Nigeria's U-17 women's national team, the Flamingos, are set to compete in the African U-17 Women's World Cup qualifying tournament, aiming for a place in the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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With the passing of Peter Rufai on Thursday, TheCable looks at a number of the famous squad who have taken their last breath.

The former Nigeria national team captain and ex-coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead. He was 74 years old. The death of the football legend, known by many of his peers and the football community as ...

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Former Nigeria international goalkeeper Peter Rufai has died aged 61 following an illness, the national football federation ...

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MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. A friendly game between Russia and Nigeria's national football teams ended in a draw with a score of 1-1. The match was held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. The Russian national football team will play a friendly match against Nigeria in early June in the Russian capital, the team’s press office announced in a statement on ...

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai, who helped his country win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, has died at the age of 61, the Nigerian Football Federation says.