As the countdown to the third round of U-23 Africa Cup of Nations against Sudan continues, the U-23 National Team, Olympic Eagles, defeated Falala FC 2-0 in a warm up game played at FIFA Goal Project in Abuja on Thursday. Goals from Ndah Olisa in the 43rd minute and Sunday Adetunji in the 57th minute sealed the victory as the team ...

Nigeria, 1973 champions of All Africa Games, will look to win their first gold in men’s football tournament of the African Games when they take on Burkina Faso in the final of the event in Rabat on Friday. The seven-time African champions edged a memorable encounter with Mali in the semi finals, which went into extra time, penalty shoot-out and ...

The delegation of Super Falcons to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football qualifying match against Algeria in Blida on Wednesday will return to Nigeria on Friday just as the team was hosted by Embassy of Nigeria in Algeria after defeating their host 2-0. African champions Nigeria took a comfortable 2-0 lead into the return leg scheduled for the Agege Stadium, ...

Reliable goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie was at her best to stop crucial penalty kicks as Nigeria’s U-20 women’s team, Falconets emerged champions of the women’s football tournament of the 12th African Games in Rabat on Thursday after a 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph over their counterparts from Cameroon. The keenly-contested game between two teams that had battled to a 1-1 draw in ...

Harry Awurumibe Still soaked in the euphoria of a  heartwarming 2-0 away victory over their Algerian host in the first leg second round Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football qualifier match, the African Champions, Nigeria will leave Bilda this afternoon for Algiers enroute Nigeria. An own goal (og) by Algerian defender, Isma Ouadah in the 15th minut and a long range ...