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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
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Portugal coach Jorge Jesus has left the door open for Cristiano Ronaldo to come back to the national team, insisting the decision now rests entirely with the player after his abrupt walkout from the squad last week. Jesus spoke on Sunday, after Portugal beat Norway 2-1 in Lisbon to become the first side through to…
Portugal’s national team has lost a large number of Instagram followers in the hours after captain Cristiano Ronaldo walked out of the squad’s training camp, with trackers putting the drop anywhere between several hundred thousand and more than a million within a single day. The fall followed Ronaldo’s abrupt departure from the camp in Copenhagen…
The English Football Association has said the finding that Manchester City broke the Premier League’s financial rules carries implications for the integrity of the game, while stopping short of saying what action it might take. In a statement on Friday, the FA said it was carefully considering the decision and its implications and would…
Argentina will not be able to permanently retire the No. 10 shirt in honour of Lionel Messi, as FIFA squad regulations stand in the way of the tribute, according to a report by GOAL.com. The Argentine Football Association had wanted to take the number out of circulation for good once Messi stepped away from…
Barcelona forward Raphinha has been given Brazil’s No. 10 shirt, the Confederation of Brazilian Football confirmed on Thursday, closing the Neymar chapter and opening a new one for a number that carries more history than any other in the Brazilian game. The confederation released the full squad numbers for its 26-man travelling party ahead…
Nigeria’s Falconets are out of the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a stoppage-time goal handed Colombia a 1-0 win in their quarter-final at the Stadion Miejski ŁKS in Łódź, Poland, on Sunday. Valerin Loboa was the heartbreaker. She struck in the second minute of added time, racing onto a through ball, seeing…
Former Barcelona and Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has announced the death of his wife, Bartina Koeman-Boddeveld, who died on Monday, 15 September 2026, at the age of 65. Koeman confirmed the loss in a tribute posted on Instagram, describing Bartina as his “beautiful wife” and the family’s “dearest mother and grandmother”. “With intense sadness, but…
Barcelona midfielder Rodri has publicly apologised to Valencia and their captain José Gayà after television cameras appeared to catch him describing the club as “very weak” from the substitutes’ bench during a La Liga fixture at Mestalla. The apology came on Wednesday night at the Spotify Camp Nou, minutes after Barcelona opened their Champions…
The leadership transition crisis within the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has taken a new turn after FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) directed the federation to suspend its ongoing electoral process pending a joint assessment of recent developments. The decision places Nigeria’s football administration under closer international review as the two governing bodies…
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has become the subject of medical attention after Turkish champions Galatasaray confirmed that he suffered a right adductor muscle injury during a league match against İstanbul Başakşehir. The Nigerian forward scored before being forced off in Galatasaray’s 3–2 victory, with subsequent medical examinations revealing a strain in his groin muscle…