2026 Women’s AFCON Qualifying Race: coach Madugu invites Ajibade, Nnadozie, 19 others for Bénin Days after the senior men’s national team of Nigeria, Super Eagles, dashed Bénin Republic’s dream of a first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance, the senior women’s team, Super Falcons. are all set to stop their counterparts from the same country from reaching the Women Africa Cup of Nations. Both West African neighbours clash in a final qualifying fixture for the 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations championship to be hosted by Morocco, and which serves as Africa’s qualifying tournament for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals,…
Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
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FIFA World Cup 26 ticket : Super Eagles express confidence Captain William Troost-Ekong said on Wednesday morning that the Super Eagles will give the CAF Play-Off Tournament for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Morocco next month their very best shot, as the group continues to quietly delight in the 4-0 win over Bénin Republic in Uyo on Tuesday that sent Nigeria to the play-off tournament, which precedes the intercontinental play-offs scheduled for Mexico in March next year. “We are quite happy to have that opportunity. It is a long route but it is a route afterall. We would…
FIFA World Cup 26 draws to take place 5 December in Washington DC By Abdulgafar Oladmeji The FIFA World Cup 26 draw will take place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on 5 December, 2025. The draws to be held in the capital will feature 48 teams, in the largest world cup in history. On Friday, 5 December 2025, the world will discover the group-stage matches to be contested at the FIFA World Cup 26 with all eyes set to converge on the Kennedy Center in Washington DC for the final draw. The centre will…
Brazil, Ghana, South Africa, Japan others qualify’. As Cape Verde, Uzbekistan debuts for the 2026 World Cup By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The pomp and pageantry has began as nations have booked their spot in the forth coming largest world cup ever in history. The largest world cup would be hosted by United states with Canada and Mexico as co host nations. The world cup draws would hold on December 5 at the JF Kenndey cultural centre in Washington DC. 48 national teams from across the continents would do battle for t host coveted football prize. Argentina are the defending champions. Our…
2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League Season, That’s a wrap for Matchday 7 of the NPFL2025/26 season! 📊 Compiled by Usman Bature Enyimba and Rivers United remain unbeaten, while Nasarawa United sit comfortably top of the table with 16 points. 📅 Saturday, October 4 🔸 Bendel Insurance 0–1 Nasarawa United Nasarawa United extended their lead at the top with a hard-fought away win in Benin. Substitute Garba Mohammed scored in stoppage time his second goal of the season to hand the Solid Miners their second consecutive away victory. 🔸 El-Kanemi Warriors 2–1 Kano Pillars At the Maiduguri Sports Complex, Daddy Abdulrahman…
Policy Brief on Nigeria’s U17 Football Crisis- Engr Dr Suleiman Musa FNSE Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, once the most dominant U17 national team in world football, have now failed to qualify for back-to-back U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments (2023 and 2025). Consequently, Nigeria has missed two consecutive FIFA U17 World Cups. This represents a severe crisis in youth football development, weakening Nigeria’s talent pipeline for the Super Eagles and eroding the country’s global football reputation. Background • Historical dominance: Nigeria has won 5 FIFA U17 World Cups (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015). • Recent failures: • …
24th FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles target three points against Saudi Arabia The Flying Eagles will be aiming for victory against Saudi Arabia on Matchday 2 in the ongoing FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Chile, after a painful loss to Norway in their first group game on Monday. Despite dominating the game and creating a number of opportunities, the seven-time African champions were unlucky not to have equalized in the second half of the encounter, and probably taken the three points. On two occasions, their appeals for penalty awards were turned down by the referee. Victory against Saudi Arabia will put the two-time World Cup runners-up in a good position to qualify for the championship’s Round of 16,…
Chile 25: No way for Norway, Flying Eagles promise Nigerians superb FIFA U20 World Cup start The Flying Eagles will head out of the dugout against Norway next Monday at the Estadio Fiscal de Talca for the first time ever in the history of the tournament. Two-time finalists in Saudi Arabia in 1989 and in The Netherlands in 2005, the West African giants will be making their 14th appearance in the competition that commenced as FIFA U21 Youth Tournament in Tunisia in 1977. On the other hand, their Scandinavian counterparts will step on to the field for only the third…
Governor Makinde splash dollar s reward on Nigeria’s U20 girls Oyo State Governor, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde on Saturday rewarded Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets with the sum of $15,000, after the two-time World Cup runners-up defeated their Rwandan counterparts 4-0 in a 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifying match at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan. Goals by Precious Oscar, Tumininu Adeshina, Janet Akekoromowei and Alaba Olabiyi steered the Falconets, to a 5-0 aggregate win, and a date with either Senegal or Algeria in the third round of the series in February next year. Playing with purpose, passion and unceasing…
WAFU-B U17 Championship: Golden Eaglets to confront Ghana’s Black Starlets in semi final The Golden Eaglets and Baby Stallions of Burkina Faso settled for a goalless draw in their last game in group B played at Stade Lycee Scientifique on Saturday evening. Nigeria piled pressure on the Burkinabes from the first blast of the referee’s whistle, but their opponents were very resolute in the defence, while depending on occassional counter – attacks, which were equally thwarted by the Eaglets, leading to the game remaining scoreless at the end of 90 minutes. Nigeria’s Boluwatife Thompson, who tormented the defence of Burkina Faso with his dribbling runs and high football intelligence was awarded the…
