By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist United States of America  (USA)-based ex-Super Falcons’ attacker, Patience Avre-Odeli has reminded Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to add former national football team players who earlier dominated African women’s football scene in the list of his reward plans. The former Ufuoma Babes FC of Warri and Princess Jegede Babes FC of Lagos ...

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

At last, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title it won after defeating Morocco’s senior men football team by a lone goal in the final of last year’stournament citing breach of Articles 82 and 84 of the Regulations of the CAF. A CAF Appeal Board Media Statement issued by the ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has already commenced the process of appealing the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which rejected its petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo on the issue of eligibility of some players used by that country in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Playoff match against Nigeria in Rabat, Morocco on 16th November 2025.  “We have received ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has described the passing of its former Technical Director and two-time Head Coach of the senior men national football team, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, as “the exit of a great man who served Nigeria football wholeheartedly and was diligent and devoted to the development of the game.”  NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said the Modakeke high ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) may have to move quickly to convince the two British-born sons of former Super Eagles defender Michael Emenalo to pledge their football and basketball allegiances to Nigeria before the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA) snap up the duo soonest. This is ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Technical Director and former Super Eagles head coach Augustine Owen Eguavoen has added more feathers to his long cap as he has obtained a FIFA Leadership Diploma after successfully completing a leadership programme organised by the world football governing body. Eguavoen received the certificate at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja In order to beat the date of submission of the names of Nigeria’s representatives to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ahead of the 2026/2027 continental club competitions, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has fixed Sunday, March 22 as the kick-off date for the 2026 President Federation Cup, Prompt News reports. In a letter sent ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist                                                                                    Despite going one woman down in the second half of their ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist                                                                                                          ...