Armenia, Colombia, Aug 11 : Edafe Egbedi scored the second-half winner as Nigeria edged England 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday.Egbedi netted from inside the penalty area in
Pereira, Colombia, Aug 7 : Ahmed Musa and Olarenwaju Kayode scored a goal in each half as Nigeria defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 for its third straight victory at the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday.Both teams
Medellin, Colombia, Aug 1: Two of the early favorites in the Under-20 World Cup came through as expected with Spain and Nigeria picking up victories on Sunday as the first round of group play wrapped
Kano (Nigeria), Jun 27: Suspected Islamists have hurled bombs and fired on a beer garden in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 25 people and injuring about 30, police and witnesses said.The
Frankfurt, June 25 : By the time Germany plays the official opening match of the women's World Cup, France and Nigeria will have already kicked off the 32-match tournament Sunday.As host country, Germany has the
Buenos Aires, Jun 10 : Argentina has arranged another match against Nigeria in the unusual football location of Bangladesh in September despite their recent friendly being investigated for suspicious betting.The match organizer, Buenos Aires-based World
Abuja, Nigeria, Jun 6 : Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrested one of the West African nation's top politicians Sunday night on suspicion of defrauding the oil-rich country, an official said.Officers arrested outgoing House of Representatives speaker
Zurich, June 4: FIFA is investigating Argentina's 4-1 loss in Nigeria on Wednesday after betting patterns suggested it was targeted by match fixers.It's the highest profile match yet in a wave of suspicious recent international
Abuja, Nigeria, June 2: Nigeria used its top players in a warmup for an African Cup of Nations qualifier and dismantled a second-string Argentina 4-1 on Wednesday, helped by two first-half goals from Zaragoza striker
Abuja, Apr 20 : At least 200 people have been killed and thousands displaced in post-election violence in Nigeria, a civil rights group said today, as the loosing Muslim candidate General Muhammadu Buhari alleged rigging.
New Delhi, Oct 11: The Commonwealth Games was today rocked by its first doping case when Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola tested positive for a banned stimulant. Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell
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