Lekan Fatodu, Director-General (D-G) of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), on Saturday confirmed Lagos as host of Africa’s biggest football gala, the 2026 CAF Awards.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lost the “confidence” of European football’s governing body after his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup was withdrawn following a global backlash.

Nigeria will look to revive their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title defence when they face Zambia in a pivotal Group C encounter at Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca today.

FIFA had tried to fend off the critics, saying in a statement early Friday that it would continue consultations with member associations and insisting that “nobody is selling football”.

By Douglas Baye-Osagie   The Commonwealth Games 2026 are rounding up tomorrow in Glasgow, and the Games should have been about competitions, Personal Bests, Games Records, and national pride. For Nigeria’s authorities there’s more the Presidency may note.  Athletes are being paid “koro-koro” by officials — a Pidgin English term for face-to-face, cash-in-hand. The administrators failed […]