Events & Tournaments

Following ratification at the league’s Annual General Meeting in Owerri, Nigeria’s second tier clubs now have a firm date to build their new season around. The 2026/27 Nigeria National League season will get underway on Saturday, October 31. The commencement date was ratified at the league’s Annual General Meeting, held in Owerri on Friday. Clubs

Just days after completing his move from Nottingham Forest, Taiwo Awoniyi got his first taste of Premier League action for Coventry, in a defeat at the Emirates. Nigeria internationals Frank Onyeka and Taiwo Awoniyi both featured as newly promoted Coventry City suffered a 3-0 opening day defeat away at champions Arsenal, Complete Sports reports, citing

Narrow wins for Plateau United and Mighty Jets opened the NPFL’s pre-season invitational tournament in Jos, a competition built to sharpen Nigeria’s continental representatives. Plateau United and Mighty Jets both began their campaigns at the 2026 NPFL Invitational Pre-Season Tournament with wins. In the opening fixture, Plateau United beat last season’s NPFL runners-up Rivers United

Just weeks after arriving from Sweden as one of Europe’s most sought-after teenagers, Zadok Yohanna got his first taste of competitive Brighton football. Nigerian teenager Zadok Yohanna made his competitive debut for Brighton & Hove Albion in a goalless draw against Tromso in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League play off at

A brace and an assist on debut sent Venezia through in the Coppa Italia, and set up a mouth-watering all-Nigerian clash between Akor Adams and Maduka Okoye next month. Super Eagles striker Akor Adams marked his Venezia debut with two goals and an assist as the club came from behind to beat Serie B side

Haruna Hadi’s early brace and a red card inside seven minutes set the tone as newly promoted Sporting Lagos opened their ValueJet Cup campaign with a statement win over hosts Remo Stars. Sporting Lagos began their 2026 ValueJet Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, beating hosts Remo Stars 3-1 at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles beat Cote d’Ivoire on penalties to reach the WAFU B U20 final, but a rematch with the only team to beat them this tournament exposes three problems coach Abdu Maikaba still needs to solve. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles face a decisive test against Burkina Faso in the WAFU B U20 Championship final, kicking