NPFL Final Day: Rangers And Rivers United Go To The Wire

NPFL Final Day: Rangers And Rivers United Go To The Wire

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Enugu Rangers and Rivers United are separated by a single point heading into the NPFL’s simultaneous Matchday 38 kickoffs on May 24, with the Flying Antelopes needing victory away at Ikorodu City in Lagos to claim a record-equalling ninth league title before Finidi George’s side can steal it from them in Port Harcourt. Nigerian football […]

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Onyeka Nominated For April POTM As Premier League Move Looms

Onyeka Nominated For April POTM As Premier League Move Looms

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Frank Onyeka’s impact in the closing weeks of Coventry City’s Championship title-winning campaign has earned the Super Eagles midfielder a nomination for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month award for April, with the Nigerian set to follow the honour with a permanent Premier League move worth around £9 million from Brentford. Frank Onyeka

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Okpe Bags Brace And POTM As Dnepr Mogilev Crush Gomel 11-1

Okpe Bags Brace And POTM As Dnepr Mogilev Crush Gomel 11-1

By / Women's Football /
Blessing Okpe announced herself to the Belarusian Women’s Premier League in emphatic fashion on Wednesday, scoring twice inside the opening quarter of an hour and earning Player of the Match honours as Dnepr Mogilev Women delivered one of the season’s most one-sided results with an 11-1 demolition of Gomel FC Women. Dnepr Mogilev Women 11-1

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Super Falcons To Front UNICEF Polio And Girl Child Drive

Super Falcons To Front UNICEF Polio And Girl Child Drive

By / Women's Football /
The Nigeria Football Federation and UNICEF have commenced formal talks toward a Memorandum of Understanding that will see Super Falcons players deployed as ambassadors for polio eradication and girl child protection campaigns, with Nigeria’s U-20 and U-17 women’s teams also set to participate. The Super Falcons are preparing to take their influence beyond the football

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Doosuur Leads NWFL Golden Boot Race Into Super Six Showdown

Doosuur Leads NWFL Golden Boot Race Into Super Six Showdown

By / Women's Football /
Atume Doosuur of Edo Queens enters the NWFL Premiership Super Six as the league’s leading scorer after the close of the regular season, holding a two-goal advantage over Rivers Angels striker Abasiofon Uwah with five decisive round-robin matches still to play. The Golden Boot race heading into the NWFL Premiership Super Six is a story

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Nigeria To Host 2026 CAF Awards As Osimhen Eyes Redemption

Nigeria To Host 2026 CAF Awards As Osimhen Eyes Redemption

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Nigeria has been confirmed as host of the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony in Lagos in December, setting up a compelling home-soil showdown between Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Diaz for African Player of the Year. 48th CAF Ordinary General Assembly: October 2026, Abuja 2026 CAF Awards Ceremony: December 2026, Lagos Last Nigerian

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Babaganaru: Kano Pillars Will Beat The Drop In Jos

Babaganaru: Kano Pillars Will Beat The Drop In Jos

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Mohammed Babaganaru has backed Kano Pillars to survive NPFL relegation after veteran midfielder Rabiu Ali’s first-half penalty sealed a precious 1-0 victory over Warri Wolves on Matchday 37, moving the Sai Masu Gida to 48 points and one ahead of their final-day opponents Plateau United. Mohammed Babaganaru did not dress it up. Kano Pillars needed

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Iheanacho's 100th-Minute Penalty Sends Title Race To Final Day

Iheanacho’s 100th-Minute Penalty Sends Title Race To Final Day

By / Nigerians Abroad /
Kelechi Iheanacho produced the moment of the Scottish Premiership season, converting a controversial VAR-awarded penalty in the 100th minute to earn Celtic a 3-2 comeback win at Motherwell and keep the title race alive heading into Saturday’s final-day showdown against Hearts at Celtic Park. Motherwell 2-3 Celtic | Scottish Premiership Matchday 37 | Fir Park

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Falconets In Pot 2 For U-20 Women's World Cup Draw

Falconets In Pot 2 For U-20 Women’s World Cup Draw

By / Youth Development /
Nigeria’s Falconets have been seeded into Pot 2 for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group stage draw, which takes place on Friday at the EC1 Cultural Centre in Lodz, Poland, alongside USA, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and New Zealand. The Falconets will know their group stage opponents by Friday evening after FIFA confirmed their

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