
Nigeria
4th in FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF2025 Fixtures







A Nigerian soccer club has been found negligent for the death of one of its players during a match five years ago.

Victor Osimhen is targeting a move to the Premier League or Juventus once his spell at Galatasaray comes to an end, a source has told ESPN.

Alex Iwobi is the first Nigerian to tally 30 goals and 30 assists in the Premier League, and is enjoying his most productive season in England to date when most would have said his best was behind him.

It's been a compelling and chaotic week of international football across Africa, with the World Cup qualifying campaign hotting up, headlined by South Africa fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho.

Nigeria went from reviving their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes to undoing a lot of the hard work with their draw against Zimbabwe.

Colin Udoh breaks down Nigeria's tough going in CAF World Cup qualifying.

Éric Sékou Chelle's tenure as Nigeria coach began with a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win vs. Rwanda, the Super Eagles making a promising start on the road to redemption.

Captain Mohamed Salah scored for Egypt as they eased to a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday, but 2022 semi-finalists Morocco needed a late winner from Bilal El Khannouss to defeat unfancied Niger.

Who will win the 2026 World Cup? A team stacked with talent, surely. We've devised a way to rank countries by the talent in their squads.

After three months of travelling the length and breadth of Nigeria, watching domestic league matches, and assessing players, coach Eric Sekou Chelle will take charge of his first game, against Rwanda, on Friday.
WCQ - CAF Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Africa | 6 | +5 | 13 |
2 | Rwanda | 6 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Benin | 6 | -1 | 8 |
4 | Nigeria | 6 | +1 | 7 |
5 | Lesotho | 6 | -1 | 6 |
6 | Zimbabwe | 6 | -4 | 4 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
Victor Osimhen | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Raphael Onyedi.. | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
Calvin Bassey | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel Chukwue.. | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
Alex Iwobi | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
Ademola Lookma.. | 1 | 5 | 0 |