National Team News

Victor Osimhen took to Instagram on Sunday to cool the fires ignited by Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle, insisting that comments linking his national team absence to a potential summer transfer had been twisted by the media. A brief interview from Eric Chelle sent Nigerian football into a tailspin over the weekend. The Super […]

Nigeria scored five goals across two games, kept two clean sheets, and did not lose a minute of football. The Unity Cup is staying in Lagos, and a new generation of Super Eagles players put it there. Nigeria 3 – 0 Jamaica Unity Cup 2026 Final | The Valley, London | Saturday, May 31, 2026

Chibuike Nwaiwu is heading into the biggest game of his international career so far with a week he will not forget for reasons that go well beyond football. Super Eagles centre back Chibuike Nwaiwu welcomed his first child just days before Saturday’s Unity Cup final against Jamaica at The Valley in London, with his club

Two goals in his first senior appearance for Nigeria. A Millwall bid already rejected on the same day he spoke to reporters. Femi Azeez has had a busy 48 hours, and he is making sure his ambitions match the momentum. Femi Azeez has revealed that winning the Africa Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles

Femi Azeez could not have asked for a better start to his international career. Two goals in his first 90 minutes for the Super Eagles, both assisted by Terem Moffi, and a place in the 2026 Unity Cup final already secured. Nigeria 2 – 0 Zimbabwe Unity Cup 2026 Semi-Final | The Valley, London |

Rafiu Durosinmi has described his maiden Super Eagles call up as a dream becoming reality, with the Pisa striker set to make his international debut against Zimbabwe at the 2026 Unity Cup in London. Pisa striker Rafiu Durosinmi has spoken publicly for the first time about his inclusion in Nigeria’s squad for the 2026 Unity

Eric Chelle’s Unity Cup squad in London is taking shape, with New England Revolution midfielder Alhassan Yusuf and Strasbourg centre back Igoh Ogbuh checking into camp on Monday morning to bring the number of players available to 19 ahead of Tuesday’s title defence opener against Zimbabwe. The duo arrived at the team’s base just hours

Former Shooting Stars Sports Club head coach Fatai Amoo has delivered a blunt assessment of Nigerian football’s decline, pointing the finger at the NFF for a series of unresolved failures and urging Eric Chelle to prioritise AFCON 2027 qualification above all else in his rebuild of the Super Eagles. Speaking in a wide ranging interview

Wrexham and Super Eagles goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo has revealed his all time Nigeria XI, a team that rewards modern era stars and largely reflects the football he grew up watching, with some choices that Nigerian fans of an older generation will find very difficult to accept. Okonkwo, 24, only recently committed his international future to

Former Nigeria international Friday Ekpo has backed the Super Eagles to produce their best football when they face Poland in Warsaw and Portugal in Leiria next month, arguing that the calibre of opposition Eric Chelle has arranged will pull maximum effort and quality from the players in camp. Ekpo, who earned multiple senior Nigeria caps