Author: Tumininu Yussuf
African football was thrown into sudden uncertainty after the Confederation of African Football announced the shock postponement of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) just 12 days before the tournament was scheduled to begin.
Young Super Eagles striker and debutant, Salim Fago Lawal endured a mixed afternoon as he scored but was later forced off with an injury during FC Viktoria Plzeň’s 3-0 victory over FC Hradec Králové in the Czech First League.
Super Eagles footballers delivered elite performances across several European leagues over the weekend, producing goals, assists, and influential displays for their clubs.
For Rinsola Babajide, representing Nigeria, the national women’s team and the journey to continental glory was never just about football, it was about identity, culture, and destiny.
Perennial African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons showed the truism that class is permanent as they stormed to a 3-1 victory over the Cameroon women’s national football team in the second of their two-match tour of Yaoundé on Tuesday.
Rising military tensions between the United States, Israel and Iran have sent an alleged World World III Memo across global sport and Nigerian footballers playing across the Middle East are now navigating sudden uncertainty.
WAFCON defending champions, Super Falcons are determined to redeem themselves after suffering a heartbreaking 1–0 defeat to Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses in the first of two international friendlies in Yaoundé.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons suffered a painful 1–0 defeat to the Indomitable Lionesses in a pre-WAFCON 2026 international friendly decided deep into stoppage time on Saturday night in Yaoundé.
Nigeria’s seven-time African champions, D’Tigress, have unveiled a strong provisional squad ahead of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament, scheduled to run from March 11–17, 2026, in Lyon, France.
The road to European glory has officially been mapped out after the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League round-of-16 draw delivered blockbuster clashes, brutal reunions and zero room for error.
