…Kareem issued a bold message to England ahead of the Round of 16 at the FIFA U-20 Women's World CupThe Falconets secured their place in the knockout stage after a dominant 10-1 thrashing of New Caledonia in Lodz on Sunday, September 13Kareem, who scored a hat-trick against New Caledonia, spoke to FIFA.com about Nigeria…

…to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Super Falcons missed out on the 2027 Women's World Cup in what would be Nigeria's first absence from the tournament since it began, and the Flying Eagles also failed to secure a place at the next Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.Tinubu issues new directive on Nigerian football Mean…

…the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and subsequently missed out on a place at the Women's World Cup.NFF officials summoned to Aso VillaA separate report by OwnGoal Nigeria claimed that NFF officials were summoned to the presidential villa in Abuja, where calls for their voluntary resignation were raised.Adding furth…

…historyNigeria will face South Africa in the African playoff to keep their 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup hopes alive PAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Nigeria's Super Falcons are out of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after a 1-0 quarter-final defeat to Cameroon on Thursday, endi…

…have handed commercial rights for major tournaments, including the men's and women's World Cups, to private backing.The proposal sparked unprecedented outrage across global football. UEFA led a fierce campaign against the initiative, with all 55 member associations threatening a complete boycott of FIFA tournaments. UE…

…qualification adds pressureThe stakes extend well beyond the tournament itself. FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 qualification is tied to the competition's results, making the defeat even harder to absorb for Nigerian football fans who had expected the Super Falcons to begin their title defence with a win.As noted by CAF, N…

…This year's tournament will also serve as the African qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. The four semi-finalists will qualify automatically, while one additional team will secure a place through the intercontinental play-offs.

…have become the first nation in football history to simultaneously hold the FIFA Men’s World Cup and FIFA Women’s World Cup titles. FIFA announced the milestone in a post on its official X handle on Sunday following Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final in New York. Celebrating the achieve…

…advantage into the second leg of the final round of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The visitors stunned the home crowd in the 16th minute when Romaine Gandonou finished off a brilliant solo run to hand Benin an early lead, but Nigeria responded five minutes l…

…as coach of France's women's team and reached the quarter-finals of both the 2023 Women's World Cup and 2024 Olympics.Renard returned as Saudi Arabia boss in October 2024 and guided them to qualification for this year's World Cup, but was then dismissed in April.A man in demandImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, I…

…on where Thomas Tuchel's England team finish in the group stages of the men's World Cup, they may potentially be playing on the day of the wedding."Hopefully that doesn't take away from the day," adds Toone."I am obsessed with football but I don't think I'll be watching it on my wedding day."If you have been affected b…

…forward.Mexico, meanwhile, will this summer become the first nation to have hosted a men's World Cup on three separate occasions."In every World Cup, we're the fans who bring the most colour and energy to the tournament, and being at home it has to be even better," Mexico's second all-time leading goalscorer and former…

…view of their heroes including Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Roberto Carlos.With Haiti's sole men's World Cup appearance having been in 1974, fans had long turned to Brazil as their team to support on the biggest stage. Their passion has further increased in the past couple of decades through Brazil's key roles in supporting…