As part of our Saga Africa series we look back to 1994, when Nigeria reached the last 16 in the team’s first ever visit to a World Cup The United States hosted the 1994 World Cup finals, a first for a ...

Nigeria finally reached the World Cup for the first time in 1994 after years of struggling to get there. They were managed by Clemens Westerhof. Nigeria topped their group which included Argentina, ...

Peter Ruffai, the Nigeria goalkeeper in the 1994 World Cup, sent a message to “legend” Roberto Baggio about that dramatic late Italy goal. The Azzurri were on the verge of elimination and down to 10 ...

Lagos — Italia' 90 World Cup's leading scorer, Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci will be in Nigeria come August for the annual Jogo Bonito Summer Football Refinery where he is expected to impart his wealth ...

As elite football around the world is placed on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, FIFA has stepped up to try and fill the void by delving into their World Cup archive. Using their official YouTube ...

CURITIBA, Brazil (AP) — Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said Sunday that his current team could be even better than the 1994 side which reached the World Cup second round and was tipped as a possible ...

From the sunlit pitches of Tunisia to the global stage in the United States, Nigeria’s Golden Generation of 1994 gave the continent a new blueprint for excellence. But as time marched on, the harsh ...