Author: SportsIntel

Falconets coach Moses Aduku’s preparation for the all-important FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Group F fixture against China received a major boost as Benfica forward Janet Akekoromowei joins the team. Benfica Forward Janet Akekoromowei arrived in Poland on Wednesday after completing the necessary documentation in Portugal, according to Savid News. The two-time silver-medallists return to action today for their second Group F game at the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, facing China PR at Arena Sosnowiec. However, after the opening-day defeat to Spain, the Falconets will seek to bounce back and keep their qualification hopes alive.  Coach Moses Aduku…

Nigeria’s Under-20 Men’s Handball team has qualified for the 2027 IHF U21 Handball Championship following a 28-23 quarter-final victory over Guinea in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday. The team also secured a place in the semi-finals of the 33rd Africa Men’s Junior Handball Championship. The Coach David Emmanuel-tutored side produced a solid performance to secure the five-goal victory, leading Guinea 14–10 at the end of the first half before maintaining their advantage after the break despite a late surge by the resolute Guineans. Nigeria will face Tunisia in the semi-final. The North Africans defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo 36-20…

Despite missing out on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian football fans showed their deep love for the game by ranking high on the list of the most football-obsessed African nations, searching for football and player news 75 million times. This number is only second to South Africa, whose participation in the FIFA World Cup led to 122m searches. As the World Cup took over screens and conversations worldwide, a new study by the football predictions platform The Daily Punt analyzed fan numbers, professional players, stadiums, and search activity to determine which nations live and breathe football the most. South Africa…

The Super Eagles face Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, as confirmed by Nigeria’s FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodatasports, marking the second meeting between the two sides in 16 months. Both teams played out a 1-1 draw in another friendly inside Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on 6th June 2025 – a few days after the Super Eagles retained the Afro-Caribbean Unity Cup Football Tournament trophy in London.  A Semi Ajayi own goal in the first half put the hosts in front, but Nigeria levelled in the second half through Tolu…

World football’s governing body, FIFA, investigates NFF crisis conditions in Nigeria following the abrupt resignations of Nigeria Football Federation President Ibrahim Gusau, the Secretary General, and key executive board members. In a correspondence dated September 7th and signed by Elkhan Mammadov, Chief Member Associations Officer, FIFA revealed the intent of the visit. FIFA Investigates NFF Crisis The international governing body listed four stakeholder groups it will meet with when it arrives in Nigeria.  “The purpose of this mission will be to engage with the relevant stakeholders and gather the information necessary to enable FIFA and CAF to conduct a comprehensive…

Nigeria’s U20 women’s national team, the Falconets, began their campaign at the 2026 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland with a 0-2 loss to Spain on Monday evening at the Arena Sosnowiec. The 2022 U20 Women’s World Cup champions started brightly and took the lead in the 13th minute when Marisa Garcia slotted past goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma to put Spain 1-0 up. Despite the early setback, the Falconets responded with purpose and created a few half-chances, but could not find the equalizer before the break. Coach Moses Aduku’s side came out with renewed energy in the second half and…

Former women’s 100m hurdles record holder Tobi Amusan and sprint sensation Kanyisola Ajayi will headline Team Nigeria’s squad at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships. Last weekend, Kanyinsola Ajayi made history in Brussels by finishing third in 9.97 seconds to become the first Nigerian man to secure a 100m podium finish in a Diamond League final. For her part, Tobi Amusan will hope to get one over Masai Russell, who ran 12.09 to break her women’s 100m hurdles record. Overall, nine Nigerian athletes are named on the entry list to the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The World Athletics…

Head Coach of Nigeria’s U20 Women National Team, Moses Aduku, wants a winning start for the Falconets against Spain in the opening match of Group F at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, at Stadion Sosnowiec. Nigeria, two-time runners-up of the global championship that began as an U19 tournament in Canada in 2002, battle the Spaniards at 5 pm local time (4 pm Nigeria time). Aduku revealed his team will throw everything into Monday’s match.  “We will approach the game like a Cup final because we want to win. The three points will put us in good stead in our group…

Nigeria’s Junior Female Yellow Greens secured a second consecutive ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup ticket after beating Zimbabwe by four runs in Tanzania on Saturday. They qualified ahead of Zimbabwe in the final, played on Saturday, 5 September 2026, at the TCA Cricket Arena, bringing the week-long qualifier to a close. Nigeria won the toss, and Junior female YellowGreens chose to bat first against Zimbabwe U19W. Nigeria 98/6 in 20 overs Zimbabwe 94/20 in 19.5 overs pic.twitter.com/ZKHOdm3fRo — Nigeria Cricket Federation (@cricket_nigeria) September 5, 2026 To emerge champions, the Junior Female Yellow Greens completed an unbeaten campaign, recording five…

Nigeria volleyball sensation Christiana Amaka Paul finished fourth-best scorer at the just-concluded 2026 African Senior Women’s Volleyball Nations Championship in Kenya on Friday, September 4. Amaka scored 94 points, including 76 successful attacks, to rank fourth among the tournament’s top scorers as Nigeria finished ninth at the championship. Speaking on the ranking, the Nigerian Opposite Hitter expressed her appreciation to the coaching crew led by head coach Elishama Elam and her teammates for their support throughout the competition. She said the encouragement and guidance from the coaching staff and her teammates played an important role in her performance at the…