Monthly Archives: May 2020

Super Falcons duo, Oparanozie, Uchendu to play in Nigerian women league

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Super Falcons duo of Desire Oparanozie and Chinaza Uchendu may play their club football in the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) if no foreign club comes forward to sign them following their inability to continue their professional football career abroad. Oparanozie who captained Nigeria’s Super Falcons to the Round of 16 in the 2019 FIFA Women World ...

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Covid-19: FIFA, WHO, football stakeholders draft medical, risk assessment tool

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja World soccer governing body, FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations including Nigeria, the six continental confederations, CAF inclusive and other stakeholders in order to facilitate the planning of the resumption of football activities by competition and match organisers, as soon as health authorities and governments consider it safe. It has ...

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Super Eagles job: Rohr happy to sign contract extention,  says aide

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja With most Nigerians in support of his retention as the Super Eagles Head Coach till December 2022, Gernort Rohr has expressed his joy to have signed a contract extension which will enable him to complete the job of building a strong team senior national team for Nigeria.  The Franco-German appended his signature to a two and half years ...

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French star player, Henry is No. 2 world highest earner 

Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja The captain of France national women’s football team, Amandine Henry is the second highest earning player in the world. Les Bleues star who plays her club football with Olympique Lyon Feminine 1 is in the  list of top highest-paid female soccer players of 2019/2020 along with their annual income even as no Nigerian female footballer at home ...

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Super Eagles job: NFF, Rohr may seal deal Saturday

Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja Apparently to beat the deadline of the expiration of the first contract of the Super Eagles Technical Adviser,  Gernot Rohr,  the Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has mandated the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi to liaise with the Franco German with a view to concluding all matters around Mr. Rohr’s new contract within the next one ...

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2023 Women’s World Cup host to emerge next month, says FIFA

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja The world football governing body, Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) says the host(s) of the 2023 Women’s World Cup will  be announced on June 25, 2020 by the FIFA Council. According to a statement from the body on Friday, the four bidding member associations will know their fate after the FIFA Council meeting to be held ...

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: India agrees on 2021 new date 

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Tuesday confirmed their readiness to host which the world football ruling body has shifted to now     hold from February 17 to March 7, 2021.   The FIFA  U-17 Women’s World Cup had to be postponed due ...

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