By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief,Abuja Old rivals Bendel Insurance of Benin City and Calabar Rovers football clubs will clash at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, on Sunday in the First Round of the 2021 AITEO Cup competition just as five teams out of ten playing in the preliminary stage will look to earn passage to the Second Round. According to the fixtures ...
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Lagos Governor hands 3-bedroom flat to 1996 Olympics Gold Medallist, Chioma Ajunwa
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in- Chief, Abuja For bringing honour to Nigeria and Lagos state, Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday announced the reward of 3-bedroom flat to the First Olympic Gold Medalist in Nigeria and in Africa, Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara (MON) to fulfill a 25-year pledge of the Government back then made to the ex- Long Jumper. The promise ...
Read More »At last, Buhari fulfils FG’s promise, hands over houses to Super Eagles 1994 set
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja For former members of Nigeria’s senior men football team, its a case of better late than never as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved allocation of three-bedroom houses for the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994, making real a promise made by the Federal Government several years ...
Read More »Ahead of Tokyo 2020: Team USA tackles Mexico
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Barely two weeks after the Summer Series featuring United States, Nigeria, Portugal and Jamaica, Team USA will next week host Mexico in two- match challenge. The international friendly with Mexico is part of the country’s preparations ahead the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan where the Americans are eying the gold medal in women’s ...
Read More »Revealed: Why Nigeria lost to USA, Jamaica in Summer Series
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Super Falcons epic match against United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) on June 16 at the brand new Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas marked the first time the USA has ever faced Nigeria outside of a FIFA Women’s World Cup final and Olympic Games. Also, the epic match was just the third-ever ...
Read More »Summer Series: Super Falcons players return to base, NFF delegation arrive Lagos
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist The Nigeria delegation to the just concluded Four-Nation invitational tournament tagged Summer Series which took place in Houston and Austin in Texas, United States, have arrived the country. The 10 home-based Super Falcons players, three assistant coaches, Ann Chiejine, Wemimo Mathew and Auwal Makwalla (Goalkeepers Trainer) as well as backroom staff ...
Read More »Fireworks as World Champs, US, Nigeria clash in Summer Series finale
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist All is now set as United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) will in the early hours of Thursday in Nigeria (which is 8 pm in Texas), face their toughest test in the Four-Nation invitational tournament when the reigning World Champions clash with African Champions, Nigeria in the last match of the ...
Read More »Exclusive: MKO Abiola stadium pitch turns green, scoreboards come alive
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief After many years of lying fallow, with the mainbowl pitch turning to a desert, green grasses have started growing at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. Sportsrevelation exclusively reports that the contractors handling the renovation works at the mainbowl pitch and the refurbishment of the two electronic scoreboards have been working round the clock to deliver on ...
Read More »Summer Series: Nigeria, Portugal play 3-3 draw as Ajibade’s late strike save Falcons
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist A stoppage time goal scored by Atlectico Madrid midfielder, Rasheedat Ajibade in the 90+5 minute was what Nigeria’s Super Falcons needed to force Portugal to 3-3 draw in both country’s second matches of the Summer Series at BBVA Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States (US) in the wee hours of Monday. ...
Read More »Summer Series: Nigeria faces ‘tough’ Portugal as both seek first win in Houston today
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist After losing the opening match by a lone goal to Jamaica in the on-going Summer Series in Texas, United States, Nigeria is condemned to bounce back to the winning ways when the Super Falcons face the national women’s football team of Portugal in the second game of the competition at BBVA ...
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