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William Troost-Ekong has broken his public silence on his former Super Eagles teammate’s difficult few months, pointing to one avoidable decision that turned Nwabali’s post-AFCON momentum into a prolonged contractual limbo. Former Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has offered his most candid assessment yet of what went wrong for goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali since the 2025

Eric Chelle’s future with the Super Eagles is settled. The NFF will double his salary, take over paying his assistants, and hand him the U-23 Eagles as Nigeria starts building for 2030 in earnest. National Sports Commission Chairman Shehu Dikko confirmed on Tuesday that Eric Chelle will remain as Super Eagles head coach following the

The Super Falcons defender took to her verified Instagram to shut down a Facebook impersonation account that accused NFF officials of demanding bribes and claimed she was set to withdraw from the national team. Super Falcons defender Ashleigh Plumptre has publicly rejected claims being circulated through a fake Facebook account bearing her name, FootballInNigeria.com.ng reports.

Thirty two years after making history in these same United States, Ben Iroha is watching the 2026 World Cup from his Dallas living room, and what’s missing from his screen is the green and white. Former Super Eagles left-back Ben Iroha has spoken candidly about the emotional weight of watching the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Nigeria has burned through coaches at the first sign of trouble before. A 1998 World Cup veteran is asking the country to resist that instinct this time, and to give Eric Chelle the runway he needs. Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Abiodun Baruwa believes Nigeria should commit to head coach Eric Chelle for the long haul,

Nigeria’s biggest goal threat in a generation isn’t the right man to wear the armband, according to a 1998 World Cup veteran who watched a sideline flare up at AFCON and didn’t like what he saw. Former Super Eagles midfielder Mutiu Adepoju has weighed in on the debate around Victor Osimhen’s suitability to captain Nigeria,

Lionel Messi scored his first ever World Cup hat trick at 38 years old, drew level with Miroslav Klose as the tournament’s all time leading scorer, surpassed Pelé’s record for total World Cup goal contributions, and in the process ended Nigeria’s long standing status as the African nation he has punished most. It was that

While Nigeria’s Flamingos reassemble at the Remo Stars Sports Institute under Akeem Busari, their opponents in the final qualifying round are doing the same just across the border. Benin Republic’s Young Amazons have opened camp at the Missérété Excellence Centre with 30 players and a coach who knows exactly what is at stake. The countdown

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