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New Nigeria coach Finidi George has announced his Super Eagles squad to face Bafana Bafana and Benin in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Nigeria Football Federation appointed George as new permanent head coach last month and he'll immediately under pressure after Nigeria's slow start in Group C. The...

In what will be his first big assignment as Nigeria's new national team coach, Finidi George has insisted that his charges are looking forward to their upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash against South Africa. The Super Eagles are yet to register a win in the qualifiers after back-to-back...

Nigerian legend Victor Ikpeba states that the clash against Bafana Bafana during the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers is the game of their lives. Ikpeba played for The Super Eagles in the early 1990s and made over 30 caps for the side. He also played for German giants Borussia Dortmund between...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named his preliminary Bafana Bafana squad for the two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Broos' men will return to action in the upcoming FIFA break, taking on the Super Eagles away from home on 7 June before hosting Zimbabwe at...

Mamelodi Sundowns will be in action in the CAF Champions League last eight, while Banyana Banyana will be playing in the Olympic qualifiers today, and this is how you can watch those games. Sundowns will host Young Africans in the second leg of their quarter-final clash at Loftus Stadium this...

Nigeria and Zimbabwe have both lost their final friendly matches before facing South Africa in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Warriors, who are ranked 124th in the world, lost to 111th-ranked Kenya in a feisty affair that saw former Kaizer Chiefs defender Teenage Hadebe sent off after...

Gavin Hunt has said that promising SuperSport United centre-back Ime Okon needs to focus on his club career first and his international path will follow accordingly. Okon, who is eligible to play for both South Africa and Nigeria, has been the centre of much speculation about his future international career,...

Nigeria's Super Eagles and five-time world champions Brazil are among the countries who had their new 2024 kits released by Nike. The Super Eagles' kits have become somewhat of trendsetters in recent years and the 2024 strips do not disappoint. For the first time in three years Nigeria have used white...

Hosts Ivory Coast were crowned African champions after coming from behind to complete a fairy tale 2-1 win in the final of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan.  Unsung hero Franck Kessié and poster boy Sebastien Haller were the goalscorers for the Elephants, after Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong...

The Africa Cup of Nations has provided plenty of drama, and exciting moments, and the curtain will finally come down when host nations Ivory Coast face Nigeria at Olympique Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday (22:00).   It will be a repeat of the second Group A match between...