The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Charles Bassey, a member of the historic 1980 Green Eagles squad that clinched Nigeria’s first-ever Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, confirmed the news in a statement released earlier today. Bassey died on Saturday at the age of 71 after a prolonged illness in his hometown of Eket, Akwa Ibom State. […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says the Confederation of African football (CAF) has picked Nov. 14 and 18 for Nigeria’s final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda. This is contained in a statement on Tuesday by NFF. According to NFF, Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on Nov. 14 will kick off at 8 p.m., Nigeria time. […]
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress on Friday edged Uganda 71-67 to progress to the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024. The Nigerians, who walked away with a win in the nail-biting semifinal fixture at Pretoria University in South Africa, secured a ticket for the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025 in Czechia alongside Mali, who steamrolled Cameroon 103-45 in the other semifinal clash at the same venue earlier in […]
