NIGERIA NEWS

Nigeria hires ex-Mali coach Éric Chelle amid World Cup qualifying struggles

Nigeria has made Éric Chelle the latest in a series of coaches for its men’s national team as it risks missing out on the 2026 World Cup

JANUARY 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nigeria hires German coach Bruno Labbadia in a bid to get World Cup qualifying back on track

Nigeria has put German coach Bruno Labbadia in charge of its men’s national soccer team in a bid to get the team’s flagging 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track

AUGUST 27, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Argentina to play exhibitions vs. El Salvador, Nigeria in the U.S., replacing China tour

Argentina will play exhibitions against El Salvador and Nigeria in the U.S. next month, replacing its canceled China tour.

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Nigeria stumbles to 2nd consecutive draw in WCup qualifying after Zimbabwe holds Super Eagles 1-1

Kelechi Iheanacho equalized to salvage a 1-1 draw for Nigeria against Zimbabwe as both sides opened their World Cup qualifying campaigns with two consecutive draws

NOVEMBER 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA to lift Saudi club Al Nassr's player registration ban when debt to Leicester is paid

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr will have its FIFA ban on registering new players lifted when it settles a debt with Leicest...

JULY 13, 2023

Nigeria qualifies for African Cup, Tanzania's ball boys ejected for interfering with play

Nigeria has qualified for next year’s African Cup of Nations by beating Sierra Leone 3-2 with a winning goal in the fifth minute of added time by Kelechi Iheanacho

JUNE 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brazil tops Group D at Under-20 World Cup; Italy, Nigeria also advance

Brazil scored two goals late in the first half to beat Nigeria 2-0 and finish top of Group D at the Under-20 World Cup

MAY 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brazil cruises, Nigeria leads Group D after 2-0 win over Italy at Under-20 World Cup

Brazil has trounced Dominican Republic 6-0 to keep alive its chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup

MAY 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

USMNT has kept 'open dialogue' with dual national striker Folarin Balogun

Balogun is eligible to play for England, Nigeria or the United States at the senior level but has yet to make a decision.

MARCH 15, 2023

World Cup: 101 most memorable tournament moments

In anticipation of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, see all 101 of the most memorable moments in the tournament's rich history.

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements

Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lavelle's goal gives the US women a 2-1 victory over Nigeria

Rose Lavelle scored the go-ahead goal and the U.S. women’s national team won its 13th straight match with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sophia Smith scores twice, US women defeat Nigeria 4-0

Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Nigeria 4-0 on Saturday as both teams prepare for next summer’s World Cup

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dunn to train with US women ahead of games against Nigeria

Crystal Dunn is returning to practice with the U.S. women’s national team as it prepares for the 2023 World Cup with a pair of exhibition matches next month against Nigeria

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

World Cup's 101 Most Memorable Moments: Sunday Oliseh's screamer vs. Spain

Sunday Oliseh stunned Spain with this rocket in No. 94 of the 101 Most Memorable World Cup Moments countdown.

AUGUST 18, 2022

World Cup's 101 Most Memorable Moments: Michael Laudrup's no-look lob pass

Michael Laudrup's cheeky assist against Nigeria at France '98 is No. 97 on our 101 Most Memorable World Cup Moments countdown.

AUGUST 15, 2022

Sadio Mane, Asisat Oshoala win African player of year awards

Sadio Mane of Senegal has been named African player of the year for the second time

JULY 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA to use new high-tech for offside calls at World Cup

FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system

JULY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Italian club Spezia wins in appeal against FIFA transfer ban

Italian soccer club Spezia has been cleared to resume player trading by sport’s highest court

JUNE 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Italian club Spezia in court to challenge FIFA transfer ban

Italian club Spezia has challenged FIFA at a hearing at sport’s highest court trying to overturn a two-year transfer ban

MAY 19, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Arsenal academy player Kelechi Nwakali wants to return to England Arsenal’s former academy player Kelechi Nwakali, now a Nigerian international, may return to England after his controversial parting of ways...

APRIL 11, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Mané sends Senegal to World Cup after Salah faces lasers

Sadio Mané has secured Senegal’s place at the World Cup with a win over Egypt on penalties after Mohamed Salah was targeted by laser pointers as he stepped up to take his team’s fi...

MARCH 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS