By Harry Awurumibe To say that Kaduna fans love to watch matches at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium is an understatement. Thus each time any match is played at the stadium built over 5 decades ago by the 1st Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir (Alhaji) Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Sauduana of Sokoto, fans come out in large numbers to watch the game. ...

Nasawara Amazons barred Rivers Angels from a fourth successive Women AITEO Cup triumph by beating the Cup holders 5-4 after penalty shoot-out in the grand finale at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Sunday. The girls from Lafia were marginally the more enterprising in a rather dull encounter which finished scoreless, and penalty shoot-out was the direct consequence according to ...

The Final matches of the men and women competitions of this year’s AITEO Cup will take place at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Sunday, setting alight the former administrative capital of northern Nigeria. In the women’s final, Cup holders Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt will clash with Nasarawa Amazons of Lafia in a match that kicks off at 2pm. ...

Harry Awurumibe The U-19 women’s football teams of France and Netherlands have advanced to UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship semi-finals and have also by this achievement qualified for  the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup billed for 2020 in a yet to be determined country. They join Germany and Spain as Europe’s four teams at next year’s world finals France and the ...

Harry Awurumibe The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has announced the departure of Vadao as the Head Coach of the national women’s football team, As Canarinhas after nearly two years at the helm. Just like Nigeria, Brazil suffered a Round-of-16 exit at the recent FIFA Women’s World Cup in France after a narrow 2-1 extra-time defeat against hosts France. It was ...

The adjudicatory chamber of the Independent Ethics Committee Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has found Mooketsi Kgotlele, former General Secretary of the Botswana Football Association (BFA), guilty of having accepted bribes in relation to the manipulation of international matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The formal ethics proceedings against Kgotlele were initiated on 6 September 2018 and ...

Harry Awurumibe The national Under 20 team, Flying Eagles will begin camping in Abuja with days as the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the camping of the team in Abuja. Sources close to the Glass House Abuja office of the NFF disclosed that the Coach Paul Aigbogun-tutored Flying Eagles which took part in the last FIFA World Youth Championship ...

Harry Awurumibe Celebrations are still continuing in the camps of the four teams from the Nigeria National League (NNL) which have secured promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) following victories recorded in their play-off ties yesterday. The four clubs that will be campaigning in the elite division next season are Akwa Starlet, Warri Wolves, Jigawa Golden Stars, and ...

Harry Awurumibe After just one year in suspension from fielding four club sides in the Confederation of         Africa Football (CAF), Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and League Management Company (LMC) have worked hard to restore parity with top African nations and leagues. For this reason, four Nigerian clubs namely Enyimba International FC, Kano Pillars, Enugu Rangers and Niger Tornadoes will compete ...

The Samuel Oguche Basketball Foundation has announced it will host a basketball camp in Abuja this summer to celebrate its 4th year anniversary. The camp will dunk off on 22nd to 26th July, 2019 at the prestigious Gilali basketball court in Abuja. Speaking on the coming events, the founder of the basketball camp, Samuel Oguche said, “Over the past 4 ...