By Abdulrahman Yahaya, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Football fans across the globe will remember the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the last World Cup that featured the two greatest footballers ever, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But the tournament, hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada, made headlinesContinue Reading
By Mukhtar Sagir Dambatta Drew Uyi, a FIFA-licensed football agent, says the 2026 FIFA World Cup has exceeded expectations in spite of the officiating controversies and surprising results. Uyi stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja while assessing the tournament’sContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Cape Verde pushed reigning champions Argentina to the brink but eventually lost their round of 32 2026 FIFA World Cup match 3-2 after conceding an extra time own goal on Friday in Miami. The Africans came back into the game twice to push the game to extraContinue Reading
Morocco strengthened their chances of reaching the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Scotland in a Group C match on Saturday.Continue Reading
By Abdulrahman Yahaya Lionel Messi scored a brilliant hat-trick to equal the World Cup all-time goals record as Argentina humbled Algeria 3-0 on in Kansas City. The Argentina legend now joins German legend Miroslav Klose as joint record holder with 16 goals, after a magical display against the North Africans.Continue Reading
Abdulrahman Yahaya Cape Verde pulled a stunner in their first ever World Cup game as they hold Spain to a goalless draw on Monday in the opening game of Group H. One of the tournament favourites Spain couldn’t find a way through debutant Cape Verde, in spite of dominating possessionContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye A football stakeholder, Ahmed Gara-Gombe, has absolved Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Ibrahim Musa Gusau, of blame for the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles will miss the 2026 FIFA WorldContinue Reading
By Stephen O. Benjamin Newly appointed Flying Eagles Coach, Abdul Maikaba, has promised to give more players from the Nationwide League One (NLO) the opportunity to prove themselves in the national U-20 team setup. Maikaba gave the assurance while speaking at the Area 3 centre of the ongoing 2026 NLOContinue Reading
By Vivian Ahanmisi Nigeria’s Rukayat Suleimon has made history, becoming Africa’s first female blind sambist to win gold at the World Sambo Cup in Yerevan, Armenia. Competing in the women’s -54kg category, she defeated opponents from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to secure the title. Suleimon and compatriot Elizabeth Aseso wereContinue Reading
