The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria’s Super Eagles a 3-0 win over Libya after Nigeria’s squad endured “inhumane treatment” while traveling for an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match earlier this month. The decision follows complaints that the Nigerian team was stranded for over 20 hours at an unstaffed Libyan airport,…
Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling megacity, continues to grapple with a disturbing trend of frequent building collapses, with an average of one incident occurring every two weeks this year. While the economic losses are substantial, the true cost—measured in lives lost—remains incalculable. The repeated failures highlight systemic shortcomings in governance, raising concerns about contractors cutting corners and…
President Tinubu Approves Revival of Nigeria’s First National Anthem In a significant cultural move, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reinstated Nigeria’s original national anthem, composed by British expatriate Lillian Jean Williams following the country’s independence in 1960. This anthem, which had been replaced in 1978, is now once again the official national anthem. The lyrics…
In today’s episode, Steven Ndukwu meets with some of Nigeria’s richest young billionaires who have built wealth in their twenties to try and understand how they did it and also to know if it’s legit. Watch the clip below:
In a tense and nail-biting match, England’s national women’s football team scraped through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup with a hard-fought penalty shootout victory over Nigeria. Despite facing adversity with Lauren James’ red card, the European champions managed to secure their spot in the last eight when Chloe Kelly smashed in the…
Nigeria’s players were a subdued bunch in the wake of their 1-0 win over Guinea Bissau in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday night, but they could breathe a sigh of relief. Bissau had recorded a shock win over the Super Eagles in the first fixture last Friday, so the Nigerians needed a win…
Bright Osayi-Samuel was the standout for Nigeria in a largely forgettable performance as the Super Eagles suffered a shock defeat by Guinea-Bissau in the first of their match day three 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header. Mamadu Balde’s cool finish under Francis Uzoho after 29 minutes proved to be the decisive contribution as Nigeria…
Nigeria’s national men’s football team is absent from this year’s World Cup in Qatar. It is only the second time since its first appearance in the tournament in 1994 that the Super Eagles failed to qualify. Sports scientist and FIFA physical fitness instructor Isiaka Oladele Oladipo explains why the team missed out and what it…
Nigeria’s National Under 17 Women’s Football team, the Flamingoes finished in third place at the 2022 FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup in India. The Flamingoes bagged the bronze medal after beating Germany 3-2 on penalties after the third place match ended in a 3-3 draw. However, after battling fiercely on the pitch and some…
International sports kit manufacturing company, Nike has unveiled brand new jerseys for the Super Eagles and other Nigerian football national teams. It officially released the jersey and kits on Thursday. Nike and the Nigeria Football Federation had recently extended their contract agreement to 2026. The Super Eagles are expected to debut with the new jersey…
Nigeria’s Falconets booked a place in the quarter-finals of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica with a 1-0 win over South Korea while Ghana were eliminated after a second defeat. As reported by BBC, the Falconets’ Group C game was delayed by an hour after a storm hit the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium…
Nigeria and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala has been named the 2022 African Women’s Player of the Year at the CAF Awards ceremony held at the Moroccan capital Rabat. The 27-year-old talisman picked the award ahead of Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon and Inter Milan) and Zambia international Grace Chanda (Zambia and BIIK Kazygurt). With this feat,…
