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Victor Boniface begins long road back after knee surgery

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Victor Boniface's season has been halted, but not his ambition. The Super Eagles striker has returned to Bayer Leverkusen to begin a carefully managed rehabilitation programme foll... Read More


"Avoid the United States": Ex-FIFA President Blatter backs fans' boycott as World Cup security fears deepen

Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has waded back into global football's biggest political fault line, openly backing calls for fans to boycott World Cup matches in the United Stat... Read More


CAF Champions League: Finidi admits Rivers United needed more than a draw in Zambia

Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- Rivers United head coach Finidi George adopted a reflective but resolute tone after his side were held to a goalless draw by Zambia's Power Dynamos in their CAF Champions League Gr... Read More


CAF Champions League: Finidi leads Rivers United into a defining match in Zambia

Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- For Rivers United, this is the point where ambition must confront reality, and where belief must outweigh circumstance. Ahead of their Matchday Three CAF Champions League group-st... Read More


"I tried to protect my players from injustice" - Pape Thiaw breaks silence on AFCON final walk-off

Nigeria, Jan. 23 -- Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has finally addressed the most controversial moment of the Africa Cup of Nations final, admitting that emotion, not defiance, drove his decision to or... Read More


"It won't be easy, but I trust my team," Osimhen says ahead of must-win Man City clash

Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- Fresh from continental duty and still carrying the physical and emotional weight of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, Victor Osimhen has wasted no time refocusing his ambition. The ... Read More


"Everything was at risk": Rio Ferdinand reflects on chaotic AFCON final, Senegal walkout, Mane's leadership

Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco delivered spectacle, tension and elite football, but its final also flirted dangerously with infamy. From disputed VAR calls to a dramatic... Read More


CAF slams Algeria with $100,000 fine after explosive AFCON clash with Nigeria

Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has come down hard on the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), imposing a sweeping $100,000 fine and multiple suspensions following a str... Read More


Why Sunday Oliseh "blames" Osimhen for Nigeria's AFCON 2025 fallout

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- Nigeria left Morocco with bronze medals, broken momentum, and a lingering question that refuses to go away: what went wrong when everything seemed to be going right? For former Su... Read More


From Ikenne to England: Nigeria's teenage centre-back Leonard Ngenge seals big move

Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- Leonard Ngenge's rise has been fast, fearless, and unmistakably deliberate. At just 18, the Super Eagles defender is already charting a path few Nigerian teenagers ever reach; cros... Read More