The son of a Nigerian former army regimental sergeant-major, and the eldest of six children who grew up in Kaduna (also in northern Nigeria), Madugu did not get the ringing approval of his strict ...

“They don’t treat us as if we are here to play for our country — they treat us as if we are slaves.” These words were spoken by a member of Nigeria’s 2023 Women’s World Cup squad, describing her ...

For Aisha Falode, a TV Diva turned football administrator, there is indeed no gain without pain, as she admitted that managing the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) for five years between 2017 ...

When: Saturday at 8pm (20:00 GMT). How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 5pm (16:00 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream. Two of the continent’s footballing ...

Nigeria women's national team coach Justin Madugu is monitoring the progress of Bayern Munich forward Edna Imade, while ...

Gusau made this announcement at the graduation ceremony of 25 coaches who have successfully completed their CAF B Licence coaching course at the FIFA Goal Project in Abuja. He urg ...

Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday. The triumph in Rabat confirmed the Super ...

The Osun State Government has granted approval for Osun Babes, the state’s female football team, to participate in the ...

The Nigeria U-20 women’s national team, the Falconets, will open their 2025 WAFU Zone B campaign on Saturday when they face ...

Ibom Angels Chairman Prince Ukeme Ukpong has expressed optimism in his team ahead of the 2025–26 Nigeria Women’s Football ...

ILORIN, Nigeria – In north central Nigeria’s Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing football. They’ve ...

Melisa Kekic scored the winner in the 73rd minute and fellow substitute Julia Amireh added two insurance goals as Canada defeated Nigeria 4-1 Sunday in its opening game at the FIFA U-17 ...