•Super Falcons head coach, Justin Madugu

Super Falcons head coach, Justin Madugu, says that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has extended his contract by two-year , for having guided the Super Falcons to their 10th WAFCON title this year.

The 10-time African champions qualified for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in a 1-1 draw with the Benin Republic in Abeokuta on Tuesday, which resulted in a 3-1 aggregate victory.

Madugu , during a press conference after the match, said : “I have been given a new contract from October 1, 2025, till October 1, 2027.”

He added that he was satisfied but not too happy with the performance in the second half as the Beninoise gained momentum after the equaliser.

“The draw didn’t come as a surprise because we knew it was going to be a tough game. It was not going to be an easy game based on what we knew about the Beninoise team,” Madugu said.“

However, I equally want to use this opportunity to apologise to Nigerians for not meeting their expectations.

Each time the Super Falcons go out to play, there are always high expectations in terms of results and performance. Sometimes there can be off days, there can be bad days, and we want to consider today’s match from that perspective,” the 61-year-old added.

•Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu

Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has won the Turkish Super Lig Goal of the Month award for the month of September, Soccernet.ng reports.

Onuachu has enjoyed a remarkable return to Turkish football this season. Recall that he played for Trabzonspor, on loan from Southampton two seasons ago. But at the end of the deal, he returned to England.

However, after many speculations, both clubs agreed on the permanent sale of the 31-year-old striker.

Since his permanent transfer, the Super Eagles striker has contributed seven goals and one assist in ten games for the Black Sea Storm.

And some of them have been bangers.

•Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen.

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen reached 50 goal contributions in his 50th match for Galatasaray on Sunday.

The Nigerian super star scored Galatasaray’s equalizing goal against Göztepe, as the Istanbul giants ended up winning 3-1 at the Rams Park Stadium.

Osimhen has scored 43 goals and provided seven assists in all competitions for the Istanbul giants.

Meanwhile, Premier League teams have begun to closely monitor Osimhen and his three other teammates Singo, Barış Alper, and Yunus Akgün.

According to Yakup Çınar, “Three English clubs sent scouts to the Galatasaray-Göztepe match and notes on the players were taken.”

With 43 goals in 50 appearances, Osimhen is the 7th-highest foreign scorer in Galatasaray’s history. He has also surpassed Jardel (0.79) in goals per game (0.86) to take the top spot.

(The Sun)