***As 11 Northern states fail to participate in football fiesta By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau No fewer than 33 women’s football clubs that registered to take part in the women’s category of the 2025 President Federation Cup National Draw scheduled for Lagos on March 12, 2025, have qualified for the Round of 32 without kicking a ball, Prompt News exclusively ...
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Heartland, Rangers, El Kanemi, 71 clubs set for 2025 President Federation Cup States Final
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja No fewer than 74 clubs will participate in the states final of the 2025 President Federation Cup, which will hold across the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) this weekend, Prompt News reports. Amongst the clubs that will take part in the 2025 President Federation Cup states final are traditional heavyweights like Nigeria Professional ...
Read More »NFF, Carloha sign contract to drive Nigerian football forward
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor -in-Chief, Abuja In a bid to improve the financial state of the football house to enable it fulfill its monetary obligations to the numerous national teams especially the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Carloha, the exclusive dealer and franchise holder of Chery vehicles in Nigeria on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement that will ...
Read More »NPFL: Amuneke’s Heartland shoot down Shooting Stars in Owerri
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja A late minute penalty goal scored by John Bassey in the 88th minute and a first half strike by Chukwuma Agor in the 30th minute ensured that Heartland Football Club defeated hard-fighting Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan 2-1 in Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Week 24 match played at Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri on ...
Read More »2025 President Federation Cup: NFF Strategic Partners, GTI, happy with progress, NFF fix state finals for February 23
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Apparently satisfied with the smooth running of the 2025 President Federation Cup, which has entered the state finals, the current official sponsors of the oldest football competition in Nigeria, GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited, have said it is committed to the promotion of football in Nigeria. This is even the NFF has placed ...
Read More »Nigeria leads Group B as CAF holds final draw for U-20 AFCON in Cairo
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Cote d’Ivoire 2025, will take place tomorrow,Thursday, February 13, 2025 at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Prompt News reports According to the CAF Competitions Department, the Final Draw will be broadcast live on CAF TV, just as former Mali international Adama Coulibaly ...
Read More »Nigeria missing as CAF holds final draw for U-17 Africa Cup of Nations tomorrow
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja All is set for the final draw for the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 which will take place on Thursday, 13 February 13, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. This is even as multiple FIFA U-17 World Cup champions Nigeria have been excluded from the final draw no thanks to the country’s ...
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