Monthly Archives: March 2022

NFF Sacks Eguavoen, others over Super Eagles failures

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Disappointed by the failure of the Super Eagles to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expectedly disengaged the team’s technical crew led by Augustine Owen Eguavoen. According to a press statement made available to journalists on Thursday, the federation has also withdrawn the two-and-half years contract offered ...

Read More »

NFF says FIFA official died of Cardiac Arrest, Condole with FIFA, CAF, Zambia FA

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has debunked  insinuations in some quarters of the true cause of the unfortunate demise of FIFA/CAF Medical Officer, Dr Joseph Kabungo, who died on Tuesday night  after the 2022 FIFA World Cup African play-off match between Nigeria and Ghana at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The federation argued that contrary to ...

Read More »

Nigeria wallops Senegal 4-1 as Falconets qualify for Costa Rica 2022 in Style

By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria’s U-20 wome’s football team, Falconets easily trounced their Senegalese opponents 4-1in the second leg final round African qualifiers tie played at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City on Saturday to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 on a 7-2 aggregate score. Falconets’ Star-girl, Flourish Sebastine, the first ...

Read More »

Battle of Kumasi: Eguavoen says Super Eagles Fear No Foes as team departs for Kumasi Thursday

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Less than 48 hours to the crucial FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifier match first leg tie between Nigeria and Ghana slated for Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Friday, Super Eagles Interim Manager, Augustine Owen Eguavoen is optimistic his team will grind out a favourable result when both countries clash. He also revealed ...

Read More »

Nigeria, Ghana Tie: Why Sports Minister Must Ban Factional Supporters Club From MKO Abiola National Stadium

By Harry Awurumibe An African adage says “a mad man dancing in the marketplace does not feel ashamed of himself but his kingsmen suffer public ridicule from his actions”. This maxim is apt in describing the public nuisance the different factions of Nigeria football supporters group pose to Nigerian fans and various national football teams at every international football matches ...

Read More »

India 2022: Flamingoes Wallop Congo 5-0, Through to 3rd Round

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria’s hope to return to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after missing the last edition in Uruguay brighten this weekend after the Flamingoes thrashed the hapless Democratic Republic of Congo 5-0 at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo state in the return leg of  2nd round of the FIFA ...

Read More »

Costa Rica 2022: Sebastine Flourishes as Falconets Spank Senegal’s Teranga Lionesses 3-13-1 in Thies

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria’s Falconets have put one leg in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 after the team recorded a stunning 3-1 away win over Senegal’s Teranga Lionesses at Stade Lat-Dior in Thies near Dakar in African qualifiers final round first leg encounter on Saturday. Electrifying winger Flourish Sebastine of Edo ...

Read More »

Qatar 2022 Final Play-off: MKO Abiola Stadium wears new look ahead Nigeria, Ghana March 29 cracker

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Barely two weeks to the March 29 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers final play-off return leg tie between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana, the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja venue of the crucial match is wearing a new look. Prompt News reports that the Ministry of Sports and Youth Development has embarked ...

Read More »