William Troost-Ekong in action for Nigeria Phill Magakoe/Getty Images Nigeria’s squad were trying to process their failure to qualify for a second successive World Cup when captain William ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo have left out two players cited in Nigeria’s complaint to FIFA as they announced a 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup ...

How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 16:00 GMT in advance of our text commentary stream. Nigeria are looking more and more like the team to beat at the Africa Cup of ...

PARIS (AP) — The Nigeria women's basketball team wasn't allowed to board the delegation's boat for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, said a person familiar with the situation. The person ...

Nigeria's women's 4x400 relay team has qualified for this year's World Relays Championship coming up in May 2026 in Botswana.This follows the climax of a 3-day MTN CHAMPS Athletics Classics held ...

Nigeria enters uncharted territory when it meets the United States on Wednesday in the women's basketball quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Nigerians are the first African basketball team, ...

Mr Onigbinde was widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most influential football tacticians, with a coaching and administrative career that spanned several decades.President Bola Tinubu and the Nigeria ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Ezinne Kalu had a giant smile on her face as she joined her teammates for a celebratory run around the court with Nigerian flags. Nigeria had reached a place no ...

In the Nigeria team hotel in Abidjan on Tuesday morning, the country’s footballers were divided into two groups. The second group was the bigger and more accessible, comprising the bulk of the 26-man ...

On Thursday, July 26, Olympic contenders will unveil their competing athletes on the world stage, outfitted in looks representative of their nation’s heritage and history. The opening ceremony is not ...