By Aluta News Oct. 10, 2023 FIFA has appointed officials for Oct. 16 senior international friendly match between Nigeria and Mozambique in Portugal. This is contained in statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that a Portuguese official, MiguelContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 9, 2023 Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has reiterated his call for proper management of the Nigerian league to make it attractive to investors. Okocha said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The mercurialContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 7, 2023 Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has weighed-in on the controversy surrounding the Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, over the Tik Tok saga in Italy. Okocha offered the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) atContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 27, 2023 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Morocco hosts for the 2025 AFCON, while a joint bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania got the nod for the 2027 AFCON. NAN reports that Morocco won the hosting right by garnering 22 votes, after Algeria,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 3, 2023 The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) has unveiled a scouting plan, tagged “Player’s Talent Development Programme (PTDP)”, for players between the ages of 18 and 21. The club’s Director of Football, Alloy Chukwuemeka, disclosed this at a public presentation of the event beforeContinue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 3, 2023 The Nigerian rugby national team, the Black Stallions, have been placed in a dicey pool as the team bids to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games scheduled to hold in Paris, France. The Olympics will hold from July 26 to Aug. 11, 2024 withContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 25, 2023 Nigeria’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons have moved eight places to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA Women’s ranking released on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Super Falcons previously ranked 40th inContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 11, 2023 The Plateau Government has prioritised sports and youth development, to engage youths in order to curtail social vices and curb crime and criminality in the state. Mr Lawandi Datti, Plateau Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development stated this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 7, 2023 The Senate has commended the Super Falcons for their performance at the on-going 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Super Falcons crashed out on Monday after losing to England, 2-4 on penalties. The commendation was sequel to a point of order raised by DeputyContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 3, 2023 Germany were sent crashing out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup following a frustrating 1-1 draw with Korea Republic in Brisbane on Thursday. The Taeguk Ladies took the lead after just six minutes through Sohyun Cho, only for Alex Popp to level lateContinue Reading