Harry Awurumibe The U-19 women’s football teams of France and Netherlands have advanced to UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship semi-finals and have also by this achievement qualified for  the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup billed for 2020 in a yet to be determined country. They join Germany and Spain as Europe’s four teams at next year’s world finals France and the ...

Harry Awurumibe The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has announced the departure of Vadao as the Head Coach of the national women’s football team, As Canarinhas after nearly two years at the helm. Just like Nigeria, Brazil suffered a Round-of-16 exit at the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup in France after a narrow 2-1 extra-time defeat against hosts France. It was ...

The adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has found Mooketsi Kgotlele, former General Secretary of the Botswana Football Association (BFA), guilty of having accepted bribes in relation to the manipulation of international matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The formal ethics proceedings against Kgotlele were initiated on 6 September 2018 and ...

Harry Awurumibe The national Under 20 team, Flying Eagles will begin camping in Abuja with days as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the camping of the team in Abuja. Sources close to the Glass House Abuja office of the NFF disclosed that the Coach Paul Aigbogun-tutored Flying Eagles which took part in the last FIFA World Youth Championship ...

Harry Awurumibe Celebrations are still continuing in the camps of the four teams from the Nigeria National League (NNL) which have secured promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) following victories recorded in their play-off ties yesterday. The four clubs that will be campaigning in the elite division next season are Akwa Starlet, Warri Wolves, Jigawa Golden Stars, and ...

Harry Awurumibe After just one year in suspension from fielding four club sides in the Confederation of         Africa Football (CAF), Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and League Management Company (LMC) have worked hard to restore parity with top African nations and leagues. For this reason, four Nigerian clubs namely Enyimba International FC, Kano Pillars, Enugu Rangers and Niger Tornadoes will compete ...

The Samuel Oguche Basketball Foundation has announced it will host a basketball camp in Abuja this summer to celebrate its 4th year anniversary. The camp will dunk off on 22nd to 26th July, 2019 at the prestigious Gilali basketball court in Abuja. Speaking on the coming events, the founder of the basketball camp, Samuel Oguche said, “Over the past 4 ...

Harry Awurumibe The coast may have been clear for Nigeria to host another international tournament as feelers from the Zurich headquarters of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) suggest that Nigeria stands a good chance to be awarded hosting rights of the 2020 FIFA U-20 World Cup final. Sources conversant with the workings at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ...

Harry Awurumibe  Former Tanzania  senior national team Head Coach, Emmanuel Amuneke is returning to base in Spain to continue to improve himself technically and tactically for the next assignment that will come his way. The FIFA U-17 World Cup winning coach of Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets exclusively revealed from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania today that  he is returning to his base ...

Harry Awurumibe A 2nd minute shot by Algeria’s Baghdad Bounedjah which took a heavy deflection off Senegal’s Seydou Sane was all that Algeria needed to defeat Senegal by a lone goal to lift their second Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 inside Cairo International Stadium, Egypt. The Senegalese fought back gallantly in both halves of the match but could not ...