The Ambassador of Nigeria to Sudan, His Excellency Musa Mamman on Thursday evening praised players and officials of the U23 National Team, Olympic Eagles, for an impressive outing against their Sudanese counterparts in a 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Omdurman. Speaking when he visited the players, Ambassador Mamman lifted the spirit of the players with kind ...

Italy –based defender William Ekong and England –based midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo are expected to lead the delegation of Super Eagles’ playing body into Dnipro, Ukraine on Saturday, ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly match with the host country’s senior team. It is the first outing for the three –time African champions since they finished third at the first –ever 24 –team ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Determined to clear his name of any wrong doing and restore the confidence reposed in him by his numerous supporters, ex-international footballer and former Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Yebowei Siasia has written to world soccer ruling body FIFA to lift the ban clamped on him recently. Siasia disclosed this much at a press briefing ...

The General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi and a Member of the NFF Board, Alhaji Babagana Kalli Kachalla have been appointed by world football –ruling body, FIFA and the Confederation of African Football to take charge of important games this weekend. Dr. Sanusi has arrived in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone for Sunday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup ...

Harry Awurumibe, Live in Lagos With eight countries left in the race for the African tickets for the women’s football tournament of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, heavyweights in Africa are poised to clash very soon. Reigning African Champions, Nigeria is among eight nations still in running to pick the ticket to represent Africa in the Tokyo Olympics next year. Nigeria ...

Harry Awurumibe. A second half goal against run of play scored by poster girl, Asisat Oshoala in the 59th minute of the match was all that Super Falcons of Nigeria needed to beat Algeria 1-0 at Agege stadium, Lagos today to qualify on 3-0 goals aggregate for the next round of Tokyo 2020 Olympics CAF qualifiers. The first half of ...

Harry Awurumibe  Megan Rapinoe of the USA celebrates after scoring her team’s first goal with team mates Samantha Mewis and Alex Morgan during the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup France Final match between The United States of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 07, 2019 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Ge The United States of ...

Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau The world football governing body FIFA on Monday, announced the three finalists in each of the award categories in this year’s edition with no African player or coach making the cuts.  Egyptian star Mohamed  Salah, though, was snubbed despite winning the UEFA  Champions League with Liverpool and also claiming his second Premier League Golden Boot. ...

Harry Awurumibe, Live in Lagos Super Falcons Head Coach Thomas Dennerby is set to parade the France 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup stars tomorro’s return leg match of 2020 Tokyo Olympics  CAF women’s football qualifiers between Nigeria and Algeria slated for Agege stadium,  Lagos. Six invited foreign-based professionals who could not make it to Blida, Algeria for the first leg ...

Harry Awurumibe, With less than 24 hours to the return leg of 2020 Tokyo Olympics CAF women’s football qualifier match between Nigeria and Algeria tomorrow at Agege stadium,  Lagos, Super Falcons Head Coach Thomas Dennerby is optimistic that Nigeria will qualify for the next round. Speaking to journalists today after the team’s last training session at Agege stadium, Dennerby said ...