Yusuf and Ogbuh Join Super Eagles Unity Cup London Camp

Yusuf and Ogbuh Join Super Eagles Unity Cup London Camp

By / National Team News /
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

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Waddle Backs Newcastle to Sign Osimhen Better Than Turkey

Waddle Backs Newcastle to Sign Osimhen Better Than Turkey

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Chris Waddle has added his name to the growing chorus of voices calling for Victor Osimhen to make the long-awaited move to the Premier League, singling out Newcastle United as the club best placed to use the Super Eagles captain’s qualities to their fullest effect. The former England and Newcastle winger said he had watched

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Rivers Angels Begin Cup Defence, Ghetto Tigers Test Awaits

Rivers Angels Begin Cup Defence, Ghetto Tigers Test Awaits

By / Nigerian Football News /
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

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Oladipo and Babajide Make Nigerian History in Italy

Oladipo and Babajide Make Nigerian History in Italy

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Shukurat Oladipo and Rinsola Babajide wrote their names into Nigerian football history on Sunday evening at the Stadio Romeo Menti in Vicenza, becoming the first Nigerian players ever to win the Coppa Italia Femminile as AS Roma beat Juventus 1-0 to complete a domestic double. Manuela Giugliano’s close-range finish in the 80th minute separated two

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Okoye Ends Remarkable Season in Napoli Loss on Final Day

Okoye Ends Remarkable Season in Napoli Loss on Final Day

By / Nigerians Abroad /
A season that began in suspension and ended in individual glory closed on Sunday when Maduka Okoye made his 30th Serie A appearance for Udinese, conceding once as Napoli won 1-0 in a game that did nothing to diminish what has been the finest sustained campaign of the Nigerian goalkeeper’s career. Rasmus Hojlund’s 24th-minute strike,

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Nigerian Ipalibo Makes History as Torreense Stun Sporting

Nigerian Ipalibo Makes History as Torreense Stun Sporting

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Jack Ipalibo travelled the long road through Spain, Norway, Greece, Ukraine and Hungary to reach Portuguese football, and on Sunday evening at the Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, his journey delivered something no lower league club in 88 years of the Taça de Portugal had ever achieved. SCU Torreense, a second-division Liga Portugal 2 side based

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Awoniyi's World Cup Tip Backfires as Gibbs-White Speaks

Awoniyi’s World Cup Tip Backfires as Gibbs-White Speaks

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Morgan Gibbs-White finished the 2025-26 Premier League season with more goal contributions than any other England-eligible player in the top flight, yet Thomas Tuchel left him out of the Three Lions’ World Cup squad and the Forest captain has now said his piece about it. The story carries a Nigerian angle that makes it particularly

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