By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s revered women’s football journalist Tomorrow (Wednesday, August 28) in far away Bilda near Algiers, the capital city of  Algeria, the national senior women’s football team of Algeria, The Fennecs will host their Nigerian counterparts in the first leg second round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament  Africa qualifier match. The Algeria Football ...

Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, will be battling for the gold medal of the 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco after penalty shoot-out defeat of Mali in the semi finals on Tuesday. Both teams failed to find target in regulation and extra time, with Nigeria captain Abubakar Ibrahim inexplicably failing to convert a penalty kick in the 23rd minute. Penalty ...

Nine-time African champions Nigeria begin their race to the Women’s Football Tournament of next year’s Olympics in Tokyo with a determination to earn an away win over Algeria on Wednesday in order to make the second leg in Lagos next week an easier session. Coach Thomas Dennerby and squad arrived in Algiers on Monday after travelling through Turkey, and had ...