Nigeria have less than 48 hours to sort out the running of their football federation if they want to avoid the possibility of being banned by FIFA from international soccer, including exclusion from next month’s African Nations Cup qualifiers. Soccer’s governing body issued the country with a final warning due to alleged state interference in […]
The National Association of Nigerian Footballers (NANF) has vowed to drag the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), if it makes good its threat to ban Nigeria from international football activities. President of the association Harrison Jalla, issued the threat on Friday in Abuja on the heels of […]
World Cup champion France is No. 1 in the FIFA rankings for the first time in 16 years. Germany, the previous World Cup champion, dropped from first to 15th on Thursday after its elimination in the group stage. The U.S., which did not qualify for the World Cup, advanced three spots to No. 22. France […]
Nigeria’s Victor Moses has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 27 in order to focus on his club career. Chelsea wing-back Moses, who made 37 appearances for Nigeria, played every minute of the African nation’s World Cup campaign in Russia where they were eliminated in the group stage. “I have experienced […]
The National Association of Nigerian Footballers (NANF) has pleaded with Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to intervene in the current leadership tussle in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) by ensuring the laws of the land are obeyed. President of NANF Harrison Jalla, made the plea in Abuja on Wednesday when he led scores of protesters […]
Nigeria and Ghana could face international football bans this month over political interference with their football associations, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday in a final warning to the two African nations. FIFA said the Nigerian federation (NFF) must be led by its elected president, voted in back in 2014, and its executive […]
Nigeria U-20 female football team Falconets on Monday played 1-1 with China in their final group match to reach the quarterfinals of the 2018 U-20 FIFA World Cup in France. Nigeria qualified on superior goals aggregate having rounded up their group matches on four points with China. The Falconets had lost 0-1 to Germany and […]
The world’s most prestigious tennis tournament has made a massive £65 million offer to a local golf club which, if accepted, will result in a windfall for all its members. Wimbledon has plans for a huge expansion and sees nearby Wimbledon Park Golf Club, which offers 73 acres of land, as the perfect vehicle to […]
Nigeria’s U-20 Women’s National Team has each been paid $2,000 for their 1-0 victory against Haiti in the group stage of the ongoing World Cup in France. The Honourable Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung said on Sunday stating the players and officials were also paid their daily camp allowances till August 13, 2018, writes The […]
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri got off to a winning Premier League start as new signing Jorginho slotted home coolly from the penalty spot in a 3-0 win at Huddersfield on Saturday. Tottenham also made light of discontent over their lack of summer transfer activity by resisting a late Newcastle onslaught to win 2-1 at St […]