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 ...

Harry Awurumibe A brace from fast-paced forward,  Cynthia Aku and a late strike from Zainab Olapade was all Falconets of Nigeria needed to brush aside opponents,Algeria in the semi final match of the on-going 12th All Africa Games in Morocco decided this afternoon in Rabat. Aku scored her first of the two goals in the 16th minute when she got ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics CAF qualifiers: Falcons hold first training in Bilda Harry Awurumibe. African Champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria this morning held their first full training session in Bilda near Algiers,  the capital city of Algeria ahead of the first leg second round match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics CAF women’s football qualifier match between Algeria and Nigeria. The match ...

Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, qualified for the semifinals of the men’s football event of the 12th African Games after a hard fought 2-2 draw with hosts Morocco on Friday evening at the FAR Sports Complex Rabat. The result meant the Flying Eagles garnered five points from three games behind Burkina Faso who topped the group, and ahead of Morocco ...

Harry Awurumibe  A Nigerian delegation made up of 18 players, three coaches, backroom staff and just two administrative officials have arrived Algiers enroute Bilda for the first leg of second round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics African qualifier tie between Algeria and Nigeria. The match is slated for the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida, outside Algiers with kick off at ...

Harry Awurumibe Former Head Coach of Nigeria senior women’s football team, Super Falcon, Alhaji Ismaila Mabo has described the death of ex- international, Ifeanyichukwu Stephanie Chiejine as a big loss not only to the country but to the rest of Africa. The news of the death of the former youth and senior teams’ player was broken on Thursday although family ...

FIRST FULL INTERVIEW OF NEW MINISTER OF YOUTHS DEVELOPMENT & SPORTS MR. SUNDAY DARE BY HARRY AWURUMIBE, State House, Abuja Question: Congratulations Honorable Minister of Youths Development and Sports, Mr. Sunday Akin Dare on your well deserved appointment and inauguration today (Wednesday, August 21, 2019) as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and also a member of the ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it is ‘terribly saddened’ at news of the death on Wednesday, August 21, of former Super Falcons’ attacking midfielder Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine. Reports on Thursday morning said the effervescent and skilful attacking midfielder gave up the ghost in Lagos after a brief illness. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, was momentarily speechless after being ...

World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed Nigerian officials led by Quadri Adebimpe to superintend over the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifying match between Gambia and Angola scheduled for Bakau on Friday, 6th September 2019. The match, scheduled for the Independence Stadium in the city of Bakau, will also see Nigerians Celestine Igudia (assistant referee 1), Samuel Pwadutakam (assistant ...