By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau The President of  Umunneochi Coaches Association, Eze Onyemaechi Michael is  happy that Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka who hails from Mbala Isuochi in Umunneochi local government area of Abia state paid a courtesy visit to Gorvenor Alex Otti and Pillar of Sports in Umunneochi, Dr. Chris Odinaka Igwe, OFR, and CEO, Mainland Oil & ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Football Aficionado, Abuja As the curtains fall on the 2023/24 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), today Sunday, June 23, 2024, my beloved Heartland Football Club of Owerri, Imo state, will kiss goodbye to top flight football, at least for the next football calendar. This is even as the once dreaded club founded as Spartans FC in 1976 ...

**Cites busy women’s football calendar By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist As anticipated, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finally made a significant decision regarding the date for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as the competition has been rescheduled to 2025 due to a congested women’s football calendar. Arising from a virtual CAF Executive ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is expected to announce the dates for the Men’s and Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON &  WAFCON) finals after the Executive Committee meeting holding today in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to Lux September, CAF’s Head of Television and Communications, who confirmed the meeting to SABC Sport onThursday, the ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Expectedly, Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team, Flamingos defeated their opponents from Liberia with two unreplied goals  courtesy of rising goalpoacher Harmony Chidi’s brace to qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 World Cup final slated for Dominican Republic later in the year. Nigeria qualified on 6-1 aggregate having thrashed Liberia 4-1 in the ...

***Says administrators should learn to resign honourably By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Chairman House Committee on Sports in the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Abubakar Ekene Adams says something drastic needs to be done to get Nigeria sports working again, in  the face of the current sporting challenges. Prompt News reports that Honourable Adams who spoke in Abuja is worried ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Nigeria National League (NNL) has sealed a five-year agreement deal with reputable sportswear manufacturing company, Pro Star Sports International,  as official partners, Prompt News reports. Pro Star is an offshoot of leading Nigeria outfit in sports wear branding, Zenith Sports Inc, dealers in general sports equipment and owners of Haggai Sports. In a well attended ceremony ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist All is set for the second leg of the final round of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers match between Nigeria’s Flamingos and their counterparts from Liberia billed for Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja tomorrow. This is even as Liberia  contingent arrived Abuja on Wednesday aboard Asky Airways and ...

2026 FIFA WCQ: NFF president pledges action after Super Eagles’ woes By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Apparently angered by Super Eagles of Nigeria’s 2-1 shock defeat by  Benin Republic Cheetahs in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers match at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Monday, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Alhaji Ibrahim Musa ...