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29 Dec
The excitement that greeted the awards of best African footballers to Nigeria on four fronts was appropriately directed. For one reason, it has been 24 years since Kanu Nwankwo got the best footballer award, despite an impressive array of Nigerian soccer...
17 Dec
Nigeria has been gripped by a euphoria by the success of its footballers at last week’s African Footballer of the Year Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco. At the Awards gala held on Monday, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala were named Africa’s Footballers of the Year (men and women respectively)
15 Dec
Former Super Eagles Coach, Adegboye Onigbinde, has said Nigeria’s performance at the recent CAF Awards is a potential catalyst for the discovery of more talents at the grassroots, if the success is managed well.
12 Dec
Twenty-Four years after Nwankwo Kanu's triumph as the continent's best soccer star, Victor Osimhen, was, yesterday, in Marrakech, Morocco, named African Footballer of the Year for his exploits for his club, Napoli and country, Nigeria, in the 2022/23 season.
8 Dec
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been included in the final shortlists for the CAF Footballer of the Year Awards, which ceremony will hold in Marrakech, Morocco on December 11.
28 Nov
Super Falcons’ striker, Asisat Oshoala, Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, and Coach, Randy Waldrum, are among contenders in the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) final shortlist for the 2023 Awards.
6 Nov
Ex-Super Eagles player, Mutiu Adepoju, has described Victor Osimhen’s nomination by voters in the Ballon d’Or and CAF Footballer of the Years Awards as a testament to the abundance of talents in the grassroots.
1 Nov
Nigerian striker Gift Orban has been nominated for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Young Player of the Year (Men) award scheduled for 11 December 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco. CAF on Wednesday revealed the list of nominees for the Young Player of the Year, an award for players under the age of 21 with Orban…
1 Nov
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has listed Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, in the shortlists for the 2023 Africa Men’s Player of the Year award. Osimhen is in the running for the award alongside 29 other nominees who were unveiled on CAF’s X handle on Wednesday. Other top stars also nominated are…

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