Lovette Ochicha

WAFU-B Women's Champions League qualifying campaign after thrashing AS Garde Nationale of Niger 7-0 in their opening Group B encounter in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Former Super Eagles defender Efetobore Sodje has warned that Nigeria's latest attempt to examine the state of its football could amount to another missed opportunity if the fact-finding committee is dominated by people with previous links to the Nigeria Football Federation.

President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Engineer Habu Gumel, has described Nigeria's qualification for the beach volleyball event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games as a landmark moment for the country, following the historic achievement of Esther Mbah and Pamela Bawa.

Aduku spoke with confidence as the Falconets departed Nigeria for Poland following an intensive final phase of preparations in Abuja, where the team worked on physical fitness, tactical discipline, teamwork and mental readiness.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has called for greater unity and a fairer distribution of opportunities in world football, insisting that the game's biggest nations must not stand in the way of smaller countries seeking to compete at the highest level.

Uzoma said the players have put in the hard work during their preparations and are determined to give everything for the country when they take on the best young teams in the world.

Former Nigeria international and football reform advocate Harrison Jalla has dismissed fears that the involvement of the National Sports Commission in the ongoing Nigeria Football Federation crisis could trigger a FIFA ban, insisting that the NSC is a legitimate stakeholder in Nigerian football and not an outsider interfering in the game.

The announcement is expected to become one of the biggest commercial developments in Nigerian domestic football in recent years and could mark

New website launches Wednesday, August 26, as the professional flag football brand takes another major step in its mission to lead the sport across Nigeria and Africa, connecting fans, athletes, teams, sponsors and the wider sporting community through one powerful digital platform.

Two promising Nigerian midfielders, Raheem Moyinoluwa Salaudeen and Fawas Ayomide Adeleke, have attracted significant attention in the United Kingdom after impressing during a football trial, with both youngsters now being considered for scholarship opportunities that could combine their football development with further education.