Harry Awurumibe. Determined to beat Algeria in the first round of the African qualifying race for the Women’s Football Tournament of next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Super Falcons’ Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby has invited 30 players as the team opens camp in Abuja tomorrow, Thursday,  August 8.   Nigeria has been drawn to face Algeria in the first round ...

 Harry Awurumibe Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured the safety of participants and visitors coming to the State for the Under-20 Women World Cup in 2020. This assurance was given today by the governor when the Inspection Team from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Alausa, Ikeja. Gov. Sanwo-olu ...

By Harry Awurumibe One proposed center which the visiting five-man inspection team from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) will fall in love at first sight tomorrow when they hit Benin City, Edo state is the newly refurbished Samuel Ogbemudia stadium. An Edo State Sports Council official who pleaded anonymity has revealed that the stadium is ready to host ...

By Harry Awurumibe A five-man inspection team from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) will arrive in Nigeria tomorrow via Lagos for a four-day inspection of facilities and equipment that Nigeria has put forward to host the 10th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup championship next year. Expectedly, the arrival of the FIFA Inspectors has attracted commendation of women’s football ...

 Harry Awurumibe  Determined to convince the top echelon of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) who is expected in the country this month for the inspection of facilities to be used for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final, football authorities will tomorrow inspect Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin City, Edo state. A reliable source conversant with the operations ...

Harry Awurumibe Less than one month after the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino dropped the hint of the possible expansion of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the world football governing body has officially approved the number of the teams from 24 to 32 by the year 2023. For this reason the next FIFA Women’s World Cup ...

Harry Awurumibe As earlier announced by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), candidates have emerged for the 2019 The Best FIFA Football Awards billed for Milan on Monday, September 23, 2019. Again, as reported here yesterday, the out-going United States of America (USA), Head Coach, Jill Ellis who led her team to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup back ...

Danny Drinkwater looks set to stay at Chelsea this season with the midfielder yet to receive any concrete offers to go elsewhere. It was reported at the weekend that Coach Frank Lampard has already decided to get rid of the England international, although it is understood no conversations of that nature have taken place yet. Drinkwater joined Chelsea from Leicester ...

Herve Renard, who won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with both Zambia and Ivory Coast, has been unveiled as Saudi Arabia’s new national team coach. Renard stood down as Morocco’s coach earlier this month after the team’s early exit from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. The 50-year-old had taken to social media in the past week ...

Jill Ellis, who recently became the first coach to win two FIFA Women’s World Cups™, has announced she will relinquish the United States of America (USA) reins in early October following their France 2019 victory tour. “The opportunity to coach this team and work with these amazing women has been the honour of a lifetime,” Ellis said. “I want to ...