Events & Tournaments

A first half penalty from Muktar Ismail proved decisive as the Maiduguri club claimed silverware and a continental ticket at the Stephen Keshi Stadium. El-Kanemi Warriors were crowned champions of the 2026 President Federation Cup after a narrow 1-0 win over Ikorodu City in […]

Founder Ibidoyin Aina says the four-day tournament in Surulere will give female footballers a direct route to foreign scouts, without needing a national team call up first. Ibidoyin Aina, founder of the Herizon Sports Initiative and the organiser behind the

Nigeria’s three continental representatives now have a firm date for kickoff, with preliminary rounds set to begin the first week of September. Nigerian clubs Rangers, Rivers United and Shooting Stars now know when their 2026/27 continental campaigns will begin, after the Confederation of African Football released the full match schedule for both the CAF Champions

Nasarawa Amazons head coach Chris Danjuma has made his intentions clear: the Lafia club are at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu today to win, and nothing less will do against Sunshine Queens. Nasarawa Amazons coach Chris Danjuma has expressed full confidence that his side will advance to the final of the 2026 Women’s President

Ikorodu City spent the season turning a Lagos stadium into a fortress, and just as it mattered most, the federation decided the final wouldn’t be played there after all. Ikorodu City FC will not get the home advantage many inside the club had quietly been hoping for in this year’s President Federation Cup final, after

Ashifat Suleiman, technical director of Kwara United, has spoken warmly about the AMAPRO Africa Development Programme, saying it gave sports professionals in Nigeria practical tools to raise the standard of administration across the sector. Kwara United’s technical director, Ashifat Suleiman, has praised the AMAPRO Africa Development Programme as a valuable platform for building managerial capacity

Lagos underdogs Ikorodu City will contest their first ever President Federation Cup final after eliminating Nasarawa United on penalties, setting up a date with three time champions El-Kanemi Warriors. Ikorodu City are headed to the President Federation Cup final for the first time in their history, joining El-Kanemi Warriors who sealed their spot with a

Mbwas Mangut knows what the President Federation Cup means and he knows what Ikorodu City are capable of. The Nasarawa United technical adviser has delivered his clearest pre-match message yet take nothing for granted, minimise mistakes, and take your chances when they come. Nasarawa United head to the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City today

Sweden’s 5-1 demolition of Tunisia in the opening week of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the latest entry in a painful record book. Here are the ten worst defeats African nations have suffered on football’s biggest stage from the Super Eagles’ collapse in 1998 to the day Zaire lost nine goals before halftime. Tunisia

Henry Ezeonye had a direct hand in every goal Barau FC scored against Ikorodu City. He scored the equaliser. He set up the lead. When the match ended in a shootout, none of that changed the outcome but it confirmed something about a young striker that Nigerian football will keep coming back to. President Federation