AFCON 2025 Draw: Super Eagles Await Group Opponents in Rabat

The draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place today, Monday, January 27, in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria’s Super Eagles are in Pot 1, placing them among the tournament’s top-seeded teams alongside Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Algeria, and hosts Morocco. This positioning ensures they will avoid these heavyweights in the group stage. […]

NFF Appoints Éric Chelle as Super Eagles Head Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has named 47-year-old Éric Sékou Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles. In a statement released on Tuesday, the NFF said, “The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee for the appointment of Mr. Éric Sékou Chelle […]

NFF Confirms Date For Super Eagles Final AFCON Qualifiers

The Nigerian Football team, The Super Eagles, celebrating after scoring a goal

Super Eagles of Nigeria will play their final 2025 AFCON qualifying matches against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda on November 14th, 2024 and November 18th, 2024. Announcing this in a statement on 29th October, 2024, NFF said the Match-day 5 clash with Benin Republic will take place in Abidjan on November 14th, 2024, with […]

Troost-Ekong Slams ‘Disgraceful’ Treatment After 12-Hour Standoff at Libyan Airport

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has condemned the treatment of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team after they were stranded for over 12 hours at Al Abaq Airport in Libya. Originally scheduled to land in Benghazi for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, the team was redirected to Al Abaq, where they have been […]

NTA secures exclusive broadcasting rights for 2024 AFCON

NTA on Wednesday announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Afro Sport for the live transmission of 52 matches of Africa Cup of Nations in Cote D’Voire The announcement comes as a surprise after Multichoice, the owners of DSTV and Super Sports, failed to secure the rights. The Africa Cup of Nations, […]