By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Determined to consolidate on the first leg 4-0 win over Egypt’s U-17 women’s football team, Head Coach of Nigeria’s junior women’s outfit, Flamingos, Oloowokere Bankole has said that his side will not leave anything to chance when both teams clash in the return leg tie in Cairo next weekend. In exclusive interview with ...
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India 2022: Flamingos Thrash Egypt U-17 girls 4-0 in Abuja as Morocco maul Niger 11-0
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The U-17 women’s football team, Flamingos were in devastating form on Sunday as a brace from Omowunmi Bello and a goal each by leading goalscorer Opeyemi Ajakaiye and defender Miracle Usani gifted Nigeria a 4-0 victory over the Egyptian U-17 side in the first leg of their third round FIFA U-17 Women’s World ...
Read More »India 2022: Flamingo’s Bankole picks 20 players for Nigeria, Egypt clash
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Flamingos’ Head Coach, Olowookere Bankole has picked 20 players from the group in camp for Sunday’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers match billed for Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The list is comprised of two goalkeepers, seven defenders, four midfielders and seven forwards. Goalkeepers: Faith Omilana, Linda Jiwuaku Defenders: Blessing ...
Read More »India 2022: Flamingos foes, Egypt U-17 girls, Ivorian match officials arrive Abuja for Sunday’s clash
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Egypt’s U-17 women’s football team delegation for Sunday’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers third round, first leg encounter with Nigeria’s Flamingos has arrived in Abuja. Also, the Ivorian match officials appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for Sunday’s match have also arrived Nigeria. The Egyptian delegation which arrived the ...
Read More »Canada, Nigeria Prestige Match: Super Falcons in Redemption Mission
Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist After suffering a two nil defeat in the hands of host Canada on Friday night at BC Place Arena in Vancouver, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will try to redeem what remain of their image when both teams meet again in the second encounter of the two-match international friendlies at Langford ‘s Starlight Stadium on ...
Read More »BREAKING :Nigeria’s Super Falcons lose 2-0 to Canada in Vancouver, to redeem image on Monday
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Two second half goals scored by Jessie Fleming 51′ and Vanessa Gilles 72′ gifted host Canada a comfortable 2-0 victory over Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the first of the two-match international friendlies tagged ‘Canada Women’s National Team (WNT) Celebration Tour’ taking place in British Columbia for this April window on the FIFA International Match ...
Read More »BREAKING: Waldrum to field half-strength team as visa, injuries stop key players
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist With few hours to the first of the two high-profile international friendly matches between Canada and Nigeria, Super Falcons Head Coach Randy Waldrum has no choice but to field a half-strength team in the tie billed for BC Place Arena in Vancouver. This is even as some of the invited first team ...
Read More »Fireworks as Canada, Nigeria rekindle old rivalry in Vancouver Friday
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Canada Women’s soccer National Team (WNT) will Friday face old rivals, Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the first of the two pair of international friendly matches as the much-awaited ‘Canada Women’s National Team Celebration Tour’ comes to British Columbia for this April window on the FIFA International Match Calendar. The first match of ...
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Super Falcons hit Canada, set for two-leg friendlies with Olympic Champions
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Apparently to avoid any mistake which will prevent Nigeria from qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup slated for Australia and New Zealand, the Super Falcons contingent which left Abuja on Tuesday will arrive Vancouver Wednesday for the two-match international friendly games against reigning Olympic Champions, Canada senior women’s soccer team. ...
Read More »India 2022: Flamingos Coach, NWFL Clubs fight over Invited players for Egypt tie in Abuja
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Barely two weeks to the crucial FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 African qualifiers third round fixture between Nigeria and Egypt, Flamingos Head Coach, Oloowokere Bankole is not happy with the decision of some football clubs to hold back their players for league matches ahead of the April 17 first leg ...
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