Monthly Archives: August 2026

Omidiran to Super Falcons: Forget WAFCON 2026 Setback, Keep Women’s World Cup Dream Alive

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Honorable Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran, has urged the Super Falcons to remain focused, resilient and united as they face South Africa on Thursday in a crucial playoff for qualification to the inter-confederation playoffs tournament leading to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil. The call comes just ...

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It’s Battle of Wounded Enemies: As Nigeria, S/Africa clash for World Cup Play-off ticket 

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief For Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, this is definitely not the best of times as Super Falcons face yet another difficult opponents in Banyana Banyana of South Africa in a 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Play-off tie at Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco on Thursday night. It has become a case of doing it the ...

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Nigerians brace up for first-ever WAFCON semi-finals without Super Falcons 

**As Algeria faces Malawi, Morocco tackle Cameroon By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Before the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) commenced on July 26, football followers in Africa and around the world believed that Nigeria will go all the way in the expanded 16-team biggest women’s football tournament in the continent. But that high expectations have ...

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WAFCON: Uproar Over Super Falcons Lacklustre Performance 

*As Princess Jegede, Kuejubola pass damming verdict By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Foremost women’s football promoters and club owners Princess Hannah Zinab Ngozi  Bola Jegede and Elder Eddington Bola Kuejubola have decried the lacklustre performance of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team in the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Princess Jegede, a two-time Executive ...

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Embattled Super Falcons take on Banyana Banyana for FIFA World Cup Play-off ticket 

By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football  Journalist With the dream of Nigeria’s Super Falcons retaining the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) trophy they won in Morocco last year now  evaporated like the early morning dews, the attention of the team will shift to the crunchy 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup  Qualifying Play-off 2 against old foes South Africa ...

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Moshood Abiola National Stadium: CAF Head of Security Writes Open Letter to FCT Minister 

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Worried by the none-existence of internationally recognised sports infrastructure in Nigeria’s seat of government, a top official of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Christian Emeruwa has written an Open Letter to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Mr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike asking him to include the provision of sports infrastructure in the massive infrastructural ...

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