U-17 WWCQ: Liberia stun Senegal to qualify for final round showdown with Nigeria By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Against all odds, Liberia created an upset as Senegal got a stunning sucker punch and were bundled out of the race for 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals after hosts thrashed the Senegalese 2-0 in Monrovia on Sunday ...
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U-17 WWCQ: How Flamingos beat Etalons of B/Faso to qualify for final round
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist After an uninspiring first leg performance which ended in a 1-1 away draw against Etalons of Burkina Faso in Bamako, Mali last week, Nigeria’s Flamingos reruned to the winning ways in the second leg match at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Saturday with rising goalpoacher Harmony Chidera Chidi scoring a hattrick ...
Read More »U-17 WWCQ: Flamingos on redemption mission, Burundi qualify for 4th round on 25-0 agg
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Reigning FIFA U-17 Bronze medallists, Flamingos of Nigeria have another 90 minutes to redeem themselves when they host the young Stallions of Burkina Faso in the second leg match of the third round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers slated for Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja today. Both teams shared ...
Read More »WAFCON 2024: Ellis names Banyana squad for Senegal friendlies
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Ahead of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Banyana Banyana of South Africa’s head coach, Desiree Ellis has announced her squad for the upcoming double-header International friendlies against Senegal as the reigning African champions will face Senegalese senior women’s team twice away from home on May 27 and June 5. ...
Read More »U-17WWCQ: Burundi sets CAF goalscoring record in 18-0 thrashing of Djibouti
*As Morocco, Senegal, Zambia poise for final tickets, Nigeria too By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Burundian U-17 women’s football team created a record of goalscoring in the FIFA Women’s World Cup African qualifiers by hitting a staggering 18 goals without conceeding any in the 18-0 away win over Djibouti in the first leg of their third round ...
Read More »U-17 WWCQ: How complacency denied Flamingos victory over Burkina Faso in 1-1 away draw
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist A moment of loss of concentration and overall low performance of the team ruined what would have been an easy away victory by Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, the Flamingos against their Burkina Faso opponents in the first leg, third round of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers on ...
Read More »U-17 WWCQ: How complacency denied Flamingos victory over Burkina Faso in 1-1 away draw
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist A moment of loss of concentration and overall low performance of the team ruined what would have been an easy away victory by Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, the Flamingos against their Burkina Faso opponents in the first leg, third round of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers on ...
Read More »Fireworks as Federation Cup kicks off tomorrow, 32 matches on display
**As Kano Pillars, Enugu Rangers clash in Abuja Thursday By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja The much-anticipated 2024 President Federation Cup Round of 62 matches will commence on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 with the biggest of the preliminary stage between Kano Pillars and Rangers International of Enugu billed for Thursday at Bwari Mini Stadium, Abuja This is even as women ...
Read More »Nigeria U-23 striker, Promise David, scores sixth goal in Estonian topflight league
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Dynamic Nigeria U-23 striker, Promise David has continued to make headlines in the Estonian topflight league as he notched his sixth goal of the season, propelling Kalju FC to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Kalev FC. Prompt News reports that in his all-round captivating display, David played a pivotal role in securing the crucial win ...
Read More »BREAKING: WAFCON 2024 to go ahead, CAF insists
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Again, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said that the 15th edition of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) billed for Morocco in 2024 will go ahead despite the dark clouds hovering over the staging of the competition this year. This cheering news for the followers of the women’s football across ...
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