LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted and splashed gifts on the triumphant national women’s soccer team who overcame poor preparations and missing payments to win their ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's soccer players returned to their country dancing and singing on Monday after boycotting their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya where they were stranded overnight at ...

The Africa Cup of Nations is deep into qualifying to determine the 24-team field that will head to Morocco for next year's tournament. But we are seeing the ugly side of world soccer play out ahead of ...

After 96 minutes in the unforgiving Moroccan sun, two penalties and one horrible injury to Gabriela Salgado, Nigeria found a way to keep their “Mission X” — to win a 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ...

The Nigerian soccer national team have officially boycotted their AFCON qualifier against Libya after their flight was diverted away from its original location with the team being held at the airport ...

Nigeria are at serious risk of not qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup that will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer. The Super Eagles, by far one of the most talented ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Congo team staff member used voodoo during the penalty shootout, Nigeria coach Éric Chelle claimed after the African soccer power was eliminated from qualifying for the 2026 ...

Nigeria have confirmed their ranking as one of the four best runners-up in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) section of qualification of the World Cup after thumping Benin 4-0 on Tuesday ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Former Nigeria forward Michael Eneramo died after collapsing on the field during a friendly game on Friday. The 40-year-old Eneramo “appeared to have suffered cardiac arrest five ...