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BEVERLY HILLS, July 19 (THEWILL) - Nigeria has been drawn with Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Benin Republic in Group L of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The draw took place on Thursday evening at the headquarters of the...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 18, (THEWILL) - "The term of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football along with that of the 2nd and 3rd...

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Mr Amaju Pinnick, has been impeached as 1st Vice-President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). His removal took place on Thursday at CAF Executive Committee meeting, after a well attended congress in...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 18, (THEWILL) - Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi has announced his retirement from the national team. The 32-year-old retired after the Super Eagles of Nigeria took the third position at the 2019 AFCON. In a post on his...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, (THEWILL) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has stated that the continent’s Champions League will now be a one-leg affair held at a neutral ground. This was revealed by Ahmad Ahmad, CAF President, at the...

Nigeria have won the third-place playoff at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after defeating Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo on Wednesday night. Odion Ighalo scored the only goal of the game early on, securing...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 17, (THEWILL) - Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said the decision to appoint secretary general Fatma Samoura as the ‘Fifa General Delegate for Africa’ is colonialist and flouts Fifa rules. Last month, football’s world governing body made...

BEVERLY HILLS, July 16, (THEWILL) - Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad is coming under growing pressure as FIFA investigates allegations against him. Investigation by the BBC can reveal that Mr Ahmad received two sets of expenses, claiming to...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, (THEWILL) - Simona Halep torpedoed Serena Williams’s latest bid to capture a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam on Saturday when she stormed to a sensational victory in a 56-minute Wimbledon final. The 27-year-old Romanian captured her second career...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Super Falcons have maintained its position the continent’s top placed team following their first ‘Round of 16’ appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 20 years. In the rankings released on FIFA’s...