By Harry Awurumibe who was in Morocco When the history of Nigeria’s Super Falcons CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 10th title win in far away Rabat, Morocco, will be written, few individuals who worked behind-the-scene to make sure the ‘Mission X’ propounded by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ahead of the biggest women’s football competition in Africa was ...
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SWAN to NSC, Others: Sports journalists deserve better attention, recognition for years of hard work, dedication
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called on the National Sports Commission (NSC), and other stakeholders to give long-overdue recognition, support, and reward to Nigerian sports journalists who have, for decades, contributed significantly to the growth and development of sports in the country, often at great personal cost. In a statement released on Tuesday ...
Read More »Mission X Accomplished: Abuja residents to see Women AFCON trophy on Monday
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and environs will have a rare view of the Women Africa Cup of Nations trophy – the most coveted diadem in African women football – when the Super Falcons arrive in Nigeria on Monday. The victorious contingent is scheduled to touch down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by noon on Monday and ...
Read More »How FG Delegation Celebrated Super Falcons 10th WAFCON Win in Rabat
From Harry Awurumibe in Rabat Despite being in the minority, Nigeria made her presence felt at Olympics Stadium Rabat venue of the final match between hosts Atlas Lionesses of Morocco and Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the 13th CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 as the federal government delegation and Nigerians residing in Morocco went wide in celebration after ...
Read More »Super Falcons, Madugu 90 Minutes Away From WAFCON Cup History
From Harry Awurumibe in Rabat Nigeria’s senior women’s football team Super Falcons are just one match away from making history as the champions of Africa for the 10th time in the history of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) if they beat host country Morocco in the epic final of WAFCON 2024 today at Olympic Stadium Rabat, Morocco. This is ...
Read More »Man on the Cusp of History: Justin Madugu, Super Falcons Interim Coach
From Harry Awurumibe in Rabat Today in Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco, one man will carry the weight of over 200 million Nigerians at home and diaspora on his “small” head as he will be seen pacing up and down the technical area of Olympic Stadium Rabat, the venue of the 13th CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) ...
Read More »Falcons’ camp agog over Tinubu’s payment of allowances, bonuses approval ahead of WAFCON 2024 final
From Harry Awurumibe, Rabat The Rihab Hotel Rabat camp of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team Super Falcons is agog again after players and officials received the cheering news that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has graciously approved the full payment of the delayed allowances and match bonuses of the team ahead of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 ...
Read More »WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons visit injured South African player
From Harry Awurumibe, Casablanca In the spirit of sportsmanship, Super Falcons’ players on Wednesday paid a sympathy visit to the Banyana Banyana’s Gabriela De Jesus Thomas Salgado, who suffered a horrific leg injury during the tension-soaked semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa at Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco on Tuesday afternoon, Prompt News reports. Salgado who was seriously ...
Read More »WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons in win or burst semi-final showdown with South Africa’s Banyana
From Harry Awurumibe in Casablanca After an emphatic 5-0 whitewash of Zambia’s Copper Queens parading the most-dread front-three of reigning African Best Player of the Year (Women’s) Barbra Banda and co-conspirators Rachel Kundananji and Grace Chanda in last Friday’s quarter-final clash in the ongoing CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) at Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, the Super ...
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Nigerians in Morocco promise to storm stadium for semi-final tie vs South Africa if…..
From Harry Awurumibe, Casablanca With Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) or its diaspora wings unable to show their presence at the ongoing CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, Nigerians living in the country, especially those residing in Casablanca, have vowed to storm the Larbi Zaouli Stadium, venue of Nigeria and South Africa’s first semi-finals clash to cheer ...
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