WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons, Copper Queens of Zambia in mar or make clash
Nigeria and Zambia senior women national teams will avail each other with a stern examination of credentials on Friday, in […]
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Super Falcons target victory over Botswana in WAFCON
The Super Falcons wasted little sweat in dispatching Tunisia’s senior girls 3-0 in their first match of the campaign, and
WAFU B U20 Tourney: Flying Eagles Commence Training
Nigeria’s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles have commenced training sessions in the Ghanaian capital, Accra ahead of the kick-off of this
Liverpool to pay Diogo Jota’s wages to his familyÂ
Liverpool FC has announced that it will pay the remaining two years of Diogo Jota’s contract to his family following
Women AFCON: Pundits Tips Super Falcons as Favourites
Nine-time champions Nigeria loom larger than any other participant as the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals begin in
NFF mourns as Nigeria goalkeeping legend Peter Rufai dies at 61
The Nigeria football firmament turned pale on Thursday evening after it was confirmed that the country’s 1994 and 1998 FIFA
Nigeria Weightlifting Federation Releases Timetable for 2025 Elections
Ahead of the 2025 Sports Federations’ elections in the country, the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) has released the timeline for
Liverpool star Diogo Jota dies in car crash
Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28 after his Lamborghini careered off a road in northern
NFF hails Customs boss on election as Chairperson of WCO
The Nigeria Football Federation has felicitated with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi on his
‘Super Falcons a work in progress’, Madugu says after beating Ghana
‎Head Coach Justine Madugu insisted on Monday that Nigeria’s Super Falcons must continue to improve in several areas, despite an