Events & Tournaments

Henriette Byukusenge will take charge of Friday’s first leg, with Rwandan assistants, a Namibian assessor and a commissioner from Burkina Faso. The officials for Friday CAF has appointed a team of Rwandan officials for the first leg of the 2028 Olympic Games qualifier between Comoros and the Super Falcons. Henriette Byukusenge will be the centre

The sports minister’s top official visited the team’s Abuja camp before the squad flew out to Burkina Faso. Nigeria has not played at a U-17 World Cup since 2019. The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, has told the Golden Eaglets to win the WAFU B U-17 Championship and end Nigeria’s drought

The apology follows the Super Eagles’ 3-0 defeat in Bissau on September 29. The result stands, but Guinea-Bissau will reportedly have to find a new home for their remaining qualifiers. CAF has apologised to the Nigeria Football Federation over the state of the pitch used for Nigeria’s 3-0 defeat to Guinea-Bissau in the 2027 AFCON

CAF has handed a team of Ethiopian officials charge of Tuesday’s decisive Group L clash between Guinea-Bissau and the Super Eagles in Bissau. The Confederation of African Football has appointed a team of Ethiopian match officials to oversee Tuesday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria’s Super Eagles. Kick-Off Details The Group

Nigerian official Kasimu Abdulsalam has earned a spot on FIFA’s list of match officials for the U-17 World Cup in Qatar, even without the Golden Eaglets in the tournament. Nigerian referee Kasimu Abdulsalam has been selected by FIFA to officiate at the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, running from November 19 to December

Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella watched on as Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0, with neither Nigerian involved in the action. Super Eagles pair Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella missed out as Bayer Leverkusen secured a 2-0 win over RB Leipzig in Sunday’s Bundesliga clash. Tella remains sidelined through injury and is yet to feature

Gift Orban backed up his pre-match confidence with a stunning long-range strike and an assist, firing newly promoted Amedspor to the top of the Turkish Super Lig with a 3-2 win over Besiktas. Nigerian forward Gift Orban continued his remarkable start to life at Amedspor, scoring and providing an assist as the newly promoted side