By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Journalist Head Coach Bankole Olowookere said on Friday that Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, will aspire to win big in their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round, first leg encounter against their Algerian counterparts on Saturday, in order to reduce the pressure ahead of next week’s return leg duel in North Africa.  “We ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has selected first-choice goalkeeper Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and captain Daniel Bameyi, midfielder Sulaiman Alabi Jojo and forward Kparobo Arierhi among a squad of 24 for this year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt. The tournament gets underway in 10 days. Defenders Adamu Maigari and Emmanuel Chukwu (based in ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Nigeria Premier Football League on Thursday paid condolence visit to the family of deceased NPFL match commissioner, Mohammed Sani Abdul, who died on Wednesday, 9th April 2025, on his way back to Maiduguri from Jos where he had gone to commission an NPFL match.  Abdul, who ...