Achraf Hakimi was crowned CAF Men’s Player of the Year, while compatriot Ghizlane Chebbak claimed the CAF Women’s Player of the Year prize, sealing a memorable double triumph for Morocco at the CAF Awards 2025 held in Rabat on Wednesday. The ceremony honoured Africa’s outsta...
FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket holders travelling to the United States are now eligible for the FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System (FIFA PASS). During a landmark event at the White House attended by the President of the United States Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubi...
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) have issued a public apology to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Soccernet.ng reports. Nigeria started their World Cup journey badly, as they were without a win in their first four quali...
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has signed a landmark ₦2.14 billion Exclusive Broadcast and Data Management Agreement aimed at modernizing league operations, improving transparency, and boosting global visibility. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Wednesday at ...
Atalanta s Ademola Lookman during the Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Ac Milan at the New Balance Stadium in Bergamo. Copyright: xSpada/LaPressexIMAGO...
rewrite Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen was in good spirits after scoring a hat-trick against Ajax in the UEFA Champions League last night, Trends Nigeria reports. The 26-year-old’s trio now makes him the competition’s top scorer with six goals, above the li...
Olakunle Ologunro and I graduated from the same university, the University of Ilorin (Unilorin). We both studied English. In my first year, Olakunle was one of the writing references for creative writers on campus. He was a 2016 alumnus of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s writing works...
Super Eagles defender Benjamin Fedrick and Super Falcons captain Rasheedat Ajibade emerged as two of the biggest winners at the 3rd edition of the Nigeria–France Sports Awards, held on Monday night at La Maison des Arts, Paris, France. The prestigious annual event celebrates outstanding ac...
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have officially booked their place in the CAF playoff round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after finishing among the four best runners-up in the African qualification series, Soccernet.ng reports. Although Nigeria narrowly missed out on topping Group C, t...
The island nation, located off the African coast, becomes the second-smallest country to qualify for football’s global showpiece. Cape Verde qualified for the FIFA 2026 World Cup on Monday, beating Eswatini 3-0 in their last group match to top the standings ahead of Cameroon and complete a...