In north central Nigeria’s Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer. They’ve embraced the game’s ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted and splashed gifts on the triumphant national women’s soccer team who overcame poor preparations and missing payments to win their ...

The Africa Cup of Nations is deep into qualifying to determine the 24-team field that will head to Morocco for next year's tournament. But we are seeing the ugly side of world soccer play out ahead of ...

Nigeria were too used to being in the biggest stage, but why are they not in the 2026 World Cup? Nigeria have established their name like one of the best African nations in recent memory, but they ...

Star striker Victor Osimhen risks being among the best players of his generation never to play at the World Cup if Nigeria fails to advance toward the 2026 tournament from the African qualifying ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...