Odion Ighalo has long said Victor Osimhen should take Saudi money for two years and come back. Peter Odemwingie thinks that is the wrong advice for the best striker Nigeria has.

An Obaje penalty gave Enugu Rangers a rare away win at Warri Wolves. At Onikan, Ikorodu City and Sporting Lagos shared nothing, and both coaches think they should have won.

He warmed up for the whole Norway game and never came on. Jorge Jesus says there was no incident. Ronaldo missed training and left before tonight's Denmark match.

CAF has annulled the WAFU-B final and ordered it to restart from extra time. The NFF has appealed, arguing the club only did what the referee told it to.

Ashleigh Plumptre is back, and younger players are in, for the first step towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Comoros beat Sudan 30-0 on aggregate to get here.

The Super Eagles media officer says the surface raised fears of another hamstring problem. It is a reasonable decision. It also explains a lot about why Nigeria lost.

Victor Ikpeba blames the defence, not the goalkeeper. Maduka Okoye's Instagram post has fans arguing anyway. The goalkeeping debate this site wrote about on Saturday is back, louder.

Only one team goes through from Group L alongside co-hosts Tanzania. Guinea-Bissau lead by three points and seven goals of difference. The arithmetic is now brutal.

Franculino Dju scored on 15 minutes, Mama Balde added a second and Alvaro Djalo finished it. Four days after the comeback against Madagascar, the Super Eagles were taken apart in Bissau.

The Brazil and Real Madrid great blamed family and agents. It is a story Nigerian football has heard many times, from players whose names nobody remembers.

She commented on a post about Raphinha and was told to go and cook for her boyfriend. She is a six-time African Women's Footballer of the Year, and she answered.

The British heavyweight fight is set for Friday 11 December, live on Netflix, with Joshua reportedly in line for about 75 million pounds. Nigeria will watch it as partly its own.

Nigeria travel for the second qualifier on Tuesday. The manager wants the squad to move on quickly, and has addressed why Ademola Lookman struggled in Uyo.

Back in the side against Madagascar, the goalkeeper was beaten on 16 minutes and answered with a one-on-one stop. Victor Ikpeba now rates him above Maduka Okoye.

Eighty-six caps, four World Cups, seven Women's Africa Cups of Nations. The Super Falcons defender leaves with a line about the jersey, and a team in the middle of a rebuild.

He joined Ahmed Musa, Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo and Alex Iwobi as the fifth Nigerian to reach 100. Two weeks ago this site argued his real case was availability. Now it has a number.

Eric Chelle took off his in-form Milan winger on 61 minutes and sent on a debutant from LASK. By 65 Nigeria were ahead. The substitution was the decision of the night.

George Ilenikhena equalised in first-half stoppage time and Moses Usor won it on 65 minutes, both on their first senior caps. Nigeria were a goal down in Uyo and left with three points.

An eight-goal win over Sunderland put City top, with Enzo Fernandez scoring his first for the club. Opta's model was unmoved, which tells you what these forecasts actually measure.

The striker is in Eric Chelle's 24-man squad on the back of strong club form, in the week Osimhen was ruled out. Saying you are ready is easy. Being the alternative is the opportunity.