By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja Barely one month after Nigeria’s intermediate women’s football team, Falconets crashed out of FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in the Round of 16 after losing 2-1 to Japan   in Bogota, Colombia, the junior side Flamingos also ended their impressive run in the 2024 edition in Dominican Republic on a sad note ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Super Falcons forward Folashade Florence Ijamilusi’s hat-trick and a floating goal by striker Gift Monday ensured Nigeria beat Algeria’s Les Fennecs 4-1 in the hot Tuesday afternoon second leg match at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos to finish the double-header international friendlies on 6-1 goals aggregate. Nigeria also defeated Algeria 2-0 in ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor, Abuja Bureau Apparently not afraid to dare the “big names” during his rebuilding process of what has been termed ‘New Face of Super Falcons’, head coach Justin Madugu has  dropped Nigeria’s number one goalkeeper and Paris FC shot-stopper, Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie to the bench in the second leg tie of the double-header international friendly match between ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, Flamingos have crashed out of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic as they saw their impressive  journey in the competition come to an end after a hard-fought 0-2 quarter-final loss to the United States of America (USA) on Saturday. One goal in ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja A first half brace scored  by captain Rasheedat Ajibade ensured that the ‘New Face’ Super Falcons  beat visiting Les Fennecs in the first match of the double-header International friendlies between Nigeria and Algeria’s senior women’s football teams at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne,  Ogun state on Saturday evening. Hugely talented Ajibade ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women Football Journalist,  Abuja In a bold step to give home-grown young talents the opportunity to shine, Super Falcons head coach Justin Madugu has included six  Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) players in the start-list of today’s international friendly match between Nigeria and Algeria billed for Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun state,  Prompt ...

***As teams hit Ikenne tomorrow By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja All is set for the double-header high profile international friendly matches between Nigeria and Algeria as the Super Falcons interim manager Justin Madugu has concluded plans to parade mostly domestic league players with a sprinkle of six over-seas professionals in tomorrow’s first game holding at Remo ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist For the second time in two years, Nigeria and United States of America (USA) will clash in the quarter-final stage of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic  just as this will mark the second time both countries will meet in a FIFA football competition at the junior women’s ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja with agency reports The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has unveiled the list of nominees for the men’s categories for the #CAFAwards24, as anticipation builds for the Awards evening scheduled on 16 December 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco. The CAF Awards 2024 cover the period between January 2024 and October 2024. Ten (10) players have been shortlisted ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist A 35-woman delegation of the Algeria senior women national football team has arrived in Lagos, ahead of the international friendly matches with nine-time African champions Nigeria on Saturday and Tuesday. The delegation members are staying at the Eko Hotel & Towers, Victoria Island. Both teams will clash at the Remo Stars’ Sports ...