Bethel Kalu is a passionate sports writer whose love for writing began as a young boy. He has been writing sports for 7 years has over 500 articles written by him.
Manchester United may boast that they have two of some of the best attacking and central midfielders in the EPL, but they can hardly boast of one of the best holding midfielders in the league.
All over the world, Nigerian men are scoring and getting assists to their name. This season, the men are not the only ones scoring for the clubs, the women are scoring too. We take a look at Nigerian women top scorers this season.
One of the reasons for age grade football is to discover young players who can play in the senior national teams in the future. This motive has been successful over a period of time and the Super Falcons of Nigeria have benefitted from the U-20 national team since the inception of the U-20 Women's World Cup.
Shortly after the Super Falcons booked their qualification to the next round of the AWCON qualifiers, the Nigerian Football Federation announced that they would strengthen the technical department of the team and that means that new coaches would be drafted in to assist Waldrum. Here are 6 coaches who could get the job.
When his father wanted him to be a lawyer, Ojo Olorunleke had other plans. He wanted to be a footballer. Initially, he did not get the support of his father but time changed his father's mind. Though his path in his beloved career was not always smooth, he has become one of Nigeria's safest hands.
On Sunday, the Confederation Of African Football (CAF) sent a letter to member associations informing them of the decision to allow countries register 28 players for the African Cup of Nations.
The 2020-2021 Nigerian Professional Football League came to an end on August 5, 2021 and Akwa United emerged as champions. Normally, when a league season ends, the league body rolls out plans for the next season but that is not the case with the NPFL.
On Sunday, Africa witnessed an epic game in Accra where the Super Falcons of Nigeria were involved in an AWCON qualifier against the Black Queens of Ghana. The game ended 1-0 in favor of Ghana but they missed the chance to play at the AWCON, a tournament in which they have at one time played in its final.
NFF President, Amaju Pinnick gave an update about his recent visit to Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo in England. Towards the end of his story, he said that he had reached out to Odion Ighalo for a possible return to the Super Eagles. An excerpt from his post on Instagram reads.
Nigerian players have been doing well for their clubs this season and some have scored and got assists for the their various clubs. We take a look at some of the top strikers this season in Europe.
This day was eagerly anticipated, the day for Enyimba fans to see their new coach and his team, and it finally came. Finidi George's first official game for the People's Elephants was against Diambars FC at the Lat Dior Stadium in Senegal. Fans eagerly waited to see how Finidi's team play, many of them did not get the chance to see the team in the first game.
On Sunday, Enyimba will be at home to welcome Diambars FC of Senegal in the second leg of their CAF Confederation Cup encounter. The People's Elephants won the first game 1-0 in Senegal, courtesy of Cyril Olisema's penalty.
On Sunday, the Super Falcons of Nigeria will face a difficult test in Accra, Ghana. They will play the second leg of the African Women Cup of Nations qualifier against Ghana. The first leg ended 2-0 in Lagos. Coach Randy Waldrum would rely on his trusted players to get victory in Accra and one of them is Asisat Oshoala
It was a night of mixed fortunes for Nigerian players in Europe. Some scored for their clubs while others lost. We take a look at how they performed in Europe on Thursday.
Super Falcons midfielder, Toni Oyedupe Payne visited her country of birth for the first time and it was a memorable one for her. She was born and raised in Alabama, USA to Nigerian parents in 1995. Payne started playing football at a young age with her sister Nicole who is also a Super Falcons player.
On Thursday, The Nigerian Football Federation announced the reinstatement of Salisu Yusuf as the Super Eagles assistant coach. This decision was approved by the Executive Committee of the NFF.
There is reward for diligence and consistency. For Rivers Angels' Maryann Ezenagu, the time has come to reward her years of consistency. Rivers Angels announced that the striker has been called up to the Super Falcons after the team's 2-0 victory over Ghana in Lagos
On Wednesday, the Super Falcons defeated Ghana's Black Queens 2-0 at the Onikan Stadium stadium in Lagos. That game was the biggest tie in the first round of the qualifiers and it was a game of two halves, with Nigeria dominating the first half and Ghana dominating the second half.
The Super Falcons face a difficult task of beating the Black Queens of Ghana as both sides meet in the AWCON qualifiers. The rivalry between both sides will be ignited at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena. We take a look at how Randy Waldrum may set up his team
On Wednesday, the Super Falcons will face the Black Queens of Ghana, one of their long term rivals on the African continent in an African Women's Cup of Nations qualifier. We take a took at 8 players to watch in both legs
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