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Nigerian opera singer and performance artist Helen Epega performs during the world’s first opera in Pidgin, popularly called “broken English”, during the African Drum Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria, on April 25, 2019. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)

Nigeria’s big debate: To ‘gree’ or not to ‘gree’

The pidgin English term has been going viral since the start of the year as a motto for self-reliance and resilience

Nigerian footballers, some bare-footed, during a training session at Everton’s training ground in Liverpool. A squad of fifteen players, the first time a Soccer team has left Nigeria, will tour the United Kingdom playing top amateur sides. Most of the players prefer to play bare-footed and can still drive a ball over 70 yards without boots.   (PA Images via Getty Images)

Remembering the original Super Eagles

Nigeria’s Super Eagles move to the international fields started in 1949 with a tour of amateur English clubs

Stuart Baxter has warned his Bafana Bafana team against complacency in the Seychelles in their rematch tomorrow, after his side pummelled the island nation 6-0 on Saturday. (Kickoff)

Nigeria, Uganda, Mali, Morocco qualify for Cup of Nations

Nigeria drew 1-1 with Bafana Bafana in Soweto and Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala

The Eagles skipper paid a ransom of 10-million naira

Kidnappers free father of Nigerian World Cup skipper Obi: police

A police spokesperson said the senior Obi’s captors did not hurt him after seizing him at gunpoint last Thursday evening

Odion Ighalo despairs after Argentina knocked Nigeria out of the World Cup.

Africa’s promise still unfulfilled

The continent has everything it takes to win the World Cup, so why the repeated failures?

Achilles heel: Nigeria’s Ogenyi Onazi was injured in a tackle made by France’s Blaise Matuidi at the Brazil World Cup.

Super Eagles swoop in

Nigerians are still bitter about their exit from the 2014 World Cup and they’re hungry for revenge

Lebo Mothiba

Baxter, bring on the young ’uns

Bafana Bafana need consistency and a strong stream of young blood to get over the line

Former Public Investment Corporation chief executive Dan Matjila. (David Harrison/M&G)

Russia 2018: Who will make the cut?

As the World Cup qualifiers come to a head, it’s time to review which teams might secure a spot and who needs to do some extra work

It doesn’t take a pundit to predict that the Seychelles will come to frustrate on Saturday. (Gallo Images)

Baxter gives us a taste of two Bafanas

Over the course of one week, new coach Stuart Baxter has managed to show the nation two Bafanas.

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund.

Chan: Bafana’s ‘got no excuses’ for loss to Nigeria, says Igesund

Bafana coach Gordon Igesund has expressed his disappointment after Nigeria beat the national team 3-1 in the African Nations Championship match.

Fifa slates coach for anti-homosexual comments

Fifa has criticised Nigeria coach Eucharia Uche for branding homosexuality as "dirty" and admitting she forced lesbians out of her team.

Fifa sets Monday deadline for Nigeria

Fifa sets Monday deadline for Nigeria

Fifa on Friday gave Nigeria until Monday 4pm GMT to reverse its decision to ban the national football team from international matches.

Super Eagles plunged into darkness

Super Eagles plunged into darkness

The Nigerian national team was left in the dark by power cuts at their Bloemfontein hotel ahead of their Soccer World Cup clash against Greece.

Ellis Park turns Little Argentina

Two of football’s biggest stars, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi helped Argentina to hold on to a 1-0 win against Nigeria on Saturday.

Super Eagles bonus crisis averted

A row over the win-bonus of Africa Cup of Nations semifinalists Nigeria has been averted after a special committee paid up their share.

Bafana’s Nations Cup hopes dashed

Bafana Bafana’s Nigerian hoodoo struck for a sixth time when Nigeria beat South Africa 1-0 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

‘It will be war on Saturday’

Going into the key 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, Joel Santana’s boys could take advantage of a troubled and under-strength Super Eagles.

Tovey tells Bafana to go on the attack

Attack is the only option for Bafana when they host Nigeria on Saturday. That was the message from former captain Neil Tovey.

Yakubu given Nigerian captaincy

Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni will captain Nigeria against SA in this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, officials disclosed on Wednesday.

Benni is not injured, say Rovers

Benni McCarthy is not injured as far as Blackburn Rovers are concerned, but a spokesperson for the club said on Tuesday he is not match fit.