This rivalry became particularly visible in Nigerian football from the 1950s when ethnic groups contested annually for the ...

WILFRED NDIDI revealed “I’m scared for our lives” with the Nigerian football team held “hostage” in a locked abandoned ...

Nigeria’s soccer players say they will boycott their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Libya after being stranded ...

Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William ...

An official from the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) was quoted as telling BBC Sport Africa that the travelling group was left "completely abandoned" and not permitted to leave the airport ...

The Nigerian men’s soccer team had a bad day on Sunday without playing a match. The squad said on social media that they were stranded at Libya’s Al Abraq International Airport for 14 hours on ...

But we are seeing the ugly side of world soccer play out ahead of the scheduled match between Nigeria and Libya. The Nigeria men’s national team — coming off Friday’s 1-0 win against Libya ...

The Nigerian soccer national team have officially boycotted their AFCON qualifier against Libya after their flight was diverted away from its original location with the team being held at the ...

The Nigerian men's football team has called off the second leg of its Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya after being diverted and stranded at an airport. Nigeria captain William Troost ...

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's soccer players returned to their country dancing and singing on Monday after boycotting their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya where they were stranded ...