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Nigeria’s Flamingos crushed Guinea 11-0 on aggregate, collected ₦4.5 million in prize money from sports investor Kunle Soname, and then were told by their coach to forget all of it because Benin Republic are coming and the margin for error in the final qualifying round is zero. Akeem Busari does not do sentimentality in the

William Troost-Ekong has spent his entire career watching African football from inside the dressing room. The former Super Eagles captain knows better than most what it takes to compete at a World Cup and he believes two of the continent’s most formidable sides have everything required to go deep in 2026. Nigeria may be absent

Thierry Henry found himself in the middle of a Nigerian social media storm on Saturday after a joke about a kit clash during the 2026 World Cup broadcast landed badly. He moved quickly to put the record straight and reminded the world exactly how he feels about Nigeria. Thierry Henry did not expect to be

Sevilla striker Akor Adams has opened up on Nigeria’s failure to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup, describing the absence as a collective wound that has yet to heal and demanding the NFF and players share the burden of fixing it. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway in North America, and for Akor Adams,

He was not in Leiria. He was watching from his phone, hosting a live session for supporters while Maduka Okoye denied Ronaldo and kept Portugal’s margin to one. When someone asked Stanley Nwabali about his own absence from the Super Eagles, he chose his words carefully. Stanley Nwabali spent the Nigeria-Portugal friendly watching from the

A Unity Cup win, a draw in Warsaw, and a narrow defeat in Leiria — Nigeria’s June window produced results that moved the needle on the pitch without moving it in the rankings. The Super Eagles remain exactly where they were: 26th in the world and third in Africa. FIFA published its latest men’s world

Wilfred Ndidi sat in front of the media in Leiria on Tuesday and spoke like a captain who has fully absorbed both the disappointment of what has passed and the clarity of what the Super Eagles are building toward. Wednesday’s Portugal friendly, in his framing, is not just a game. It is a measurement. There

Terem Moffi has given voice to what many Super Eagles players have felt but few have said this plainly: missing two consecutive World Cups with this squad will leave a mark on careers that no amount of future success can fully erase. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway. Nigeria is not in it. For

Roberto Martinez has made the case for Ronaldo in the clearest possible terms ahead of Wednesday’s game in Leiria and the numbers behind his argument leave very little room for the Super Eagles’ defence to feel comfortable about what is coming. Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez has delivered a pointed pre-match assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo