Rashidi Yekini is undoubtedly one of the greatest Nigerian players to ever grace the football field. To call him a national hero would be an understatement; he was an African icon who left an indelible mark on the minds of Nigerians with his exceptional football talent. He won the African Best Player of the Year…
Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has said that becoming Super Eagles coach is not a do-or-die job. He said this while reacting to what he termed “misleading reports in the media” after he applied to coach the national team. Amuneke was a top contender for the Eagles job, but on Monday, he lost…
A former Super Eagles captain, Christian Chukwu, has revealed that the Nigeria Football Federation still owes him salary from his time as the country’s male senior national team head coach. Chukwu led the team to a bronze medal at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. He was however relieved of the job in…
British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua on Sunday morning paid a visit to businessman Femi Otedola in Monaco, France. MrOtedola revealed this in an Instagram post with a photo of himself and the 34-year-old boxer. “Look who popped by my Monaco residence this morning! The champ himself and my very own namesake @AnthonyJoshua,” he wrote. Joshua is…
Former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has said that the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, supported FIFA to have him banned for alleged involvement in match-fixing in August 2019. In a recent interview, the 56-year-old, whose ban ends in a few months, said the NFF not only refused to support him but also carried out FIFA’s instruction…
British-Nigerian former female footballer-turned-broadcaster, Eniola Aluko recently made history in Italy as she acquired FC Como, a female football club, making her the first female black woman to own a team in the women’s Serie A. Aluko is part of Mercury 13, an investment group, which has been focused on acquiring women’s football clubs across…
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has donated his future camp allowances and match bonuses to Akwa Ibom kids, in a bid to help them achieve their football dreams. The kind gesture by the 30-year-old PAOK Thessaloniki centre-back, who hails from Akwa Ibom State, was aired on Brila FM on Monday. Born in The Netherlands to…
The Nigeria Football Federation has lamented the South African Football Association’s poor treatment of the Super Falcons following Tuesday’s final 2024 Paris Olympics qualifier in Pretoria. Randy Waldrum’s side played a goalless draw with the Banyana Banyana at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria on Tuesday night but it was enough to see them secure qualification…
Head coach of the South African women’s national team, Desiree Ellis, has revealed her disappointment at losing out to Nigeria in the race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. With two previous appearances in their kitty, the BanyanaBanyana were aiming to return to the Olympics after missing the 2020 edition. Having scored in eight consecutive…
Tony Elumelu, Chairman of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, says his corporations are evaluating the “viability” of buying a club in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Elumelu spoke on Monday while replying to a tweet calling for the involvement of more business corporations in the Nigerian football leagues. Adebayo Mustapha, an X user, urged the federal…
