Awards & Recognition

Rinsola Babajide extended a gracious message to Cameroon after watching the Indomitable Lionesses lift their maiden WAFCON trophy in Rabat. Super Falcons forward Rinsola Babajide has congratulated Cameroon on winning their first ever Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title. Cameroon cruised to a 3-0 win over tournament debutants Malawi in Sunday’s final in Rabat. Marie

Woman of the Match Michelle Alozie says grit and unity carried the Super Falcons through a bruising battle with Zambia, as Nigeria fight to keep their WAFCON title defence alive. Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie has praised Nigeria’s fighting spirit after the defending champions secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zambia, admitting the players had

Chiamaka Nnadozie capped a standout debut Women’s Super League season by finishing with the division’s highest save percentage, and now turns her focus to WAFCON with the Super Falcons. Chiamaka Nnadozie has capped a remarkable debut season in England by finishing as the goalkeeper with

The Brighton summer signing, ranked 80th on the initial list, joins Lamine Yamal, Estevao, and Miles Lewis-Skelly among the young players in contention for the 2026 award. Brighton and Hove Albion’s Nigerian summer signing Zadok Yohanna has been included in the top 100 of the 2026 European

The Super Eagles goalkeeper handed Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli the Pirelli Pole Position Award at the 2026 British Grand Prix, capping a weekend that doubled as a childhood dream come true. Maduka Okoye traded gloves for a grandstand seat at one of motorsport’s

FC Robo Queens midfielder Oluwakemi Adegbuyi has been crowned the 2025/26 NWFL Premiership Player of the Season, capping a campaign in which she set a personal goal target at the start of the year and delivered on it when her team needed it most. Oluwakemi Adegbuyi walked away with the biggest individual prize in Nigerian

Twenty eight years after Jay-Jay Okocha tormented one of the world’s most celebrated defences and helped the Super Eagles produce the most memorable result in Nigerian World Cup history, football’s governing structures have finally put a trophy in his hands for what he did that June afternoon in Paris. Jay-Jay Okocha unveiled a silver trophy

The NWFL Super Six Golden Boot race has arrived at the moment where every chance counts twice once for the goal and once for what it means to the scorers’ table. Thirteen goals, twelve, eleven. Three players, three different clubs, two matchdays to go. The 2025-26 NWFL Premiership Golden Boot will be decided in Port

The late Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji, who died on the pitch while representing Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier 37 years ago, was honoured posthumously at the maiden Soccer Fans Carnival in Abuja, in a ceremony that also recognised former Super Eagles defender Emmanuel Babayaro and current Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho among its awardees. The Soccer

Nigeria has been confirmed as host of the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony in Lagos in December, setting up a compelling home-soil showdown between Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Diaz for African Player of the Year. 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly: October 2026, Abuja 2026 CAF Awards Ceremony: December 2026, Lagos Last Nigerian