Monthly Archives: April 2020

Covid-19: NFF to cut down on competitions to attend, FIFA Goal Project gets new pitch

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation met via video conferencing on Friday (April 24, 2020) to deliberate on important issues in Nigerian Football and resolved as follows:              1.         The Executive Committee praised the Federal Government on the various policies, strategies and methods that have been put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic ...

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Covid-19: Nigeria, Ghana, USA, 208 FAs share $150m FIFA palliatives

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Nigeria Football Federation (NFF),  Ghana Ghana Football Association and 209 other Football Federations across the world will receive a Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic palliative in the sum of $150m from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) as part of its plan to use football to fight the deadly disease.    The world football governing body ...

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Covid-19: China- based Falcons forward, Ihezuo missing in action 

Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau China- based Super Falcons forward, Chinwendu Veronica Ihezuo is  missing football action no thanks to the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus pandemic which forced the world to shut down everyday businesses including football.   The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup ‘Azerbaijan 2012’ Silver Boot Winner told Sportsrevelation exclusively today that she is missing football action ...

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NFF mourns Abba Kyari, says he was a colossus

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed profound shock and a sense of deep sorrow at the passage on Saturday, 18th April 2020 of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR). “Mallam Abba Kyari’s death is a big loss to the NFF, Nigerian Football family and the entire country as a whole,” NFF’s director of ...

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Covid-19: Ekong, Oshoala, beat Sane in Nike Living Room Cup 

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Nigerian players,  William Troost- Ekong of Super Eagles and Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala beat German international, Leroy Sane in today’s Nike Living Room Cup challenge.   Both Ekong and Oshoala managed 106 side steps against Leroy’s  100 in the challenge which is in its third week now.   Also, another Eagles player, Kenneth Omeruo of Leganes ...

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Covid-19: Sport can play a vital role in repairing hearts and minds, says Aussie legend, Cahill

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Former Australia senior national football team, Socceroos’ captain, Tim Cahill has said that sports can play a vital role in repairing hearts and minds at the end of Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Cahill who is now Ambassador for the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar, the organisation responsible for delivering the next World Cup, ...

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Covid-19: How Tunisia football authority is playing vital role in fight against pandemic

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Ever since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Tunisia Football Federation (FTF) has strived to put most of its available resources to help the country combat the new epidemic. At the start, FTF has put five (5) of its buses at the disposal of the Tunisian Ministry of Transportation to reinforce its fleet. Later, ...

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Covid-19: Omeruo, Falcons’ stars take on Ronaldo in Nike Livingroom Cup 

By Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau With sporting activities including football suspended for weeks now  across the globe because of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, one of the greatest footballers in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese and Juventus FC star, has challenged other footballers to beat him in a new football competition played inside the house.    The novel competition ...

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Covid-19 knocks off 2020 FIFA U-17, U-20 WWC, Flamingos qualification

Harry Awurumibe,  Head, Abuja Bureau Again, the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) has forced the world football ruling body, FIFA to postpone the U-17 Women’s World Cup slated for India this November. Also postponed is the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup just as FIFA has said that new dates will be announced later. The recommendation to postpone activities including FIFA competitions was made ...

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