By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja It is no longer news that the most successful country in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nigeria will  not participate in the upcoming CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and by extention the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup final in Qatar following the Golden Eaglets’ shock defeat by the ‘Les Elephants’ of Cote d’Ivoire ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Nigeria’s Head Coach, Finidi George, has picked rave-of-the-moment Ademola Lookman, African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and safe hands Stanley Nwabali among a crop of 23 players who will do battle with South Africa’s Bafana Bafana and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic in upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. George also selected goalkeeper ...

**Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The authorities of Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo state has invited the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Head of Safety and Security in Cairo,  Egypt, Christian Emeruwa, Ph.D as the Keynote Speaker at the Grand Finale of the 60th Year Anniversary of the institution scheduled for 8 am at Olusegun ...

U-17 WWCQ: Liberia stun Senegal to qualify for final round showdown with Nigeria By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Against all odds, Liberia created an upset as Senegal got a stunning sucker punch and were bundled out of the race for 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals after hosts thrashed the Senegalese 2-0 in Monrovia on Sunday ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist After an uninspiring first leg performance which ended in a 1-1 away draw against Etalons of Burkina Faso in Bamako, Mali last week, Nigeria’s  Flamingos reruned to the winning ways in the second leg match at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday with rising goalpoacher Harmony Chidera Chidi scoring a hattrick ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Reigning FIFA U-17 Bronze medallists, Flamingos of Nigeria have another 90 minutes to redeem themselves when they host the young Stallions of Burkina Faso in the second leg match of the third round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers slated for Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja today. Both teams shared ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Ahead of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Banyana Banyana of South Africa’s head coach, Desiree Ellis has announced her squad for the upcoming double-header International friendlies  against Senegal as the reigning African champions will face Senegalese senior women’s team twice away from home on May 27 and June 5. ...

*As Morocco, Senegal, Zambia poise for final tickets, Nigeria too By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Burundian U-17 women’s football team created a record of goalscoring in the FIFA Women’s World Cup African qualifiers by hitting a staggering 18 goals  without conceeding any in the 18-0 away win over Djibouti in the first leg of their third round ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist A moment of loss of concentration and overall low performance of the team ruined what would have been an easy away victory by Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, the Flamingos against their Burkina Faso opponents in the first leg, third round of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers on ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist A moment of loss of concentration and overall low performance of the team ruined what would have been an easy away victory by Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, the Flamingos against their Burkina Faso opponents in the first leg, third round of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers on ...