Author Archives: harry awurumibe

NFF mourns the passing of Oyuki Jackson Obaseki

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed shock over the death on the morning of Sunday 18th August 2019, of a former Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League and 2nd Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Oyuki Jackson Obaseki. The 75 –year old breathed his last on Sunday in Benin City, having left his giant footprints in the sands ...

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La-Liga Opener: Athletic Bilbao stuns Messi-less Barcelona 1-0

Defending Champions Football Club Barcelona made a nightmare start to the defence of their La Liga title on Friday by losing Luis Suarez to injury and then losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao, after a sensational late volley from substitute Aritz Aduriz. Suarez hobbled off in the 37th minute with what looked like a calf injury before Aduriz came on in ...

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African Athletics icon, Pa KAB Olowu goes home at 95

Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola (KAB) Olowu (OON), who died last Wednesday, August 14, 2019 and was buried on Thursday August 15 according to Muslim rites will be remembered by many especially athletics followers. The death of Pa Olowu who was part of Nigeria’s first delegation to the 1950 British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) and the 1952 Olympics Games has ...

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Breaking! FIFA bans Coach Siasia for life

Harry Awurumibe All may not be well with one of Nigeria’s football legends and successful youth coach, Samson Yebowie Siasia as the world football governing body, FIFA today handed him a life ban from all football related activities for violating FIFA Code of Ethics. The former Super Eagles star and later Head Coach also received in addition, a fine in ...

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Algeria vs Nigeria tie: NFF grants Coach Dennerby permission to invite foreign pros

Harry Awurumibe Determined to back the Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby to grind out a win over host Algeria, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has granted the Swedish tactician his request to invite a couple of overseas-based players for the forthcoming 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match away to Blida on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Sources close to ...

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Tokyo 2020 Qualifiers: FIFA appoints Malian, Ivorian officials for Super Falcons

World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed officials from Mali to take charge of the 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match between Nigeria and Algeria in Blida on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The Algeria Football Federation has scheduled the match for the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida (outside Algiers), to kick off at 7pm Algeria time (same time as in ...

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12th AAG: Falconets fly to Morocco tomorrow

The U20 Women National Team, Falconets, that will represent Nigeria at the Women’s Football Tournament of the 12th All-Africa Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco 17th – 29th August, will fly out of Nigeria to Morocco on Thursday. They will battle Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the tournament. Host nation Morocco, Equatorial Guinea, Mali and Algeria are ...

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Falconets ‘ll do well in Morocco, says Danjuma

Nigeria’s U -20 Women’s Football team, Falconets Head Coach Christopher  Danjuma is optimistic that his wards will go far in the forthcoming All Africa Games in Morocco. Speaking ahead of the team’s departure aboard Air Peace jet to Casablanca Danjuma said that the Falconets will not only get out of their Group B but will get to medals range in ...

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2020 Olympics qualifier: Dennerby’s 25 Falcons play 11-aside test match

Harry Awurumibe                         Apparently to have a closer look at each player’s ability to deliver in a real match situation, the Head Coach of the national senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, Thomas Dennerby this afternoon pitched the players against each other in a test-match at FIFA Goal Project Pitch, Package B, Abuja National Stadium. The 25 players in camp were ...

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