Head Coach Gernot Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Leon Balogun, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi, forwards Moses Simon and Victor Osumhen, as well as 16 others for Nigeria’s closing Group C games of the FIFA World Cup Qatar... Read more
• Vibrant and dynamic new brand identity for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 includes distinctive cultural elements, bold new slogan and rich sonic identity • Beyond Greatness – new tournament slogan aims to unite and inspire people around the world through the power of the FIFA Women’s World Cup... Read more
The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi on Monday declared open the first-ever Coaches’ Instructors Course in Nigeria, with a firm message that the participants should attend to the theoretical and practical sessions with the clear intention of gaining ample knowledge to improve the general standard... Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, for reaching the final round of the qualification series for next year’s Women African Cup of Nations finals slated for Morocco, following a lone goal defeat to their Ghanaian counterparts in Accra on Sunday which rendered... Read more
The Super Falcons fought a tough battle to edge out Ghana’s Black Queens and reach the final round of the qualification series for next year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Morocco. A lone goal defeat in Accra on Sunday evening meant the nine-time African champions... Read more
The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has charged football –loving Nigerians to give ample support to the Super Falcons’ quest for a place at the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco, as the nine-time African champions get set to fly into Accra on... Read more
• 160 internationals played in October • England drop out of podium positions • Notable progress by New Zealand and Indonesia October 2021 was a busy month in international football, with qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, friendlies, and the final rounds of the UEFA Nations League... Read more
The Super Falcons took a two-goal lead over Ghana’s Black Queens in their Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture thanks to a brace by Sweden-based forward Uchenna Kanu at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena on Wednesday. The visitors had come close in the 11th minute when Grace Animah saw... Read more
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick as well as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Sarafa Tunji Ishola; Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and; Chairman/CEO of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa were among eminent global... Read more
Nine-time African champions Nigeria are confident they can earn a good win on home ground on Wednesday that will put them at relative advantage in their 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Ghana’s Black Queens. Both fierce continental rivals will slug it out at the... Read more
