European champions Germany came back from one goal down to edge Nigeria 2-1 in their opening game at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in India on Tuesday.

Following are results of second preliminary round first leg fixtures in the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup competition, played from Friday to Sunday:

After their 2-1 victory over African champions, Wydad Athletic Club of Casablanca, Morocco, in the first leg of their CAF Champions League tie on Sunday, Rivers United are planning to storm the North African country tomorrow.

Fidelis Ilechukwu, the Technical Adviser of Plateau United Football Club, says his team still have a 50/50 chance of qualifying for the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League group stage.

It was an epic moment at the Nigeria Football Federation office on Tuesday morning as FIFA Council Member and Member of the CAF Executive Committee, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick formally handed over the reins of the NFF to the winner of presidential election at the September 30 Elective General Assembly held in Benin City, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau.

Kenya’s under-19 men’s cricket team on Saturday defeated hosts Nigeria by 11 runs to win the International Cricket Council, ICC, World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers in Abuja.

Manchester City is through to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds even though they were held 0-0 at Copenhagen on Tuesday.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped one spot to 31st in the latest FIFA rankings.

The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has tasked the newly elected Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) to improve all levels of football in the country.

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has secured a camping base for the U23 men national team, otherwise known as Olympic Eagles, ahead of the team’s Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against their Tanzanian counterparts this month.

 The Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has lodged a petition with the Commissioner of Police in the state.

The Super Eagles will confront Costa Rica in an international friendly in San Jose on November 9.