a fire. Stakeholders are

NFF Petition Branded a Distraction After Congo Qualify Read More »

Adams and Al-Taamari Bond After Nigeria-Jordan Draw

Adams and Al-Taamari Bond After Nigeria-Jordan Draw

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Old club teammates Akor Adams and Musa Al-Taamari exchanged jerseys and warm words on social media after facing each other in Nigeria’s 2-2 draw with Jordan in Antalya, Turkey. Sevilla striker Akor Adams and Rennes forward Musa Al-Taamari swapped shirts and traded affectionate messages on Instagram after meeting on opposite sides in Tuesday’s international friendly

Adams and Al-Taamari Bond After Nigeria-Jordan Draw Read More »

Super Eagles Draw Jordan 2-2: Five Key Takeaways

Super Eagles Draw Jordan 2-2: Five Key Takeaways

By / National Team News /
Nigeria’s 2-2 draw with Jordan in Antalya on Monday raised fresh questions for Eric Chelle, even as Emmanuel Fernandez’s debut goal and an improved defensive partnership offered real reasons for optimism. Nigeria’s friendly against Jordan in Turkey was never going to be a glamour fixture, but it turned into one of the more revealing nights

Super Eagles Draw Jordan 2-2: Five Key Takeaways Read More »

FG Immortalises Sports Icons Through Football

FG Immortalises Sports Icons Through Football

By / Youth Development /
The Federal Government has promised to keep honouring Nigeria’s greatest sports figures as a new U-16 football championship bearing Sam Okwaraji’s name is officially unveiled at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. The Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mr Bukola Olopade, has declared that the Federal Government will continue to immortalise late sports icons who

FG Immortalises Sports Icons Through Football Read More »

Cruzeiro Scout Nigeria in Hunt for African Talent

Cruzeiro Scout Nigeria in Hunt for African Talent

By / Youth Development /
Brazilian giants Cruzeiro dispatched scout Isaque Silva to Lagos for the fifth Jagaban Cup, the latest step in a structured African talent-hunting mission that has already covered Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Cruzeiro, the Belo Horizonte club where a teenage Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima first announced himself to the world, have taken their African scouting operation

Cruzeiro Scout Nigeria in Hunt for African Talent Read More »

Scroll to Top