Nigeria is among eight of the world’s 10 most populous countries absent from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Discover why these football-mad nations are missing.
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Egypt
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Egypt | 13h ago The Final Two! Egypt & Morocco Keep Africa’s Historic World Cup Journey Alive
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Egypt | 13h ago World Cup 2026: Egypt Will Fight Till The End Against Argentina –Shobeir
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Egypt | 14h ago Morocco, Egypt Carry Africa’s Hopes As World Cup Enters Last 16 (FULL FIXTURES)
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Egypt | 19h ago Ghana's Ambassador to Egypt pledges to deepen bilateral ties, expand economic cooperation
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View AllBauchi | 29m ago Bauchi Assembly moves to curb unsafe childbirth, regulate blood transfusions
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Bauchi | 1h ago Bauchi Assembly plans public hearing on unsafe childbirth bill
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Bauchi | 12h ago FG distributes N10bn healthcare equipment to Bauchi Daily Post
Bauchi | 17h ago Bauchi gets N10bn maternal, newborn healthcare intervention
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Kebbi
View AllKebbi | 12h ago Kebbi Governor Inaugurates New State Varsity Governing Council After Leadership Shake-Up Channels TV
Kebbi | 18h ago Bandits abduct several farmers in fresh attacks on Kebbi communities Daily Post
Kebbi | 19h ago Kebbi Hisbah cracks down on social vices, arrests 25 in hotel Punch Nigeria
Kebbi | 21h ago Kebbi Hisbah arrests 25 youths in hotel raid over alleged immoral acts Vanguard Nigeria
Taraba
View AllTaraba | 43m ago Taraba lawmaker laments as herders/residents clash leaves three dead, displaces many Daily Post
Taraba | 2d ago NDLEA Calls For More Collaboration To Address Drug Abuse In Taraba Channels TV
Taraba | 2d ago NDLEA Seizes 2,530kg Of Illicit Drugs, Arrests 382 Suspects In Taraba Channels TV
Taraba | 3d ago ‘Kefas never abandoned our father’ – Ailing Taraba deputy gov’s son Daily Post
Katsina
View AllKatsina | 45m ago Katsina governor vows zero tolerance for gender, child abuse Vanguard Nigeria
Katsina | 1d ago Katsina arms traffickers bag 20-year jail term Punch Nigeria
Katsina | 1d ago Two arms traffickers jailed over terrorism offences in Katsina Punch Nigeria
Katsina | 2d ago Katsina Woos Investors with Business Enabling Reforms
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Niger
View AllNiger | 2d ago Niger Hands 500 Hectares to AIG for Solar Farm, Industrial Park This Day
Niger | 2d ago FUT Minna tightens security, expands hostels after students’ protest Daily Post
Niger | 2d ago Inter-communal clashes kill 48 in Niger – Report Vanguard Nigeria
Niger | 3d ago Bandits sighted moving towards Niger community after clash Daily Post