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SAN FRANCISCO, October 04, (THEWILL) - A former captain of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria and Dream Team, Isaac Promise has died at the age of 31. Promise, who represented Nigeria in age grade tournaments in U-17, U-20 and U-23, died...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 03, (THEWILL) - Nigeria and South Africa have been drawn in the same group for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying tournament on Wednesday in Egyptian city Alexandria. Nigeria and South Africa are in Group B for the...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 01, (THEWILL) - Former Super Eagles chief coach Samson Siasia has till October 10 to pay $100,000 (N36million) before the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Switzerland can entertain his appeal against his ban by the...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 27, (THEWILL) - Arsenal manager Unai Emery says he hopes to change “outside” perceptions of Granit Xhaka after naming the Swiss midfielder as the Gunners’ new club captain. Xhaka has skippered Emery’s men in all six games he...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 26, (THEWILL) - FIFA has announced that it will limit the number of players clubs can send out on loan from next season and will also limit the amount of money paid to agents in commissions, world...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 24, (THEWILL) - Barcelona striker Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award on Monday for a record sixth time. The Argentina striker edged out Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk. Messi took...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 23, (THEWILL) - The Sparrow Hawks of Togo defeated the Super Eagles 4-1 on Sunday in Lomé in a second round qualifying first leg match for the 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN). Sunusi Ibrahim gave Nigeria the lead...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 19, (THEWILL) - Nigeria have dropped by one spot in the FIFA ranking for September, placing 34th on the ranking table. In the ranking table on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1, 482...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 18, (THEWILL) - Liverpool began their Champions League title defence with a 2-0 defeat away to Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on Tuesday. Dries Mertens and Fernando Llorente scored late goals as Napoli defeated holders Liverpool 2-0...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 15, (THEWILL) - Vincent Enyeama, the former Nigeria goalkeeper and skipper who resigned from the National team after his clash with former Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, in 2015, has hinted of a possible return to...