Football was introduced to Nigeria by British colonialists in the early 20th century, and by the 1940s, the sport had gained ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has launched a crackdown on referees who may be involved in match-fixing, as the country’s ...

Flying Eagles of Nigeria secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Egypt’s Young Pharaohs in a friendly match held at the Cairo ...

In response to this precarious situation, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appointed Eric Chelle as the new head coach in January 2025. Chelle, a former Mali national team coach, is tasked ...

A flashback interview has surfaced, showing how late Super Eagles coach Christian Chukwu confirmed that he was owed ...

ON Saturday,  April 12, one of Nigeria’s football greats, Christian Chukwu, breathed his last. The former Green Eagles ...

Nigeria’s Under-17 Women’s football team, the Flamingos, have been awarded a total of 6 million Naira for beating Algeria. In ...

The former Nigeria national team captain and ex-coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead. He was 74 years old. The death of the football legend, known by many of his peers and the football community as ...

Nigeria’s U20 side, the Flying Eagles, secured a 2-1 victory over hosts Egypt in a pre-Africa U20 Cup of Nations (AFCON) friendly ...

Nigeria's hopes of reaching the 2026 Fifa World Cup are fading after a 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe leaves them six points behind group leaders South Africa.

The federation grew in strength and reach. Nigeria fielded its first national team in 1949, joined the African football family through CAF membership in 1959, and took its place on the global ...

According to the International Federation of American Football ... feature elite men’s and women’s national teams from across the continent, with Nigeria expected to field competitive teams.