Nigeria

Shukurat Oladipo is no stranger to being moved around the pitch, and is ready to be used anywhere as she prepares for Wednesday's visit to Den Dreef in Belgium, and the home match against Barcelona on Sep. 30.

Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria's opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau, after failing to recover from a muscle injury.

Fans have grown used to international games interrupting the club season, but this break will be a week longer than before. It's not as bad as it sounds.

Kelechi Iheanacho and Stanley Nwabali are back in the Nigeria squad, with coach Eric Chelle also recalling defenders Ola Aina and Benjamin Fredrick for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Noah Atubolu's consistency in saving penalties makes a mockery of suggestions that spotkicks are 'lotteries', with the Frankfurt man clearly giving his side an advantage in such scenarios.

Nigeria will return to Russia for the second time in 16 months after the Nigeria Football Federation announced on Tuesday that the Super Eagles will play the hosts in an international friendly in Nizhny Novgorod on Oct. 6.

Galatasaray have ruled Victor Osimhen out with a groin injury, with the Nigeria striker expected to spend between two and three weeks on the sidelines, ruling him out of the club's UEFA Champions League opener.

The offseason transfer window has shut for many leagues around the world, and Africa's players were part of many of the biggest deals, with the likes of Manchester City shoring up their roster with the continent's stars.

Nigeria Football Federation president Ibrahim Musa Gusau, general secretary Mohammed Sanusi, and the entire NFF executive committee resigned Thursday, amid mounting public pressure following a series of failures.

Nigeria will end its 11-year association with Nike and return to adidas, after agreeing an $8.5 million-a-year equipment deal that the Nigeria Football Federation says is the biggest in African football.