Nigeria’s national football team the Super Eagles has risen one spot to 43rd in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday, placing sixth in Africa. Argentina remains the world’s top-ranked team, with Spain moving up to second place, overtaking France, which drops to third. England and Brazil retain their fourth and fifth positions, respectively. The Netherlands has risen to sixth, pushing Portugal to seventh, while Belgium, Italy, and Germany are in the top ten. In...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Éric Sékou Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team. In a statement, the NFF announced that its Executive Committee endorsed the recommendation of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee for Chelle’s appointment during a meeting held in Abuja on 2 January 2025. The endorsement was finalised on 7 January. “The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation has endorsed the...