Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has been accused of not paying attention to Nigerian players playing in top African Leagues regardless of how well they are playing. Since taking over as coach of the Nigerian team over a year ago, the coach has only called the goalkeeping duo of Stanley Nwabali formerly of Chippa United of South Africa and Amas Obasogie of Tanzanian side Singida. The coach is yet to call any outfield player from leagues in Africa, and

The senior national team of Nigeria is now rather the third best team in Africa by world football governing body FIFA following the release of the ranking of national teams for the month of March. The senior national team of Nigeria remain the third beat African football team and the 26th best in the world Nigeria ended the window in March with a 2-1 win over 24 ranked Iran before drawing 2-2 with Jordan who are ranked 64th in the world in the recently concluded four team inv

Nigeria’s Samson Adamu has been appointed Acting General secretary of the Confederation of African football, CAF. Adamu’s elevation is widely seen as a recognition of his growing influence and performance within CAF since joining the organisation in 2018 as Director of Competitions He replaces Veron Mosengo-Omba of DR Congo who stepped down to participate in the election for president of the Football federation of DR Congo (FECOFA), with immediate effect. It’s still unclear t

With the inter-continental play-off for the World Cup entering the home stretch, Nigeria’s planned appeal against FIFA’s dismissal of its protest over the eligibility of certain Democratic Republic of Congo players is yet to materialise at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). This raises fresh uncertainty on the eve of the final stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying process. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had earlier announced its intention to challenge the

Yesterday news broke out that the Appeal Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded the title of the recently concluded AFCON to the host Morocco. Morocco were beaten 1-0 by Senegal in the final of the tournament, which was marred by a walk out by Senegal after Morocco were awarded a dubious penalty at the end of the game. The game restarted after almost twenty minutes. Brahim Diaz took the resultant spot kick, but his attempt to score what is called

Senegal’s football authorities have formally rejected a recent decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), describing it as “unfair, unprecedented and unacceptable,” and warning that it risks damaging the credibility of African football governance. CAF awarded a 3-0 victory to Morocco, following Senegal's conduct in the Final of AFCON 2025 In an official response issued shortly after the ruling, Senegal confirmed it will escalate the matter to the Court of Arbitr

Morocco have been declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) overturned the result of the final following Senegal's controversial walk-off. Senegal's initial victory over Morocco was their second Afcon title after winning the trophy in 2021 Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in the final on 18 January in a match which was overshadowed when the Senegalese players refused to play after the hosts were awarded a stoppage-time pe

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) say they will appeal the decision by FIFA disciplinary committee rejecting their petition against DR Congo for fielding ineligible players in the World Cup qualifiers playoff. FIFA rejected Nigeria's protest, regarding Congo's alleged fielding of ineligible players Nigeria protested that several players in the team of DR Congo were ineligible for the game, which they won 4-3 on penalties to pick the sole ticket to represent Africa at the

The quietness by FIFA on the protest filed by Nigeria against DR Congo for fielding players with questionable nationality in the world cup qualifiers playoff final in November has been described as a support for illegality. There is still no official Verdict by FIFA regarding Nigeria's protest against Congo's alleged fielding of ineligible players Nigeria protested after losing the ticket to represent Africa to DR Congo in the final in Morocco. They said at least seven player

The European Union has approved a proposal by FIFA to expand the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup to 48 teams, marking a significant shift in the structure of the global club competition. Four teams represented Africa in the maiden Edition of the Club World Cup Under the new arrangement, Europe will receive 16 slots in the expanded tournament, reinforcing the continent’s strong representation in global club football. The decision is expected to increase the tournament’s competitivene

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed reports claiming that FIFA has delivered a verdict on Nigeria’s protest concerning the eligibility of players fielded by the DR Congo national football team. No decision has been made yet regarding the alleged Ineligible players fielded by Congo despite speculations Speculation had circulated online suggesting that world football’s governing body had ruled on the matter, with some reports even alleging that Nigeria had been

The chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Alhaji Shehu Dikko has reveal how they will handle any decision taken by FIFA on the protest lodged by Nigeria on the eligibility of some players in the team of DR Congo that defeated Nigeria in the final of the world cup qualifiers playoff. According to multiple sources, a decision over the petition submitted by NFF is expected today Nigeria protested against seven players in the team that will represent Africa in next mon

The Congolese Football Federation is allegedly doing everything within their powers to hand twist FIFA into rulling in their favour as the World Football Governing body meets on Monday February 16, to decide on the petition filed by the Nigeria football federation on the eligibility of six Congolese players in last year’s FIFA 2026 Africa World Cup play-offs. A decision is expected to be taken before the March international break, when the intercontinental play offs are set t

Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be bracing for high-stakes regional clashes after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) clarified that the newly-introduced African Nations League will not revolve around a single host nation but will instead operate on a zonal, home-and-away structure. Based on the proposed format, Nigeria might face Cameroon, Ghana and co early into the competition CAF President Patrice Motsepe had earlier unveiled the competition’s format and calendar in D

Nigeria U20 star Onuche Ogbelu has taken the shock decision to leave Esperance of Tunisia for Libyan side Al-Ittiha, where he win earn almost five times his current salary. Onuchu Ogbelu narrowly missed out on a chance to join Nigeria's Squad for AFCON A member of the Ladan Bosso U20 team for the AFCON, but missed out on the chance to be a part of the world cup with new Marseille signing Tochukwu Nnadi picked in his position. He moved to Esperance two years ago, and immediate

Alex Iwobi says the Super Eagles of Nigeria can still make it to the 2026 World Cup in the light of the protest against DR Congo for fielding ineligible players in the world cup qualifiers playoff. Alex Iwobi is one of few Nigerian players, left in the squad, who played in the 2018 World Cup held in Russia Nigeria were beaten 2-4 on penalties by DR Congo in the world cup qualifiers playoff, effectively ending their hope of picking the remaining two available tickets via the i

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has imposed suspensions and significant financial penalties on Senegal and Morocco following disciplinary breaches during and after the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 final. Senegal Head coach, Pape Thiaw has been suspended for 5 official matches In a statement released by CAF’s Disciplinary Board, the governing body said the sanctions were handed down after multiple incidents were found to have violated provisions of th

Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle will continue as the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria, despite receiving offers from a couple of countries who are willing to pay him more than what he is currently earning with Nigeria. Eric chelle led the Super Eagles to a Unity Cup victory and also, a bronze medal AFCON finish in his first year in charge Chelle like we exclusively revealed has the backing of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to c

The senior national team of Nigeria claimed bronze medal at the ongoing African Cup of Nations after defeating Egypt 4-2 on penalties, following two brilliant saves from Stanley Nwabali. The Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed a tournament high, 9th bronze medal The Super Eagles had a relatively slow start to the game, with Egyot dominating early proceedings, but before the hour mark, Nigeria begin to catch a firm grip of the game, playing as well as they've done all tournament d

The Super Eagles of Nigeria rounded off their Group C campaign in style with a 3–1 victory over 10-man Uganda in Fes, finishing the group with maximum points. Raphael Onyedika Scored his third goal in his third competitive game for the super Eagles Paul Onuachu gave the Super Eagles the lead just before the half-hour mark, finishing from close range after sustained pressure from Nigeria. The advantage was compounded in the second half when Uganda were reduced to 10 men follow