Okocha Receives 1998 World Cup POTM Award, 28 Years Later

Okocha Receives 1998 World Cup POTM Award, 28 Years Later

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Twenty eight years after Jay-Jay Okocha tormented one of the world’s most celebrated defences and helped the Super Eagles produce the most memorable result in Nigerian World Cup history, football’s governing structures have finally put a trophy in his hands for what he did that June afternoon in Paris. Jay-Jay Okocha unveiled a silver trophy […]

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Ogbu Surgery Successful, Faces Three Months Out at Slavia

Ogbu Surgery Successful, Faces Three Months Out at Slavia

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The scan in Lisbon confirmed the worst. The surgery in Prague has gone well. For Igoh Ogbu, the long part of the process the three months of recovery — now begins at Slavia Prague’s medical facility. Slavia Prague have confirmed that Igoh Ogbu successfully came through surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon, bringing the first

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Benitez: Osimhen Among Stars the World Cup Is Poorer Without

Benitez: Osimhen Among Stars the World Cup Is Poorer Without

By / Nigerians Abroad /
He managed Napoli. He signed some of the game’s elite forwards. When Rafa Benitez says the World Cup is missing something without Victor Osimhen, that opinion arrives with a specific weight that most pundits cannot match. Rafa Benitez has placed Victor Osimhen in the select company of players whose absence makes the 2026 FIFA World

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Moses Four-Goal Haul Leads NWFL MD3 Top Performer Nominees

Moses Four-Goal Haul Leads NWFL MD3 Top Performer Nominees

By / Women's Football /
Three clubs. Six nominees. One four-goal performance that towered above everything else on Matchday Three of the NWFL Super Six. Chioma Moses of Edo Queens led the individual nominations by a distance but five others have made the case that one vote should not be automatic. Editor’s note: Our Matchday 3 roundup report described Chioma

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Trabzonspor Favourites to Sign Super Eagles Invitee Dennis

Trabzonspor Favourites to Sign Super Eagles Invitee Dennis

By / Transfer News /
Anthony Dennis arrived at Göztepe as an unknown quantity from Nigeria’s youth football circuit. Two and a half seasons later, Trabzonspor are coming for him with a bid, and a club that costs more than double what he originally cost to buy. Trabzonspor have submitted a formal offer for Nigerian midfielder Anthony Dennis, putting the

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Nwabali Watches Okoye's Portugal Heroics, Stays Diplomatic

Nwabali Watches Okoye’s Portugal Heroics, Stays Diplomatic

By / National Team News /
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

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NWFL Golden Boot Race: Doosuur Leads by One With Two Games Left

NWFL Golden Boot Race: Doosuur Leads by One With Two Games Left

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The NWFL Super Six Golden Boot race has arrived at the moment where every chance counts twice once for the goal and once for what it means to the scorers’ table. Thirteen goals, twelve, eleven. Three players, three different clubs, two matchdays to go. The 2025-26 NWFL Premiership Golden Boot will be decided in Port

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Ada Umar Fires Nasarawa Into Fed Cup Last Four Past Plateau

Ada Umar Fires Nasarawa Into Fed Cup Last Four Past Plateau

By / Events & Tournaments /
For the second consecutive knockout round, Nasarawa United came from a position of vulnerability to win. Against Plateau United in Abuja, the Solid Miners led, conceded a late equaliser, and then found their winner through the same substitute who had proved decisive against Rivers United in the last round. President Federation Cup Quarter-Final — Bwari

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Burna Boy and Shakira Bring Nigeria to the World Cup Stage

Burna Boy and Shakira Bring Nigeria to the World Cup Stage

By / Nigerian Football News /
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

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