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There is no gainsaying the fact that “Equal Pay” for men’s and women’s national football teams in Africa, including Nigeria, is a complex issue with several reasons why it might not be fully implemented unlike what obtains in Europe, Asia, Oceania and the South and North American countries where men’s and women’s teams are enjoying equal pay in football and ...

***As Ghana, other Morocco-bound teams line-up friendly ties By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist No fewer than six Morocco-bound countries, including Nigeria’s Group B opponents, Botswana, will be engaged in high-profile international friendly matches during the May 26 to June 3, 2025, FIFA international match calendar. Prompt News reports that while the nine-time African champions Nigeria will be ...

…… Ekong, Aina, Dele-Bashiru, Onyedika, Aina, Osayi, Boniface listed for Russia By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Head Coach Eric Chelle has selected rave-of-the-moment in France, Moses Simon, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Ahmed Musa among a total of 25 Super Eagles who will execute this month-end’s Unity Cup Tournament in London. Chelle, who admitted that “we’re looking ...

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

By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The date for the high-profile international friendly match  between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and the senior national women’s team of Portugal as part of the preparations for the upcoming CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco has been announced by the host country. Prompt News reports that the important match for ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria’s Super Falcons will on Monday, May 26 regroup for the first time in 2025 as the head coach, Justine Madugu has invited a total of 23 players including skipper Rasheedat Ajibade, reliable goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, defender Michelle Alozie, midfielder Toni Payne and forward Rinsola Babajide, for the upcoming two friendly matches ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja For the fourth time in the history of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria finished in third place as penalty shootout proved another sure route to glory on Sunday night, with hosts Egypt as victims at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo. Triumph from the shootout against Cup holders Senegal in the quarter-finals in Ismailia earned seven-time champions ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                         The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the European Commission (EC) Sunday concluded a historic agreement which provides for the EC to partner with the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON) 2025 and 2027, TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 and CAF African Schools Football Championship. The agreement was ...

***As Ivory Coast, Tunisia,  Malawi book tickets By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The field is now complete for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup ‘Poland 2026′ African qualifiers’ second round matches, which will be held from September 19 to 28, 2025 across the continent as no fewer than 32 countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Ghana, Tunisia ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Afrca’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s Falconets will clash with Rwandan intermediate girls, She-Amavubi in the second round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026 African qualifiers slated for Kigali on September 19 with the return leg in Nigeria on September 28, 2025. As expected, the Rwandans who took a bold step to qualify for ...