2026 Women’s AFCON Race: Super Falcons edge Amazons, qualify for Morocco 2026
Champions Nigeria qualified for next year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-1 draw with Bénin Republic in the return leg of the final...
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FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Finals: Flamingos out after 0-4 loss to Italy
2022 bronze medallists Nigeria were eliminated from the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup on Tuesday after a 4-0 defeat by Italy, who took their...
2026 Women’s AFCON Race: Ihezuo, Okoronkwo earn Falcons 2-0 win over Bénin’s Amazons
Forwards Chinwendu Ihezuo aand Esther Okoronkwo scored first-half goals to give reigning African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 2-0 win over their Bénin Republic counterparts...
NFF: Monies received from FIFA & CAF are for specific purposes
The Nigeria Football Federation finds it expedient to reiterate that the monies it receives from world football-governing body, FIFA and the continental governing body, CAF,...
2026 Women’s AFCON Race: Super Falcons seek comfortable win over Bénin’s Amazons
The 25,000 -capacity Stade de Kégué in the Togolese capital, Lomè is venue for Friday’s 2026 Women Africa Cup of Nations final qualifying fixture, first...
2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos edge Paraguay in five-goal thriller
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, rounded off their pre-World Cup preparations in style with a hard-fought 3–2 victory over Paraguay in Casablanca on...
SWAN Issues Disclaimer on Olatutu Oladunni, Bello Omotunde
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) wishes to categorically disclaim Ms. Olatutu Oladunni and Mr. Bello Omotunde as...
Ekong: We’re happy to be in the play-offs and we’ll give it our best shot
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...
2026 FIFA World Cup Race: All to play for on final day, as Super Eagles edge Lesotho 2-1
The race to next year’s FIFA World Cup finals in North America will go right down to the wire after Nigeria defeated Lesotho 2-1 in...
Lagos SWAN inaugurates new SWANECO to conduct elections
…congress condemns intimidation of members The Lagos State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has inaugurated a new electoral committee (SWANECO)...