Author: Brila

Super Falconets Chief Coach, Christopher Danjuma has expressed his confidence in the level of preparedness of his players ahead of the qualifier match against S/Africa.

Ivory Coast and Chelsea Legend Didier Drogba has revealed that former teammate Mohamed Salah used to confide in him during his bad spells in front of goal.

Nigeria have been penalised with the loss of two points for fielding an ineligible Super Eagles player in a World Cup qualifying tie but this has not affected their appearance in Russia at next year’s finals.

Chelsea bounced back to winning ways after their disappointing loss last time out with a resounding 3-1 victory against Huddersfield Town at The John Smith’s Stadium on Tuesday evening, with Victor Moses starring for the Premier League giants.

NFF President Amaju Pinnick has issued an apology for the near fiasco of fielding an ineligible player for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Algeria and has promised the “restructuring of the Technical and Competitions Department.

The Nigeria Football Federation [NFF] has responded swiftly to the recent sanction placed on the federation by the world football governing body, FIFA.

Tyson Fury is free to resume his boxing career after accepting a backdated two-year ban.

Nigeria have forfeited their World Cup qualifier away to Algeria and been handed a 3-0 walkover defeat for fielding an ineligible player in the match, global soccer body FIFA said on Tuesday.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player in the match between Algeria and Nigeria on 10 November 2017. The match is declared to be forfeited and awarded 3-0 in favour of Algeria, with the NFF also receiving a fine of CHF 6,000. The sanction relates to the player Abdullahi Shehu failing to serve the automatic one-match suspension imposed on him as a result of receiving a caution in two separate matches of the same competition. This sanction bears no impact on the final result of the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup since…

Nigeria’s home-based senior team will file out against reigning NPFL champions Plateau United at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano on Wednesday, in their first match of the glamour Super Six Tournament.