Nigeria
No one like Kingsley: Jamal Bhuiyan
Ahead of the matches first of two FIFA friendlies against Seychelles, Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuiyan feels the need for having naturalised Nigerian footballer Eleta Kingsley in the squad as the 33-year-old forward is counting hours to make his debut for Bangladesh.
Nigerians bask in Amusan's athletic glory
Nigerians, including three presidential candidates, basked in the glory of the country's first world athletics gold medal, welcoming a respite from bad news about economic hardships and deepening insecurity.
50 killed in clashes with bandits in NW Nigeria: govt
At least 50 people were killed in clashes with bandits in northwest Nigeria, which has been riven by cattle rustling and kidnapping, the state government says.
Several dead in Nigeria rally stampede
Several people are killed when a stampede erupted at a campaign rally of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari days ahead of general elections, his office says.
Nigerian vice president safe after helicopter crash lands
Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was safe after his helicopter crash landed in the north central state of Kogi, his spokesman says.
Late Rojo strike takes Argentina to last 16
A late goal by Marcos Rojo give Argentina a dramatic 2-1 victory over Nigeria in Group D on Tuesday and send the twice champions through to the knockout stages of the World Cup.
Abducted Chibok girls say 'we won't return'
Islamist militants Boko Haram releases a new video purporting to show at least 14 of the Chibok schoolgirls whose mass kidnapping nearly four years ago became a symbol of Nigeria's brutal conflict.
'Boko Haram' suicide bombers kill 13 in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers have killed at least 13 other people in an attack on a market in the northeast Nigerian town of Biu in Borno state, officials say.
20 killed in communal violence in Nigeria
Nigeria's president has demanded that police and the army "stop the madness" in central Plateau state after more than 20 people were killed in a new flare-up of violence.
Football fans electrocuted in Nigeria
At least seven football fans were killed and 11 injured when an electric cable fell on a building where they were watching a Europa League match, Nigerian police said Friday.
Signing ceremony with Saintfeit postponed
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has postponed the agreement signing ceremony with the national team's head coach hopeful Belgian Tom Saintfeit citing the sickness of the 43-year coach.
Musa joins Leicester
Nigerian international winger Ahmed Musa became Premier League champions Leicester City's second acquisition in a week on
Tragedy hits Nigeria again
Tragedy has hit Nigeria football again as former Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu died just days after another national team coach Stephen Keshi passed away.
Keshi dies
Former Nigeria defender Stephen Keshi, who won the African Nations Cup as both a player and a coach, dies of a suspected heart attack on Wednesday, the country's football association has confirmed.
Terrorist attacks rise in Bangladesh in 2015: US report
Terrorist attacks and the total number of deaths increased in Bangladesh in 2015, according to the US State Department.
First kidnapped Chibok girl 'found in Nigeria'
One of the missing Chibok girls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago.
FIFA names first woman secretary general
FIFA name a Senegalese UN diplomat as its first ever female secretary general on Friday, a historic move announced at a congress that sought to relegate world football's corruption crisis to the past.
Nigeria demands back stolen money in UK
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt".
'Huge rise' in child Boko Haram bombers
Boko Haram's use of child bombers has increased over the last year with one in five suicide attacks now carried out by children, the UN says.