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Abdu Maikaba has been building the Flying Eagles quietly all season, but a scheduling clash between European pre-season and the WAFU B U-20 Championship means he may have to take on West Africa’s best with a squad built almost entirely around players from the domestic league. The Flying Eagles head coach Abdu Maikaba has issued […]

Lionel Messi scored his first ever World Cup hat trick at 38 years old, drew level with Miroslav Klose as the tournament’s all time leading scorer, surpassed Pelé’s record for total World Cup goal contributions, and in the process ended Nigeria’s long standing status as the African nation he has punished most. It was that […]

Just days after speaking publicly about his heartbreak at Nigeria’s absence from the 2026 World Cup, Akor Adams finds himself at the centre of one of the summer’s most compelling transfer stories. Olympique Marseille want him, Sevilla are ready to sell at the right price, and the Super Eagles striker has already made clear he […]

Mbwas Mangut knows what the President Federation Cup means and he knows what Ikorodu City are capable of. The Nasarawa United technical adviser has delivered his clearest pre-match message yet take nothing for granted, minimise mistakes, and take your chances when they come. Nasarawa United head to the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City today […]

Nine goals in 12 games in Sri Lanka. Two goals in his first two appearances in East Timor. John Lawani is not playing in a league anyone in Nigeria is watching but the Nigerian forward’s record wherever he goes is starting to build into something that demands attention. East Timor is not a country that […]