Kylian Mbappe: "Good year for me to win 'Ballon d'Or"
Kylian Mbappe believes he has done enough to win the Ballon d'Or for the first time after making history at the 2026 World Cup.
Nigeria confirm Venezuela, Colombia friendlies ahead of AFCON 2025
According to the NFF's FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon of Eurodata Sport, Nigeria will play both matches in the United States of America, before selecting the squad to participate at the African Cup of Nations 2025 in December.
Nigeria will play Venezuela at the Shell Stadium in Houston, Texas on Friday 14 November, before facing Colombia at the Citi Field Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York four days later.
The three-time African champions are currently heading into their final must win 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers this month against Lesotho and Benin in third position in Group C.
Nigeria will have to win and hope South Africa and Benin stumble in their respective matches for Nigeria to snatch a miraculous qualification.
The Super Eagles were drawn to face Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda in Group C of AFCON 2025 which is set to start on 21 December in Morocco.
Galatasaray confirm Osimhen injury blow ahead of Nigeria's AFCON 2027 qualifiers
Galatasaray have revealed Nigeria star striker Victor Osimhen has suffered a groin injury during the 3-2 victory over Istabul Basaksehir in their Turkish Super Lig clash on Friday.
Peter Odemwingie explains why William Troost-Ekong should not have captained Nigeria
Peter Odemwingie believes Nigeria should rethink how it chooses its national team captain, arguing that current club level and competitive ambition should carry more weight than past achievements.
Marcos Llorente calls time on Spain career after World Cup glory
Marcos Llorente has retired from international football at the age of 31, bringing his Spain career to an end after 27 appearances.