By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Less than four months to the start of 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Australia and New Zealand, the Fédération Française de Football (French Football Federation) on Thursday appointed Herve Renard as the new France Women’s football team’s head coach. The Frenchman who resigned from his position as Saudi Arabia ...
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AFCON qualifier: Nigeria pays Guinea-Bissau back in own coins
***As Super Eagles devour Wild Dogs By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Abuja A first half penalty goal scored by Super Eagles left-winger Moses Simon after the overlapping defender Bright Osayi-Samuel was hacked down in the opposition box, was all Nigeria needed to defeat host Guinea-Bissau 1-0 away to avenge last Friday’s home loss in the Match Day 3 of the African ...
Read More »Pre-World Cup Friendlies: Waldrum invites Ebi, Oshoala, inactive goalie Balogun, 20 others for Haiti, N/Zealand
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Head Coach Randy Waldrum has called up team captain Onome Ebi, and forwards Asisat Oshoala and Rasheedat Ajibade to the camp of Super Falcons ahead of next month’s couple of international friendly matches in Turkey. The nine-time African champions have a date against World Cup-bound Haiti women’s national team at the Emir ...
Read More »Super Falcons Captain, School Children, NWFL Players view FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy in Abuja
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour African leg was concluded in Abuja on Sunday with the Super Falcons captain Onome Ebi, students of the Anglican Girls Secondary School and a Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWF) club, Naija Ratels FC on hand to view the glittering 18 carats gold piece of ...
Read More »FIFA Women’s World CupTrophy arrives Nigeria, on display in Abuja Sunday
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja The original FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Trophy, to be competed for by 32 teams from across the globe from July 20 to August 20 this year, landed in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja on Saturday afternoon. According to a press statement made available by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said already, the coveted ...
Read More »Shape Up or Ship Out, NFF President, Gusau tells Super Eagles By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja **Says Total commitment now pre-requisite for wearing Nigeria’s colours N Apparently disappointed with the Super Eagles’ home loss to Guinea Bissau on Friday in Abuja, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Saturday announced that visible total commitment implying ...
Read More »Ismaila Mabo: Exit of Last Originals, Master Tactician
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The death in the early hours of Monday, March 13, 2023, of former Nigeria international player, club legend and foremost women’s football tactician, Alhaji Ismaila Mabo, has left a sour taste in the mouth of many who knew him especially his immediate family, relations, associates and indeed, the football fraternity within and ...
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