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Shooting Stars coach Salisu Yusuf has blamed poor defending for his team’s 2-0 defeat to Kun Khalifat in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday, 11 October. The NPFL’s official round-up⁠ said Chukwuma Agor opened the scoring in the 42nd minute before Uchechukwu Onuoha added the second in the 62nd minute. The result gave Kun

The Confederation of African Football is reviewing its decision to stage the Africa Cup of Nations every four years, president Patrice Motsepe said on Friday, 9 October. Speaking at CAF’s strategy conference in Cape Verde, Motsepe said discussions included the possibility of retaining the tournament’s traditional two-year cycle, according to Reuters. His comments reopen the debate

Ghana’s national beach soccer team, the Black Sharks, have departed Accra ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Nigeria’s Sand Eagles in Kaduna on Saturday, 10 October. The Ghana Football Association confirmed that the team left on Thursday, 8 October, following a flight delay. The travelling delegation comprises 15 players and seven technical staff,

Super Falcons interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen says Nigeria has enough quality to overcome Comoros despite several withdrawals ahead of their Los Angeles 2028 Olympic qualifying tie. The teams will meet on Friday, 9 October, and Tuesday, 13 October, with both matches scheduled for the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State. According to the Nigeria Football

Senegal’s appeal against the decision to award Morocco the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title is scheduled to be heard on Thursday, 8 October, at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. According to the CAS hearing notice⁠, proceedings will take place behind closed doors. The court says no decision will be announced on

FIFA’s handling of Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying complaint is under renewed scrutiny following reports that its lawyers identified an eligibility problem involving DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi. An investigation published by Le Monde on 6 October says internal documents showed that Mpasi had not completed the required change of association from France before appearing in qualifying matches.

Victor Osimhen took part in a portion of Galatasaray’s team training on Tuesday, 6 October, before continuing with an individual programme prepared for him. According to Galatasaray’s official training report⁠, the session took place at the Kemerburgaz Metin Oktay facilities as the team continued preparations for its next Turkish league match. The update confirms partial participation