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Ibrahim Musa Gusau, Mohammed Sanusi and members of the NFF Executive Committee have resigned, opening a major transition as Nigerian football enters a reform process ordered by President Bola Tinubu.
The NPFL’s new $7.5m EuroMatch title deal puts fresh money into Nigerian club football — and fresh pressure on clubs to show players actually benefit.
The Falconets have two final warm-up matches against Poland and South Korea before opening their U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign against Spain.
The NFF has named a 21-player Falconets squad for Poland 2026, but fresh reports say visa issues disrupted travel arrangements for some players, including captain Joy Igbokwe.
Nigeria international Terem Moffi has completed a permanent move to Hamburger SV from OGC Nice and will wear the No. 9 shirt in Germany.
Heartland FC are heading into another promotion fight with Remo Stars and Sunshine Stars among the heavyweight names shaping a demanding 2026/27 Nigeria National League campaign.
Nigerian football is enduring one of its darkest periods, and Sylvanus Ofekun believes responsibility must reach the very top. In this hard-hitting commentary, he challenges the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation over national-team failures, player welfare, accountability and what he describes as a dangerous normalisation of failure.
Nigeria’s football authorities have moved from apology to investigation, with the NFF tasking a Fanny Amun-led committee to examine recent national-team failures and identify where the system went wrong.
Multiple reports say the NFF has dismissed Justine Madugu and the Super Falcons technical crew after Nigeria’s historic failure to qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, although CranseSports located no corresponding dismissal statement on the federation’s official website during its review.
Rangers International and Rivers United have learned their opening opponents in the 2026/27 CAF Champions League, with first-leg ties scheduled for 4–6 September.