Nigeria beat Gabon 4-1 to boost World Cup qualifying hopes

Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Thursday sealed an emphatic 4-1 victory over the Panthers of Gabon in extra time to advance to the next playoff stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at Stade Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco. Following a goalless first half, Akor Adams broke the deadlock early in the second half, capitalising on […]

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Morocco beats New Caledonia 16–0, qualifies for Round of 16 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup

Under-17 (U-17) national team of Morocco has officially reached the Round of 16 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament in Doha, Qatar. The Atlas Cubs secured their spot after a massive 16–0 win over New Caledonia in their final group-stage match on Sunday at Aspire Academy Pitch 1. Morocco, by this result, got three […]

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles will meet Gabon in World Cup play-offs

Gabon is Nigeria’s opponent in the semi-finals of the African section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-offs, following the conclusion of the qualifying group matches on Tuesday. Super Eagles booked their place after a 4–0 victory over Benin on Tuesday, while Gabon confirmed second place in Group F with a 2–0 win against Burundi […]

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Nigeria beats Rwanda 2-0 in World Cup qualifier match

Super Eagles of Nigeria has secured a crucial 2-0 victory over Rwanda in their CAF World Cup qualification Group C clash on Friday, thanks to a brace from Victor Osimhen. Osimhen opened the scoring in the 11th minute, giving the Super Eagles an early lead following a monumental cross from Ademola Lookman. He doubled Nigeria’s […]

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Nigeria beats Argentina 2-0, moves to quarter final in FIFA U-20 World Cup (Video)

Nigeria’s U-20 otherwise known as Flying Eagles sent hosts Argentina out of this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup after recording a 2-0 win in the round of 16 match. Second half goals from Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki saw Ladan Bosso’s side edge out the record of U-20 World Cup winners. This is the first […]

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Morocco files official complaint to FIFA about World Cup referee after their 2-0 defeat by France

Moroccan Football Association (MFA) has filed an official complaint to FIFA over the performance of referee Cesar Ramos after Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final defeat to France. The Atlas Lions were defeated 2-0 by Didier Deschamps’s side who ended their historic run at the tournament, with Morocco becoming the first-ever African side to reach the final […]

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Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos beat USA in world cup quarter-finals

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, beat the USA in the quarter-final match via penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals of the U-17 Women’s World Cup for the first time in India. The young Nigerian girls triumphed on 4-3 penalties after the full time ended 1-1. The Flamingos had consistently failed to get past […]

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Holding World Cup every two years will help prevent African migrants from dying in the sea ―FIFA president says

Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) president, Gianni Infantino has controversially opined that a biennial world cup will prevent illegal immigration by giving African migrants hope. According to the football chief, proposed changes to football’s calendar might make Africans less likely to migrate to Europe and risk death in the Mediterranean Sea. Speaking on Wednesday, […]

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