…2-0 aggregate advantage from the first leg, with a blockbuster third-round clash against Morocco looming. Michelle Alozie and Uchenna Kanu scored in the first leg to put the Falcons firmly in control. Despite the withdrawal of several key players, including Asisat Oshoala, Ashleigh Plumptre and Oluwatosin Demehin, Nige…

…The New York Times has learnt. The match, which was held in November 2025 in Rabat, Morocco, was the final of the CAF play-offs for a spot in the intercontinental tournament. DR Congo won 4-3 on penalties after the match ended 1-1. According to the report published on Tuesday, FIFA’s own legal officials had privately d…

…Legit.ng on Instagram!1. Bangladesh. 2. Colombia. 3. Egypt. 4. India. 5. Kosovo. 6. Morocco. 7. Tunisia.Kosovo's inclusion came with a specific legal caveat. The EU noted that its designation of Kosovo "is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo de…

…with high uptake include Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Algeria and Morocco.For Antigua and Barbuda, Nigeria ranked third in the top source countries for CBI behind China and US.Annual statistics published by Saint Lucia’s government showed Asia (led by China) as its largest block, with the United States le…

GistReel Morocco have matched a FIFA ranking record held by Nigeria for 32 years after the Atlas Lions climbed to fifth in the world. The rise means Morocco have become only the second African nation to reach fifth place in the FIFA men’s world rankings, joining the Super Eagles, who achieved the feat in April 1994. Mo…

…on CAF's official website, whoever advances from this tie will meet either DR Congo or Morocco in a third-round fixture pencilled in for between February 23 and March 6, 2027.Africa will ultimately send only two teams to the Olympic tournament in Los Angeles in July 2028, making every round of this five-fixture qualify…

…with organisations and data protection authorities in countries including Canada, Morocco, Liberia, Kenya and Ghana. Earlier, the NDPC’s Head of People Management and Administration, Mrs Watira Fitto, said the facility reflected the commission’s growth since its establishment. She said the commission was better positio…

…tournaments and the Super Falcons' triumph at the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.However, his tenure ended under significant pressure. The Super Eagles failed 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 t…

…or face a leadership challenge if he seeks re-election at the next FIFA Congress, in Morocco in March. Infantino, a former UEFA secretary general, had the broad backing of European nations when he succeeded Sepp Blatter as FIFA president in 2016.But Ceferin, who revealed he has not spoken to Infantino since the start o…

…with sisters Tabitha Chawinga and Temwa Chawinga earning places in the team.Hosts Morocco and Algeria also contributed two players each as Mohaila Benzina and Hanane Ait El Haj were Morocco's representatives, while Ines Belloumou and Marine Dafeur earned spots for Algeria.Zambia striker Barbara Banda completed the star…

Missing UK athletics coach jailed in Morocco for s£xually ass@ulting minor An English athletics coach and former gold medallist who was reported missing has been jailed in Morocco after being convicted of s£xu@lly ass@ulting a minor, ending weeks of uncertainty over the whereabouts of the former British sprinter. Leon…

…alternative treatment. Former Commonwealth champion, Leon Baptiste, has been jailed in Morocco, while the Federal University Oye-Ekiti denied reports that its Vice-Chancellor, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, was arrested following the Osun governorship election. 1. 2027 poll: N571bn campaign spending limit for presidential, gov…

…compared Nigeria’s cement market with those of Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Togo. The study examined factors including limestone availability, population, production capacity, consumption and retail prices. The statement read, “Findings from an industry-wide investigation conducted by the…

…to markets in Sub-Saharan Africa like Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa as well as Egypt, Morocco and Algeria. “Metrics adopted included the availability of limestone, the basic raw material for cement production, as well as other variables such as population, production capacity and consumption. “In Kenya, for instance…

…Equatorial Guinea and South Africa. The champions will also join Malawi, Algeria and Morocco at the 2027 Women’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

…and holders, were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the ongoing tournament in Morocco before losing 1-2 to South Africa in the playoff for a place in the Inter-Confederations Playoffs. The failure means Nigeria will miss the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, ending the Super Falcons’ ever-present record at the t…

…Rabat on Wednesday. The Scorchers secured the historic victory at the Olympic Stadium in Morocco, continuing their remarkable run in their debut appearance at the continental tournament. The match was a high-intensity contest, with both sides reduced to 10 players after receiving red cards during the first half. The fi…

…(AAGP), designed to transport 30 billion cubic metres of gas annually from Nigeria to Morocco, will also depend on peace, security and effective stakeholder collaboration. He said the recent signing of the Intergovernmental Agreement for the AAGP by ECOWAS Heads of State at the ECOWAS Summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone,…

…you an example. There’s a project we had to plant trees. I think it was somewhere in Morocco. It was a vast area of the desert we wanted to green up. And drones were used. It was not a case of getting humans to go and plant these things. You know, we just programmed drones, and the drones simply dispersed the seedlings…

…Infantino received “full support” of senior FIFA directors in an emergency meeting in Morocco last week, but the three confederations said that was meaningless. The recent meeting, where “a select number of members of the FIFA Management Committee” were present, they said, “represents a continuation of the very pattern…

Cameroon knocked Nigeria out of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 scorelineThe Super Falcons failed to reach the WAFCON semi-finals for the first time in the tournament's 14-edition historyNigeria will face South Africa in the African playoff to keep their 2027 FIFA Women's World C…

…Order, scholars, spiritual leaders and other guests who travelled from Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Egypt and other countries for the Maulud. He described Nigeria as a country where the Tijjaniyya tradition had established deep roots in scholarship, remembrance, service, moral instruction and peaceful community life. Tin…

…quarter-final opponents as they continue their quest to retain the continental title in Morocco. More to follow

…has reaffirmed its support for president Gianni Infantino following a meeting in Rabat, Morocco, where officials discussed the organisation’s governance, communication processes and the fallout from the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal. The meeting, held on Wednesday, was attended by Infantino, FIFA Secretary…

…in Toronto. Infantino held emergency talks earlier Wednesday with FIFA directors in Morocco, the 2030 World Cup host, seeking to contain the crisis. Infantino had been basking in the afterglow of a highly successful World Cup, the largest ever with 48 teams and co-hosted by three countries: Canada, Mexico and the US. B…