By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Five weeks to the crucial Los Angeles Games Olympic Women’s Football Tournament African qualifiers two-legged ties against Comoros slated for October 5 to 13, 2026, Super Falcons are still without a head coach, Prompt News reports. But for the dethroned African champions Nigeria, time is of the essence to appoint a ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Head Coach Hakeem Busari has invited 26 players to the camp of the Nigeria U17 women national team, Flamingos, as preparations commence for their participation at this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, to be staged by Morocco from 17th October 17 to  November 7. The Flamingos defeated their counterparts from Bénin Republic home and away ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets, on Friday defeated their Poland counterparts, 1-0 in a friendly match played at the Municipal Stadium in Brzeg, Poland, as part of the team’s final preparations for this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. Mary Mamudu scored the only goal of the match in added time of first half, as the charges ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau A Confederation of African Football (CAF) delegation led by Head of Competitions Khaled Nassar has arrived in Kenya for a second inspection visit, evaluating the country’s progress in preparing to host the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027. The visit follows recent PAMOJA Oversight engagements in which Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania reaffirmed ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Following Thursday’s resignations of Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau as President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi as General Secretary, and members of the Executive Committee, the National Sports Commission has endorsed Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, until now Deputy General Secretary, to oversee the NFF Secretariat as interim General Secretary. Dr Ademola Olajire, until now Director ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief                                                                                                                  ...

***Over NSC, NFF Feud By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist With the Los Angeles Olympic Games 2028 men and women’s football tournament Confederation of African (CAF) qualifiers coming thick and fast, there is need for the National Sports Commission (NSC) and its agency Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to end their feud immediately and close ranks to prepare the ...

***As team departs Abuja By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The twin problems of lack of good football training pitches in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and none functionality of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja have conspired against Nigeria’s U-20 women’s football team, the Falconets as three key players will not make the trip today to Poland for the FIFA U-20 Women’s ...

***Say ‘Beyond Football: The Match for a Better Nigeria’ By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Peter Obi, has taken his campaign for the January 16, 2027 poll to Nigerian youths in the European football field. As the European football league, which has many Nigerians, especially youths, as fanatical supporters of various clubs, Obi ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau                                                                                                              ...