Underperforming Nigeria and disadvantaged Sudan share the spotlight ahead of two 2026 World Cup qualifying matchdays in Africa from Wednesday.
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NWSL: San Diego Wave loads up on young foreign stars
The San Diego Wave signed 18-year-old Colombian defender Sintia Cabezas and 22-year-old Nigerian midfielder midfielder Favour Emmanuel, its third and fourth signings.
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Under-17 Women’s World Cup: USA cruises into quarterfinals
San Diego Wave forward Melanie Barcenas scored after just 30 seconds to set the USA on course to a 5-0 win over South Korea.
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Nigeria returns home after boycotting Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya
The Nigeria Football Federation confirmed Monday that its national team had returned home after alleged “inhumane treatment” in Libya ahead of a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. NFF director of communications Ademola Olajire outlined in a 20-point statement the team’s “ordeal on Libyan soil,” saying the “keenly-anticipated match” had been “relegated to a fiasco […]
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Olympics: Randy Waldrum leads Nigeria to women’s tournament after 16-year absence
Zambia beat Morocco 3-2 on aggregate to complete the 12-team women’s field and set up a sate with the USA.
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Ademola Lookman, from England youth world champion to Nigeria star
Lookman has stolen the limelight from Victor Osimhen on Nigeria’s run to the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals.
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Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala joins Bay FC
At Barcelona Femení, she scored 107 goals in 149 appearances.
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Group D Preview: World Cup is the last stand for Argentina with Messi
Every World Cup group is rife with storylines, yet the lineup in Group D ticks all the boxes culturally as well as competitively. Two-time champion Argentina is ledby Lionel Messi, one of the all-time greats whose brilliant legacy is destined to be at least partially eclipsed if he can’t lead his nation to the title. And […]
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Hart, Wilshire, Lallana excluded from England's World Cup squad
A young England team with virtually no international experience in goal has been named by manager Gareth Southgate for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Southgate included five standbyplayers in addition to a 23-man roster released Wednesday. Nearly three weeks remain until the June 4 deadline for the final list to be submitted to FIFA. […]
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Waldrum approved to be Nigerian women's national team coach
The Nigeria Football Federation’s executive board approved the appointment of Randy Waldrum as head coach of Nigeria’s women’s national team. The former Notre Dame and Houston Dash coach willcoach the Super Falcons in the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, which will serve as qualifying for the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. Waldrum previously […]