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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
Three converted penalties, six goals and a night of nervous arithmetic in Rabat have kept Nigeria’s title defence alive at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, with the Super Falcons beating Egypt 6-2 on Wednesday to finish second in Group C and set up a quarter-final against Cameroon. The result closed one of…
Gianni Infantino faces emergency talks in Rabat as his FIFA presidency crumbles. The Swiss administrator summoned senior football executives to Morocco following the collapse of his plan to privatise World Cup commercial rights. His reckless bid to sell a 20 per cent stake to private investors for $4.2bn collapsed within days. Deep anger across major…
Team Nigeria’s boxing squad has collapsed in Glasgow following four rapid eliminations at the Commonwealth Games. Nineteen-year-old Ajishola Kadijat became the latest casualty on Sunday after losing a 3-2 split decision to Wales’ Helen Jones in the women’s 54kg category. Her exit at the SEC Centre extinguished another hope for silverware in the ring. The…
Luka Modric has committed to another season at San Siro, with AC Milan confirming on Thursday that the Croatia captain has signed on until 30 June 2027, a decision that closes months of speculation over whether the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner would retire, return to Spain or push on into a 21st professional campaign. The…
Africa’s champion women’s team will leave Morocco next month with double the cheque their predecessors collected a year ago, after the Confederation of African Football raised the winners’ purse for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations from $1 million to $2 million, the second such increase inside twelve months and the third in three years….
A lighthearted exchange on the fringes of the Wimbledon Championships has pulled Ola Aina back into transfer conversation, after the Nottingham Forest defender waved away the idea of a move to Arsenal with a one line dismissal that has since spread widely online. Approached by a Nigerian supporter working at the All England…
Spain reclaimed their position at the apex of global football on Sunday night, defeating defending champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time. Substitute forward Ferran Torres broke the deadlock in the 106th minute at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The Barcelona attacker latched onto a clever, cushioned header from Nico Williams to smash the ball…
William Troost-Ekong has signalled that his next contribution to Nigerian football will come from the committee room rather than the dugout, arguing that the Super Eagles will not climb back to their former heights until more former internationals are handed genuine authority over how the game is run. The former captain, who ended a…
Anxiety over the fitness of Spain’s teenage forward Lamine Yamal has shaped the buildup to Sunday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, after the nineteen year old sat out his country’s opening training session in New Jersey with heavy strapping wrapped around his left thigh. Spain arrived in the New York area on…
Twelve Super Falcons players have opened their training camp in Casablanca to prepare for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The arrivals of Inter Milan’s Toni Payne and AS Roma forward Omorinsola Babajide bolstered the squad’s numbers. Head Coach Justine Madugu leads the training sessions as more players make their way to Morocco. The…