Brazilian and world football legend Pelé, the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup three times, celebrates his 80th birthday today. To mark the occasion, FIFA is publishing exclusive content on its digital platforms, including a special video programme which is available on FIFA.com and via FIFA’s YouTube channel. Football... Read more

There was little to choose between two squads of Eagles from the African continent as Nigeria and Tunisia ended their friendly game in Austria in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday night.   Coach Gernot Rohr handed first caps to two more players – Cyril Dessers and Chidera Ejuke. This... Read more

Nigeria, who capped four new players on the night, lost 0-1 to African champions Algeria in a fast-paced friendly game in Klagenfurt, Austria on Friday night, 11 months after the Super Eagles last gathered for any football match.   Their last run-out was against Lesotho in Maseru in an... Read more

The camp of the Super Eagles at the Hotel die Zeit an der Glan in Austria is brimming with excitement following the arrival of all invited players, and stout confidence that the the mixture of old boys and new acts are capable of turning back African champions Algeria and... Read more

  Defender Kenneth Omeruo and forward Moses Simon were among the early arrivals at the Super Eagles’ Hotel die Zeit an der Glan in Austria on Monday morning, ahead of the international friendly matches against African champions Algeria and Africa’s number two –ranked team, Tunisia.   Forwards Samuel Kalu... Read more

Exactly 81 years after Africa hosted the World Table Tennis Championships, the city of Durban in South Africa on Monday September 28 beat the city of Dusseldorf in Germany to the hosting right of the 2023 World Championships. The two cities – Durban and Dusseldorf bid for the right... Read more

. NFF hails Austrian embassy as Eagles’ officials secure visas for big games   Reigning African champions Algeria have replaced Cote d’Ivoire as the opponents of the Super Eagles in the first of two international friendly matches arranged by the Nigeria Football Federation to be played in Austria next... Read more

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has composed new technical crews for a number of National Teams.  The composition sees the return of one-time U20 Boys’ Head Coach, Isah Ladan Bosso, with Christopher Danjuma retaining the U20 Girls’ lead  role, and Bankole Olowookere emerging as Head Coach of the U17... Read more

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr has called up 25 players ahead of next month’s friendly matches against the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia, scheduled for Austria.   Five other players have been put on standby.   In the three –time African champions’ first... Read more

Antetokounmpo is Third Player to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in Same Season Greek Forward Becomes Third Player to Win Multiple MVP Awards by Age 25; Antetokounmpo is Third Player to Win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in Same Season Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo... Read more