Monthly Archives: July 2021

Five home-based Falcons, officials arrive Austria camp as Waldrum invite 26

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Five home-based Super Falcons out of the 26 invited by Coach Randy Waldrum and a handful of backroom staff  who left Lagos aboard Ethiopian Airlines arrived Austrian capital, Vienna on Thursday evening to begin a week plus one day training camp as part of the team’s elaborate preparations for both the Aisha ...

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CAF WCL: Officials of WAFU-B tourney clarify postponement as Rivers Angels depart July 22

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The organizers of the forthcoming CAF Women’s Champions League  West African qualifying competition, WAFU-B Secretariat in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, has officially informed  Member Associations (MA) about the new date of the tournament. According to a  letter to Member Associations signed by Boureima Balima, Executive Director, WAFU-B, obtained by Sportsrevelation, the competition will now ...

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Pre-season, club duties may affect Super Falcons Austria camping

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The proposed Austria camping of the Super Falcons may witness the absence of some key players again as the European clubs involved in  pre-season summer training may refuse to release their players for national duty. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed a week-long training camp in Austria from July 16 to 24, ...

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Rivers Angels, Ghana Hasaacas clash in WAFU Group B opener July 17

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Champions, Rivers Angels and Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana will clash in the opening day of the 2021 CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU-B mini tournament slated for Stade Champroux in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 17, 2021. The Pride of Rivers as the club is known in Nigeria ...

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CAF WCL: Rivers Angels, Hasaacas, Niger Police in Group B as WAFU-B tourney kick off July 17

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Champions, Rivers Angels has been drawn in Group B with Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies and Police  Sports Association FC from  Niger Republic, in the 2021 CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU-B mini tournament billed for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from July 17 to 30, 2021. Also, Group A comprises Ivoirein women’s ...

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Mexico wallop Nigeria 1, 2, 3, 4 nil as Eagles crash in LA

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The Super Eagles’ harvest of failures in international friendly matches have continued as Nigeria, again suffered another humiliating 4-0 defeat in the hands of their Mexican counterparts in an international friendly tie in the United States of America (USA) on Sunday. The Mexico versus Nigeria friendly match which was played at the magnificent 77,500-capacity Los Angeles ...

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Team USA wallop Mexico 4-0, extends unbeaten run to 43

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’sFootball Journalist Two weeks after defeating Nigeria 2-0 in the Summer Series finale in Austin, Texas, reigning World Champions, United States Women National Team (USWNT) continue their unbeaten run with an emphatic 4-0 win over Mexico in their Send-Off Series international friendly match on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Rentschler Field, East Hartford. Mewis Sisters, ...

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AWCON qualifiers: Black Queens coach talks tough, says Ghana will end Nigeria’s reign

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Barely three months to the African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) crunchy  qualifiers match between Nigeria and Ghana, Black Queens Head Coach, Mercy Tagoe says her team will end the reigns of the defending champions Super Falcons, when both countries meet in October. Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) had in a bizarre ...

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Heartland, Pillars, Rangers stake pride against minors in AITEO Cup 2nd Round ties

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) top teams Kano Pillars, Heartland FC, Enugu Rangers and Akwa United among others will next Wednesday at different centers stake their pride against minors in the second round of the 2021 AITEO Cup competition. According to the fixture released by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Head, Aiteo Cup Competition, Wilfred Onaji, no ...

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