Monthly Archives: May 2025

Super Falcons to play in Casablanca as CAF releases WAFCON 2024 match schedule

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday announced the match schedule of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco 2024 holding from July 5 to 26, 2025 with 12 countries including the host, Morocco participating. This is even as nine-time African champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria will play ...

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Bragging rights at stake as Super Falcons clash with Indomitable Lionesses 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Tomorrow in the tranquil town of Ikenne, Remo Division of Ogun state, two old foes in women’s  football contest in Africa, Nigeria, and Cameroon will once again trade tackles in an international friendly match slated for Remo Stars FC Stadium in Ikenne-Remo. Despite being a friendly match, individual clout and national pride ...

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BREAKING: Lionesses invade Ijebu-Ode for Falcons

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The Indomitable Lionesses’ contingent made up of 23 players, coaching crew, backroom staff, and some administrative officials from the country’s football governing body FECAFOOT are expected to arrive Ijebu-Ode abode of the Super Falcons later today ahead of Saturday’s first leg of the double-header international friendlies between Nigeria and Cameroon at Remo ...

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International Friendlies: Super Falcons adopt twice daily training

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Three days to the first leg of the prestige double-header international friendly matches between Nigeria and Cameroon, and with all the 23 invited players present at the Am2pm Hotel in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state, head coach Justin Madugu has tweaked the team’s programme as he has adopted twice daily training regime. Prompt News ...

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CAF, Morocco LOC announce Match Venues for 2024 WAFCON 

…Teams yet to get Match Venues By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’a No.1 Women Football Journalist The Confederation of African (CAF) together with hosts, Morocco Local Organizing Committee (LOC) have today announced the match venues that will host TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco 2024, holding from July 5  to 26, 2025. According to a CAF media release, no ...

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JUST IN: Super Falcons hit Ijebu-Ode camp, training starts Tuesday

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Super Falcons camp in Ijebu-Ode is set to become a beehive of activities as a good number of invited are expected to hit the camp today. The coaching crew will commence the first training session Tuesday at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo, where the nine-time African champions will take on the 2016 ...

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REVEALED: Why Equal Pay won’t apply to Super Falcons, some African women’s teams, by Harry Awurumibe

There is no gainsaying the fact that “Equal Pay” for men’s and women’s national football teams in Africa, including Nigeria, is a complex issue with several reasons why it might not be fully implemented unlike what obtains in Europe, Asia, Oceania and the South and North American countries where men’s and women’s teams are enjoying equal pay in football and ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria’s Group B opponent, Botswana tackles Zambia, South Africa in pre-WAFCON friendlies

***As Ghana, other Morocco-bound teams line-up friendly ties By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist No fewer than six Morocco-bound countries, including Nigeria’s Group B opponents, Botswana, will be engaged in high-profile international friendly matches during the May 26 to June 3, 2025, FIFA international match calendar. Prompt News reports that while the nine-time African champions Nigeria will be ...

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Unity Cup Tourney, Russia Friendly: Chelle picks Simon, Musa, Nwabali, Ndidi, 21 others

…… Ekong, Aina, Dele-Bashiru, Onyedika, Aina, Osayi, Boniface listed for Russia By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Head Coach Eric Chelle has selected rave-of-the-moment in France, Moses Simon, goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Ahmed Musa among a total of 25 Super Eagles who will execute this month-end’s Unity Cup Tournament in London. Chelle, who admitted that “we’re looking ...

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My mission in WAFU – Gusau

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                               ...

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