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Nigeria U23 star Oghenekaro Etebo beat compatriot Azubuike Okechukwu to the CAF Most Promising Player for 2015, while Nigeria U17 star Victor Osimhen was CAF Youth Player of the Year. ...

Coach Samson Siasia has announced Nigeria U23 will resume training camp in February for the Rio Olympics, saying he hopes the clubs will cooperate with him to release the players ...

Super Eagles and Seattle sounders striker, Obafemi Martins wants to play for Nigeria at next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The United States-based striker wants to be selected ...

By: Obiweluozo Martins As the CAF U-23 Championship began in Senegal, there were questions as regards the Dream Team VI participation in the Championship coupled with off field distractions as ...

South Africa clinched a place at the 2016 Rio Olympics after beating Senegal 3-1 on penalties after the U23 AFCON third-place play-off ended goalless. The visitors started brightly and forced ...

Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has said scoring for his English club Watford is easier than doing so for the national team due to the difference in terrains. Ighalo who ...

Sunday Oliseh, who has been in charge of the Nigerian Senior Football team, Super Eagles, for five months has expressed his satisfaction with the team. Since Oliseh took over, the ...

Swaziland vs Nigeria Kick-off Time: 7:00pm (Nigerian Time) Date: Friday, November 13 Venue: Somhlolo National Stadium. City: Lobamba Swaziland shocked Guinea 2-1 in an AFCON qualifier in June and they ...

The Confederation of African Football recently released the list of the10 best African players based outside of Africa ahead of the announcement of African Player of the Year award for ...

It has been a near-perfect week for Nigerian football. The home-based Eagles earned a spot in the next qualifying round of the CHAN series. They battled to a goalless draw ...