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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Monday, November 18, 2024 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Rwanda, scheduled for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, …
CAF okays 2025 AFCON qualifier final dates for Nigeria, Rwanda, Benin Republic matches Read More
The Super Eagles have now landed in Kano after a traumatic and harrowing experience in the hands of Libyan authorities leaving them for close to 16 hours at the Airport unattended …
2025 AFCON qualifier: Back from Libya hell, Super Eagles land in Kano Read More
A late minute solo effort by Olawale Emmanuel rescued Niger Tornadoes football club from a home defeat by Daniel Amokachi’s Lobi Stars of Makurdi, in game day six of the …
Olawale rescue Tornadoes from home defeat by Amokachi’s Lobi Stars Read More
Blueprint can authoritatively report that Nigeria’s Super Eagles have just touched down the ancient City of Kano on Monday evening from Al Abraq Airport where the team were subjected to …
Breaking: From Libya, Super Eagles delegation return to Nigeria Read More
The entire delegation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles are now on their way back home, after spending 16 hours at a makeshift Al Abaq airport in Libya, heading to Benghazi, venue …
Breaking: Super Eagles head back to Nigeria, 16 hours after Libya’s airport nightmare en route AFCON qualifier Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Monday October 14, 2024 resolved to boycott the return of Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. This followed obvious maltreatment by …
Breaking: After spending 12 hours at Libya airport, Nigeria’s Super Eagles boycott AFCON qualifier Read More
Many football enthusiasts and supporters of the Super Eagles of Nigeria are worried that the current squad lacks a natural playmaker in the mould of a former midfielder, Jay Jay …
Super Eagles’ below par showings: Siasia is right on playmaker Read More
The African soccer family is still mourning the death of one of its icons, Issa Hayatou, who answered his final summons on Thursday, August 8, 2024 in a Paris hospital, …
Issa Hayatou: Exit of an icon Read More
The Draw Ceremony for the national competition of this year’s Federation Cup has now been fixed for Wednesday April 19, 2023. It will hold at the Conference Room of the …
NFF stages national federation Cup draw April 19, second fiddle clubs square up in playoffs Read More
An unidentified footballer has slumped and died while playing at the Green Field Football Ground, in Lekki area of Lagos State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state command …
Nigerian footballer slumps, confirmed dead Read More
Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected the new President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). He was elected at NFF’s 78th Elective Congress in Benin, the Edo State capital on …
Breaking: Ibrahim Gusau wins NFF election Read More
Former Nigeria junior international Orji Okonkwo has had his four-year ban for doping violation by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal extended worldwide by world football –governing body, FIFA. In its ruling …
FIFA hits Nigerian football star with more ban Read MoreThe Nigeria Football Federation has directed Football Associations in the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory to take charge of registration of teams that will compete in this year’s …
AITEO Federation Cup kicks off Read More
Management of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan on Friday said the team’s priority is to present a formidable team for the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). …
3SC prioritise 2021/2022 NPFL season Read More
Many years after their stewardships, not much has been heard about these former public servants who gave their best in the service of their fatherland and it is not clear …
Sani Lulu, Victor Oyofo: Where are they now? Read More
Football hostilities at the All Financial Institutions’ Football Competition (AFIFC) sponsored by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), will kick-off on Saturday, …
NFF, CBN All financial institutions tourney kicks-off, Calabar to host final Read More
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will begin their quests to qualify for a seventh FIFA World Cup when the Gernot Rohr side face the Lone Stars of Liberia today at the Teslim …
Super Eagles begin quest for Qatar 2022 World Cup as Iheanacho, Ndidi, Iwobi pull out vs Cape Verde Read More
The Confederation of African Football has approved for the Nigeria Football Federation to have only 5,000 spectators at next week’s FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Liberia at …
Nigeria Vs Liberia: Only 5000 spectators to watch match Read More
The remains of former Chairman of then Nigeria Football Association (now Nigeria Football Federation), Brigadier-General Dominic Obukadata Oneya, who died in his home in Warri on Thursday, will be buried …
Late ex-NFF President, Dominic Oneya, for burial Sept 10 Read More
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Fifa Council member Amaju Pinnick have reacted immediately after the Nigeria match versus Mexico that ended 4 – 0 in favour …
Pinnick reveals positives from Mexico vs Super Eagles friendly match Read More
The Nigeria Football Federation NFF have slammed a fine of N2, Million on Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL side, FC Ifeanyi Ubah. The fine was in relation to the aborted …
NPFL: NFF’s hammer hits FC Ifeanyi Ubah Read More
Lagos state Football Association’s quest to develop female football in the state has given birth to a new championship, the Ekofootball Queens Championships with 24 teams set to battle for …
24 teams battle for honour at maiden Ekofootball Queens tourney Read MoreRenowned sports facility construction expert, Ebi Egbe, has congratulated Amaju Melvin Pinnick, President of Nigeria Football Federation on his reappointment into the Organising Committee of the Africa Cup of nations.In …
Ebi Egbe congratulates Pinnick on reappointment into AFCON committee Read More
Former Nigeria international and Director-General of the defunct National Sports Commission (NSC), Dr. Patrick Ekeji, has hailed the dissolution of the National Sports Federation boards by the Minister of Youth …
Ekeji thumbs up dissolution of sports federation boards Read More