Nigerian Football News

Troost-Ekong Tips England to Beat Norway in World Cup Quarter-Final The former Super Eagles captain expects a tight, high scoring contest at Hard Rock Stadium, but believes Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham will ultimately edge out Erling Haaland’s Norway. William Troost-Ekong has given England the nod to advance past Norway in Saturday’s World Cup quarter […]

Sports enthusiast Yisa Jamiu says most clubs share the same narrow ambition of simply winning the league, at the expense of building lasting commercial institutions. Sports enthusiast Yisa Jamiu has identified clubs’ failure to generate steady income beyond matchdays as the single biggest commercial challenge facing Nigerian football, speaking in an interview with Sports247. Jamiu

CAF’s acting general secretary toured the new NFF-FIFA Players’ Hostel in Abuja and came away calling it a foundation that could produce Nigeria’s next generation of stars. CAF acting general secretary Samson Adamu has commended the Nigeria Football Federation’s leadership under president Ibrahim Musa Gusau after inspecting the ongoing NFF-FIFA Players’ Hostel and new training

Maduka Okoye has settled a debate that Nigerian football fans love to have, and his answer says as much about his own ambitions as it does about the three men he ranked. Ask any goalkeeper who they admire most and you get a window into how they see themselves. Maduka Okoye just gave Nigeria that

Morocco were “defensively and offensively well structured” against Brazil. They led. They dominated the metrics. They drew. Sunday Oliseh watched all of it and arrived at a straightforward conclusion: add Osimhen or Lookman to that attack and the result changes completely. 2026 FIFA World Cup — Group C Friday, June 13, 2026 Brazil 1 —

The Super Eagles were not at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Burna Boy was. Standing on the Estadio Azteca stage alongside Shakira in front of millions watching worldwide, he ensured Nigeria’s name rang out at football’s biggest event regardless. When the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolded at the Estadio Azteca in

John Terry has been watching the 2026 World Cup build-up from a pundit’s chair. John Obi Mikel has been doing the same. The difference, according to Terry, is that Mikel’s frustration at Nigeria’s absence carries a dimension that goes beyond football. The eve of the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought a familiar face into the

Jo Bonfrere watched Nigeria win an Olympic gold medal and an Africa Cup of Nations title. At 79, he still follows the Super Eagles closely enough to feel what was lost when Victor Osimhen’s name was missing from the squad list for Wednesday’s friendly against Portugal. The fixture at the Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa in

Bolarinwa Idris has ended his time as Ekiti United head coach by submitting his resignation letter at the conclusion of the 2025/26 NNL season, leaving the club with a third-place finish, a spotless home record, and his reputation considerably higher than when he arrived. Coach Bolarinwa Idris has resigned from Ekiti United. The CAF-certified tactician

The 2026 President Federation Cup Round of 32 gets underway on Monday with 16 fixtures spread across the country, and the most anticipated clash sends record champions Rivers Angels into battle with NAF Queens in Makurdi as their quest for an 11th title begins. The Nigeria Football Federation has released the full programme for the