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
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
Nigeria will miss the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in 36 years after losing 2-1 to South Africa in Casablanca. The Super Falcons surrendered their proud unbroken streak of attending every global final since the tournament began in China in 1991. Second-half strikes from Thembi Kgatlana and Refiloe Jane put Banyana Banyana…
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…
Nigeria’s football authorities have turned their gaze to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 FIFA World Cup, with the National Sports Commission charging the Nigeria Football Federation to begin rebuilding immediately after confirming that Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle will stay on. NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko gave the directive on Tuesday…
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has formally apologised to Nigerian football supporters following the national team’s failure to meet expectations in recent Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns, acknowledging that the country’s most beloved sporting institution has fallen short during one of the most demanding rebuilding phases in its…
The Nigerian football community mourns the sudden passing of former Super Eagles forward Michael Eneramo. He collapsed and died on Friday morning during a local friendly match in Ungwan Yelwa, Kaduna. The 40-year-old reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest five minutes into the second half of the game. He had completed the first half before the…
Super Eagles left-back Bruno Onyemaechi has left the Nigerian national team’s training camp in Antalya, Turkey, following the birth of his first child with Portuguese partner Ines Fontes, casting doubt over his availability for the friendly against Jordan scheduled for Tuesday. The 26-year-old Olympiacos defender was notably absent from Nigeria’s first training session after…
Nigeria’s football governing body has set September 26, 2026 as the date for its next elective congress, following a series of significant governance decisions taken at an Extraordinary General Assembly held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) convened the assembly at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall, Government House, where delegates unanimously…
A Norwegian court has sentenced Daniel Daga, a Nigerian professional footballer and former Flying Eagles midfielder, to six months in prison after finding him guilty of committing a sexual act without consent. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, marks one of the more high-profile criminal cases to touch Nigerian football at the junior international level…
President Bola Tinubu has described the death of former Super Eagles head coach and renowned football administrator, Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, as a profound loss to Nigerian football, praising the late sports icon for his pioneering contributions to the development of the game in the country. In a condolence message issued through his Special Adviser…
Fifa on Tuesday officially marked 100 days until the start of the 2026 World Cup, publishing a series of celebratory posts on its digital platforms. Yet amid the countdown to the expanded 48-team tournament, the world football governing body offered no update on a disciplinary matter that could still alter the lineup of nations heading…