The reigning vice champions Nigeria will square up to neighbours Togo in the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations taking place in Thies, Senegal from 28th September to 13th October. The new format means a first round straight knockout, with the winners proceeding to challenge for the trophy while the losers go on to contest for the Plate. The ...
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Super Eagles begin AFCON 2019 camping on Sunday
Nigeria’s Super Eagles final preparations for the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations holding in Egypt begin on Sunday, when invited players, alongside the technical crew and administrative staff, will start arriving in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Nicknamed The Big Heart, Delta State has eased into the forefront as the nation’s football capital, since hosting the 2018 AITEO Cup finals ...
Read More »Ahead France 2019: Super Falcons face ZNK Pomurje Slovenia in Send-off match on Sunday
By Harry Awurumibe Nigeria’s Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby is looking forward to use the last preparatory friendly match between his team and ZNK Pomurji Beltinci, a top Slovenia club side slated for Sunday, June 2 to test the readiness of the African Champions ahead of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup which will kick off on June 7 ...
Read More »FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 kicks- off on October 26
By Harry Awurumibe Nigeria’s U-17 men football team, Golden Eaglets will on July 11 know there opponents in the competition billed for Brazil later in the year. Following on from a FIFA inspection visit to Brazil and further discussions with the Local Organising Committee (LOC), FIFA can today confirm that the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 will be played ...
Read More »The first-ever Women’s Football Convention takes place on 6 and 7 June 2019
•The landmark event will assemble leaders from the worlds of football, politics, business and society •The two-day convention to define the key priorities and practical solutions to further develop women’s football •FIFA.com to live stream Women’s Football Convention With just over a week to go until the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 France kicks off, the agenda for the ...
Read More »FIFA World’s Best Player, Norway’s Ada Hegerberg boycotts France 2019
With a no-nonsense look etched on her face, Ada Hegerberg stares straight into the camera and says: “Now it’s time for action.” It’s fitting the Norwegian superstar was chosen as the face of a recently launched campaign aimed at improving the profile and standards in women’s soccer. Not just because, as the first ever female winner of the Ballon d’Or, ...
Read More »Ahead France 2019: Ex-Falcons coach, Mabo sets semi-final target for Nigeria
By Harry Awurumibe The former Super Falcons Head Coach, Alhaji Ismaila Mabo has set a target of at least a semi-final finish for the national senior women’s team at the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup which will start in France on June 7. Coach Mabo whose record of taking Nigeria to the quarter-final stage in the 3rd edition of the ...
Read More »Poland 2019: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles face tricky tie against Ukraine
After a below par outing against Team USA in Bielsko-Biala on Monday night, Nigeria’s U20 boys know they must earn a result against group leaders Ukraine at the same venue on Thursday to prolong their stay at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Poland. Goals by Sebastian Soto and a sterling performance by the entire USA squad condemned the seven ...
Read More »Super Falcons Watch: Nigeria takes on Slovakian club Sunday, Players take time off
By Harry Awurumibe The technical crew of the Super Falcons has decided to give the players a moment of respite today after a hectic week and a test-match yesterday against a Hungarian club, Haladas-Vicktoria just as they will on Sunday take on a Slovakian club. SportsrevelationOnline can exclusively report today that the technical crew led by Thomas Dennerby has given ...
Read More »NPFL 2019 Super Six; Enyimba, Enugu Rangers in Oriental derby
By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. The 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super 6 Play-off will hold at Agege Stadium, Lagos called ‘Soccer Temple’ even as two Eastern arch-rivals, Enyimba International FC and Enugu Rangers will clash in the opening match slated for 3 pm on June 4. The competition which will feature six clubs that emerged first three teams from ...
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