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FIFA has approved on-loan Leicester ace Ademola Lookman's nationality switch from England to Nigeria. Lookman, 24, came through the youth ranks with England at both Under-19 and U21 levels. The former Charlton ace also helped England's U20s win the U20 World Cup in 2017. But with Lookman far off a...

According to the country’s football ruling body, the reverse fixture of the cracker against the Black Stars will be held on March 27 at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja. However, Ghana Football Association is yet to confirm if the first leg billed for the Cape Coast Stadium will be on...

  Eguavoen gets two-year contract • Salary to be increased from N3m •   The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has finally settled for its Technical Director, Austin Eguavoen, as the substantive coach of the Super Eagles with former international, Emmanuel Amuneke, as his assistant. It was gathered that the choice...

Nigeria Professional Football League 2020/2021 joint top scorer Silas Nwankwo has peened a deal with Swedish based side Mjallby Aif FC on a four-year contract with an option of renewal from Nasarawa United, Felele247.com understands Nasarawa United striker secured his move after passing medicals with the club before the European...

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has become a €70m target for Arsenal and Newcastle United, claims the Gazzetta dello Sport, who missed out on Dusan Vlahovic when the Fiorentina striker agreed on a deal with Juventus. Newcastle are flush with cash under new ownership from the PIF, the Saudi Arabia investment...

The Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja will host the final 2022 World Cup playoffs between West African rivals Nigeria and Ghana in March.  Officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have inspected the facility pending approval after the stadium underwent a facelift. The pitch of the stadium has...

Douala, Cameroon - Nigeria, the top performers so far in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, were paired with arch-rivals Ghana in the African World Cup playoffs draw in Douala on Saturday. Ghana will have home advantage first and both legs will be played between March 21 and...

Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa donated the sum of $1,500 to a mosque in Garoua on Friday after Jumat service. The mosque, which is located close to the Eagles camp, (Hotel Le Ribadu) in Garoua, is where the Muslim players in the team pray daily since their arrival in the...

Super Eagles of Nigeria will slug it out with Tunisia Eagles of Carthage in the knock stage of round 16 at the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cameroon,Felele247.com confirm. While the manner of Nigeria’s performance in the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations will have the Super Eagles in full...

Austin Eguavoen has backed the appointment of Jose Peseiro as his successor as Nigeria coach at the end of the Africa Cup of Nations. Former Super Eagles captain Eguavoen, 56, had been working as the Nigeria Football Federation’s technical director before being asked to replace long-serving boss Gernot Rohr and...