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 ...
Read More »France 2019: Injuries, card offences halt Nigeria’s progress, fell to Germany 3-0
Harry Awurumibe, Live in France Injuries to first team players and card offences combined to halt Nigeria’s progress in the on- going 8th FIFA Women’s World final in France as Germany beat Nigeria 3-0 in the Round of 16 tie on Saturday at Stade des Alps in Grenoble. Defender Faith Michael was injured out earlier in the completion and later poster ...
Read More »France 2019: African Champions, Nigeria tackles ‘giant’ Germany in winner takes all tie
Harry Awurumbie, Live in France For Nigeria’s Super Falcons the tricky match tomorrow at the Stade des Alpes in Grenoble against two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winners could pass as an uphill task if the pedigree of the Germans in the world football men and women are anything to rely upon. Both countries have been pitched against each other in ...
Read More »Germany vs Nigeria clash: FIFA fly Falcons in charter jet to Grenoble
Harry Awurumibe, Live in France Super Falcons of Nigeria received a queenly treatment earlier today as the team was airlifted back to Grenoble to meet Germany for tomorrow’s Round of 16 game in France. The Nigerian delegation made up of 23 players, coaching crew, backroom staff and other support officials were on board of the charter flight operated by Eastern ...
Read More »Super Falcons ready for next match, round off training
Harry Awurumibe An optimistic Super Falcons this morning rounded off their training ahead of a Round of 16 clash with Germany at weekend. The training session which started at 10:30am local time ended by 12 noon and the players were all looking forward to the next game. But speaking on the situation the team has found itself in France, Falcons ...
Read More »France 2019: Super Falcons seal Round of 16 spot, players’ in wide jubilation
Harry Awurumibe , Live in France Again, the camp of Super Falcons in Rennes late last night erupted in ecstasy immediately the final whistle was sounded at Stade de la route de Lorient, called Roazhon Park where Chile’s 2-0 win over Thailand gifted Nigeria a passage to the Round of 16 stage and a date with Germany on Saturday. Players, ...
Read More »France 2019: Argentina draws Scotland to give Nigeria Round of 16 hope
Harry Awurumibe, Live in France The camp of Nigeria’s Super Falcons was thrown into a wide jubilation on Wednesday night shortly after Argentina miraculously came from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Scotland in the last Group D match at Parc des Prince, Paris as players and officials celebrated the final result which may help their course at the ...
Read More »AITEO Cup 2019: Enyimba, Rangers, 4 Premier League teams bite the dust
Harry Awurumibe No fewer than six Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs today crashed out of the AITEO Cup 2019 edition with eight-time league champions- Enyimba International and AITEO Cup defending champions-Enugu Rangers international being the biggest causalities. Enyimba who are fresh from winning the 2018/2019 Nigeria Professional Football League title few days ago, were hoping of winning the Aiteo ...
Read More »Hopeful Dennerby, Falcons return to training ahead Round 16
Harry Awurumibe , Live in France After observing a one day break, the Super Falcons this morning returned to serious training to prepare for the Round of 16 showdown with any eventual opponent this weekend. Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby had given the players a day off yesterday to recover from the crunchy duel against France Les Bleues on Monday at Roazhon ...
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