Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau Efforts by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to resolve the allegations of misapplications of funds contained in the report of the audit firm, Price waterhouse Coopers (PwC) today failed to materialize as the officials of the firm shunned the CAF Executive Committee held in Doha, Qatar. This much was disclosed today in the press ...

Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau More facts have emerged why the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) appointed the former Nigerian international defender and captain, Joseph Tambari-Ikpo Yobo as an Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles even as he replaces Imama Amapakabo in the three –time African champions’ technical crew. Yobo, who played for the Nigeria U20 boys – Flying Eagles – ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Ex-Nigerian international, Odion Jude Ighalo will be in the Manchester United squad for the English Premier League clash with Chelsea next Monday despite missing a training camp in Spain due to fears he could be denied re-entry into Britain if restrictions against the outbreak of Coronavirus are tightened. The 30-year-old international striker joined Man. United ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Apparently to make room for other good players to try their luck in the national team, the technical crew of the national U-17 women’s football team, Flamingos are set to decamp no fewer than 12 players who are found not to be measuring up to the standard even as a few new faces will be invited to ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Apparently to discuss the allegations of mismanagement of funds in the Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football Executive Committee will on February 14, 2020 meet in Egypt to deliberate on the burning issues affecting it and to validate the 2020-2021 CAF roadmap just as it has said that the structural changes undertaken by it ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Serbian Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has been confirmed as the new Head Coach of the Zambian senior national team. The Serb popularly calledv’Micho’ was unveiled on early in the week (February 3, 2020 to be precise) in Lusaka after agreeing to lead the 2012 Africa champions on a two-year deal. “Knowing what football means to you ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja National U-17 women’s football team, Flamingos Friday morning in Abuja defeated Mees Football Academy (MFA) boys 3-2 in a keenly contested training match ahead of the team’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers first round first leg match against Guinea in March 1. The match played at the FIFA Goals Project pitch at Package B of ...

Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) and reigning FIFA Women’sWorld Cup Champions could be just 90 minutes away from qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The stars-ladden team will on Friday, February 7 at the on-going 2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic qualifying championship battle Mexico in the second semi final match which ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed retired Nigerian professional footballer, former Super Eagles player and Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi, Nigeria’s Football Ambassador. Amokachi, a member of the 1994 Super Eagles Team that won the African Nations Cup in Tunisia, was also in the Nigerian Olympic Football Team to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics that won the Gold Medal. This ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Following incidents related to the Total CAF Champions League 2019/20 Match Day 6 between Al Hilal (Sudan) and Al Ahly (Egypt) played last Saturday, February 1, 2020, in Omdurman, the CAF Disciplinary Committee met on Tuesday, 4 February 2020, and has decided as follows; – The referee’s report stated that match ended 1-1, therefore the ...