Daily Archives: May 18, 2025

Egypt 2025: Nigeria edge Egypt on penalties to win bronze medals

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja For the fourth time in the history of the U20 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria finished in third place as penalty shootout proved another sure route to glory on Sunday night, with hosts Egypt as victims at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo. Triumph from the shootout against Cup holders Senegal in the quarter-finals in Ismailia earned seven-time champions ...

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CAF, European Commission conclude historic partnership

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                         The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the European Commission (EC) Sunday concluded a historic agreement which provides for the EC to partner with the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON) 2025 and 2027, TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2024 and CAF African Schools Football Championship. The agreement was ...

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Poland 2026 Qualifiers: Field is complete for 2nd round African qualifiers 

***As Ivory Coast, Tunisia,  Malawi book tickets By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The field is now complete for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup ‘Poland 2026′ African qualifiers’ second round matches, which will be held from September 19 to 28, 2025 across the continent as no fewer than 32 countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Ghana, Tunisia ...

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