**As Morocco, Zambia join Nigeria, S/Africa for tickets race By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The four-team field for the 2024 CAF Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers is now complete following the qualification of Morocco and Zambia alongside Nigeria and South Africa for the final round of the qualifiers to pick two African representatives in Paris 2024 Olympics ...
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BREAKING: South Africa dumps Tanzania out of Paris Olympics, meet Nigeria in final round
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Expectedly, South Africa on Tuesday evening eliminated Tanzania from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a 1-0 home win at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit ensured that the Banyana Banyana qualified on 4-0 aggregate to meet arch-rivals Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the final round of African qualification series. A second half goal scored by ...
Read More »Nigeria’s opponents, South Africa set to dump Tanzania out of Paris Olympics
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Reigning African champions, South Africa looks set to confirm her status as Nigeria’s next opponents in the final round of CAF qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s football tournament even before their return leg tie against Tanzania at Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, Nelspruit in South Africa. After thrashing the Tanzanian senior women’s ...
Read More »Sportsville Award is big honour, Says foremost women’s football promoter, Kuejubola
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist One of the pioneers of women’s football in Nigeria, Elder Eddington Bola Kuejubola, says his nomination for the Sportsville Special Recognition Award is a big honour he will continue to cherish. “I am really, really elated by this honour, this award coming from an organisation like Sportsville known for its excellence and ...
Read More »Paris 2024: Okoronkwo’s goal earns Nigeria 1-0 victory over Cameroon
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalists A first half goal scored by Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo in the 15th minute of the match was all that Nigeria needed to beat hard fighting Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Monday in the return leg of the Paris Olympics women’s football African qualifiers ...
Read More »Bragging rights at stake as Nigeria battles Cameroon for Paris Olympics Ticket
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Individual clout and national pride are set to be tested to the limit on Monday, February 26, 2024 as Africa’s most successful national women’s football team, Super Falcons tackle arch-rivals Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in the Paris Olympics women’s football African qualifiers return leg match at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. Both ...
Read More »BREAKING: Falcons force Lionesses to draw in Paris 2024 qualifiers in Douala
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s route to 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France is not looking very smooth as the nine-time African champions Super Falcons and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses played out a barren in the first leg of the 3rd round of African qualification series played at Stade de la Reunification in Douala on Friday evening. ...
Read More »Paris 2024: Clash of titans as Nigeria’s Super Falcons renew rivalry with Cameroon’s Lionesses in Douala
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Africa’s most successful national women’s football team, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will continue its search for a ticket to another appearance at the Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament after 16 years of absence from the global event on Friday, February 23, 2024 when they confront Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses in the first leg of ...
Read More »FIFA referee’s first-quarter fitness test and badging hold in Abuja
The first-quarter FIFA fitness test for Nigerian international referees will take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday, 20th February 2024. Medical tests were conducted on the referees on Monday, 19th February 2024. Special Assistant to the NFF General Secretary and Coordinator of Refereeing Development in Nigeria, Mr. Mohammed Adebayo Ameenu said the 30 Nigerian referees listed ...
Read More »NFF General Secretary, Sanusi, becomes Legend’s Ryde Ambassador
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Rave-making e-hailing ride company, Legend’s Ryde has appointed the General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, MON as its Ambassador. At a modest but colourful ceremony inside the NFF Secretariat, Abuja on Monday, Vice Chairman of Legend’s Ryde, Hajia Raolah Usman said the company opted for Dr. Sanusi based on the NFF ...
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