LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)–The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it is appealing the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which rejected its petition challenging the eligibility of certain players fielded by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) during the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off in Rabat, Morocco, last November. Nigeria had been…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four months after the disputed 2026 FIFA World Cup African play-off final between Nigeria national football team and DR Congo national football team, FIFA has sanctioned the Nigeria Football Federation and the DR Congo Football Federation following disciplinary incidents that occurred during the match, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. DR Congo beat Nigeria…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen, is facing a one-match ban ahead of Sunday’s 2026 World Cup playoff final against DR Congo. This follows his booking in the 4-1 win over Gabon in the semi-final on Thursday. Osimhen was shown a yellow card for pulling off his shirt, as he celebrated his first goal…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wilfred Ndidi has been cleared to play for the Super Eagles in Sunday’s crucial World Cup play-off final against DR Congo, following confirmation from the Confederation of African Football (CAF). CAF stated that yellow cards accumulated during the World Cup qualifying rounds do not carry over into the playoff stage, meaning Ndidi…
LAGOS MAY 23RD(NEWSRANGERS)-The Democratic Republic of Congo’s senate has stripped former President Joseph Kabila of his immunity, paving the way for his prosecution over his alleged backing of rebels in the east. Authorities have accused him of treason and war crimes, saying there was a “substantial body of documents, testimony and material facts” linking Kabila…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The UN says at least 700 people have been killed in intense fighting in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since Sunday. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said 2,800 people have been injured, as M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – captured the capital of North Kivu province. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rwanda said Wednesday it had made its first oil discovery, with confirmation of 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which makes up part of its border with DR Congo. “The good news is that we have oil,” Francis Kamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, told a parliamentary hearing according…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A distraught Congolese soldier shot dead at least 13 civilians, most of them children, in a village in the northeast of the conflict-plagued country, military and local sources said Sunday. The naval serviceman couldn’t bear the fact that his child had been buried in his absence, the day before he arrived in…