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12th AAG: Falconets fly to Morocco tomorrow

The U20 Women National Team, Falconets, that will represent Nigeria at the Women’s Football Tournament of the 12th All-Africa Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco 17th – 29th August, will fly out of Nigeria to Morocco on Thursday. They will battle Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the tournament. Host nation Morocco, Equatorial Guinea, Mali and Algeria are ...

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Falconets ‘ll do well in Morocco, says Danjuma

Nigeria’s U -20 Women’s Football team, Falconets Head Coach Christopher  Danjuma is optimistic that his wards will go far in the forthcoming All Africa Games in Morocco. Speaking ahead of the team’s departure aboard Air Peace jet to Casablanca Danjuma said that the Falconets will not only get out of their Group B but will get to medals range in ...

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2020 Olympics qualifier: Dennerby’s 25 Falcons play 11-aside test match

Harry Awurumibe                         Apparently to have a closer look at each player’s ability to deliver in a real match situation, the Head Coach of the national senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, Thomas Dennerby this afternoon pitched the players against each other in a test-match at FIFA Goal Project Pitch, Package B, Abuja National Stadium. The 25 players in camp were ...

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NFF Marks 30th Anniversary Of Samuel Okwaraji’s Death

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) today remembered fallen football star, late Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji and eulogised him on a day marking the 30th anniversary of his death while on national duty. In a tweet with hashtag #WeRememberSam” on its official handle NFF said, “It’s been 30 years since this real and true Nigerian Patriot passed on while on duty for ...

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International Friendly: Nigeria, Ukraine clash in Kiev Sept. 10

Harry Awurumibe Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face Ukraine in an international friendly match on September 10 in Kiev. This much was disclosed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President,  Amaju Melvin Pinnick via the Social Media on Friday It will be Super Eagles first outing since their third place encounter against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia at the 2019 Africa ...

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Nigerian Government fully supports 2020 Bid, says VP Osibanjo

Harry Awurumibe Apparently to put paid to any doubt from any quarter, Nigeria’s Vice President, His Excellency Prof Yemi Osibanjo today said that the Federal Government of Nigeria is 100 per cent in support of the bid by the country to host the 10th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals in 2020. The nation’s number two citizen spoke when a ...

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Danjuma picks Nnadozie, Duru, 16 others for Rabat 2019

National U-20 Women’s Football Team Head Coach, Christopher Danjuma has unveiled his list of 18 players to represent Nigeria at the Women’s Football Tournament of the 12th All-Africa Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco  from August 17 – 29, with Super Falcons’ number one choice goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie top of the list. There are also many former U-17 players like Joy ...

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Egypt 2019: Amapakabo calls 35 for showdown with Sudan

National U-23 team Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has extended invitations to a total of 35 players ahead of Nigeria’s home-and-away AFCON U23 qualifying matches against Sudan next month.     The Olympic Eagles are away to Khartoum for the first leg of the fixture on 6th September, before hosting the Sudanese at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba four days later. ...

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