The Nigeria Football Federation has described the passing of its former Technical Director and two-time Head Coach of the senior men national football team, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, as “the exit of a great man who served Nigeria football wholeheartedly and was diligent and devoted to the development of the game.”  NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said the Modakeke high ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) may have to move quickly to convince the two British-born sons of former Super Eagles defender Michael Emenalo to pledge their football and basketball allegiances to Nigeria before the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA) snap up the duo soonest. This is ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director and former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Owen Eguavoen has added more feathers to his long cap as he has obtained a FIFA Leadership Diploma after successfully completing a leadership programme organised by the world football governing body. Eguavoen received the certificate at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja In order to beat the date of submission of the names of Nigeria’s representatives to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ahead of the 2026/2027 continental club competitions, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has fixed Sunday, March 22 as the kick-off date for the 2026 President Federation Cup, Prompt News reports. In a letter sent ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist                                                                                    Despite going one woman down in the second half of their ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist                                                                                                          ...

**As Falcons seek revenge against Lionesses  By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Algeria’s senior women’s football team have continued their impressive run on the road by defeating host Egypt 3-2 in their second match within three days. Le Mans women’s of France midfielder, Melinne D’oria put Algeria ahead in the 33th minute while Egypt equalised in the 37th ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja In line with the dictum of a sound mind in a sound body policy of Rehoboth Prime Years School, Golden Spring Estate,  Duboyi, Abuja, the students and pupils of the school took to the field at the weekend for their first-ever Inter-House Sports with the Yellow House otherwise called George Muller House emerging as the ...

By Harry Awurumibe,Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist After one round of matches out of the maximum three in the ongoing first FIFA women’s international window, host of the 2026 CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco and North African neighbours Algeria did not only win their Pre-WAFCON friendly matches but went goal-crazy on the day. Algeria yesterday humiliated ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist With less than three weeks to the commencement of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tagged Morocco 2026, some qualified countries have stepped up preparations for the biennial Africa’s biggest women’s football tournament. As preparations for the football fiesta are entering a decisive phase, most of the 16 qualified ...