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In line with the conclusions of the feasibility study approved by the Federation of Internationa Football Association (FIFA) Council at its last meeting, FIFA and Qatar have jointly explored all possibilities to increase the number of participant teams from 32 to 48 teams by involving neighbouring countries at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Following a thorough and comprehensive consultation ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. As the clock continues to tick for the start of the 8th FIFA Women’ World Cup, Nigeria’s Group A opponents-France, South Korea and Norway are all engaged in their last international friendly matches before the June 7 kick off date. Nigeria’s Super Falcons  on their own have opted for a close camping at Avita Resort in ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. No fewer than 21 Super Falcons players trained today in Avita Resort after most of the overseas-based professionals arrived the Austrian city of  Bad Tatzmannsdorf just in time to join in the welcome party that preceded the training. Among the players who took part both in the welcome ceremony staged for them by the management of ...

The Nigeria Football Federation says it is keeping good focus on the several competitions in which the various National Teams are participating this year, beginning with the trio of FIFA U20 World Cup, FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations that are in full swing between this week and next month. On Thursday, the FIFA U20 World ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) finally released the date and venues for the AITEO Cup Round 64 with former FA Cup winner, Shooting Stars of Ibadan versus Osun United FC match slated for Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state on Saturday, May 25. According to a statement from the NFF today the Round of 64 matches will hold ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. World football ruling body, FIFA has announced Clementine Toure of Cote d’ Ivoire as a member of Technical Study Group (TSG) that will work for the it in next month’s global women’s football fiesta slated for France. The former Ivorian international who will work with four other people in the Five-member TSG made history by becoming ...

African champions Nigeria have landed at the Avita Resort facility in the Austrian city of Bad Tatzmannsdorf for a two –week residential camping ahead of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. A delegation including nine home –based professionals and technical and administrative staff departed from Abuja on Monday night aboard an Air France flight, and travelled from Paris to ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. With the bulk of the invited players already at the Super Falcons Avita Resort camp in the Austrian city of Bad Tatzmannsdorf outside of Vienna, the technical crew led by Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby will commence serious training from tomorrow morning (Wednesday) just as he is expected to submit the final list of 23 players to ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Barring any flight delays, a good number of foreign-based Super Falcons players will hit the team’s Austria camp even as eight domestic league players, the coaching crew and backroom staff left Abuja Monday night aboard Air France to Paris for a two week intensive training base to enable the Head Coach Thomas Dennerby to pick the ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. AITEO Cup Women’s defending champions, Rivers Angels FC; the runner-up, Ibom Angels and six other clubs will have to wait to discover who will be their opponents in the Second Round of the 2019 AITEO Cup competition which will start at a date and venues to be determined by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). This much ...