Author Archives: harry awurumibe

AITEO CUP Q/QUARTER FINAL FIXTURES HOT UP

Lobi Stars Vs Rivers United (Ijebu-Ode, 28 June, 3pm) Niger Tornadoes Vs Smart City (Ilorin, 28 June, 3pm) Insurance FC Vs Calabar Rovers (Enugu, 28 June, 3pm) Kano Pillars Vs Aklosendi FC (Kaduna, 28 June, 3pm) AITEO CUP WOMEN’S QUARTER FINAL FIXTURES  Rivers Angels Vs Sunshine Queens Delta Queens Vs Bayelsa Queens Nasarawa Amazons Vs Edo Queens/Olori Babes Confluence Queens ...

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12th AAG: Falconets to tackle South Africa, Cameroon

The draw for the football event of the 12th All-Africa Games has been conducted in Cairo, Egypt with host nation Morocco heading Group A that also has Equatorial Guinea, Mali and Algeria.  Nigeria head Group B and will trade tackles with Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia.  Organizers have reiterated that this year’s All-Africa Games women football event will be contested ...

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Nigeria will reach the Round of 16 of the 32nd Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt if the Super Eagles put the Syli Nationale of Guinea to the sword in their second match of the tournament on Wednesday. The match starts at 4.30pm Egypt time, which is 3.30pm in Nigeria. Guinea’s unexpected 2-2 draw against debutants Madagascar on Day 1, ...

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NFF thanks President Buhari after receiving AFCON money

Harry Awurumibe, Live in France Apparently to confirm the position of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that it is yet to receive the budget money for its operations, a top officer of the Federation has confirmed receiving part of the money approved by the Federal Government for participation of some National Teams in international competitions, including the Super Eagles’ participation at ...

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Super Falcons: Much ado about bonus payments 

By Harry Awurumibe,  Women’s Football expert  Ordinarily one will not spend time to talk about the furore surrounding Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, Super Falcons recent acts of fighting hard off the pitch to demand for money instead of doing well in the field of play. The Director of Communications of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire has in ...

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France 2019: Super Falcons return to Nigeria today

 Harry Awurumibe, Live in France  The Nigerian delegation to the 8th FIFA Women’s World cup final in France return to the country today after Germany eliminated Nigeria with a 3-0 defeat in Grenoble on Saturday. Almost all the players except Norway- based Rasheedat Ajibade boarded the Air Francr flight to Nigeria today. Strangely, players who had earlier asked FIFA and ...

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