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By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja                                                                                                                The ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Thirty-five years ago today (September 27, 1991) the pioneering squad of the Nigeria’s women’s national football team (later known as the Super Falcons) was preparing for their historic emergence on the global stage ahead of the inaugural FIFA Women’s World Cup finals held in China. Also, to the pioneer players of Super ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women Football Journalist Barely one week and three days to the second round of the Los Angeles Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament CAF qualifiers matches holding from October 5 to 13 during the FIFA Women’s International Window, some African countries like Zambia and Zimbabwe have already opened their training camps. This is even as ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Still smarting from the disappointment of not qualifying for the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted by the United States of America (USA), Mexico and Canada last summer, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will return to the pitch again today when they tackle the Barea of Madagascar in Group L Matchday 1 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium ...

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

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The Acting General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, has charged the Super Eagles to go all out and earn victory for Nigerians in Friday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Barea of Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.  “We are back to the familiar surroundings of Uyo, Akwa ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-un-chief The long but exciting journey for 48 African nations to book their tickets for the finals of the 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) billed for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have started today, Thursday, September 24, 2026. It will run until Tuesday, October 6 at the completion of Matchday 2. As at the time ...

By Our Reporter The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed deep sadness at the death of Queen David, the younger sister of its Director of Competitions, Ms Ruth David. NFF’s Acting General Secretary, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, expressed the grief of the football-ruling body when announcing the passing of David’s younger sister on Tuesday morning. “It is a sorrowful situation. Ms Ruth ...