By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially sanctioned Algeria’s USM Alger as the club has been told it has forfeited its home match in the cancelled weekend CAF Confederation Cup semi-final first leg duel with Morocco’s RS Berkane. An official letter signed by CAF Director of Tournaments and Events, Nigeria’s ...
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Kenyan, South Sudanese win male and female Premium Trust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon
***Nigeria’s Francis James emerge 2nd best By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Expectedly, Kenyan runner, Shadrack Ngumbau has to put up a strong effort especially in the final home stretch to beat co-competitors to win the maiden Premium Trust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon in the time of 1.07.58 to also cart home the prize money of USD5,000 on offer.the ...
Read More »Organisers of Premium Trust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon promise hitch-free race
**As 7UP Bottling Co waters the routes By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The organisers of Premium Trust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon which will hold in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja tomorrow April 20, 2024, Nilayo Sports Management Limited (NSML) have promised that the event will be a pacesetter event for marathons in Nigeria. This is even as ...
Read More »2024 Federation Cup: Pillars in flaming war with Rangers in star match of Round of 64
**As NFF holds national draws in Abuja By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Last year’s runners-up, Enugu Rangers will go up against Kano Pillars in what is indisputably the pick of the men’s Round of 64 ...
Read More »NFF: National Draw for 2024 Federation Cup competitions hold tomorrow
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja The National Draw for the men’s and women’s versions of this year’s Federation Cup competition will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja. Already, the field for the national competition in the men’s draw has been trimmed to 64 following last week’s Play-off matches that saw the elimination of ...
Read More »REVEALED: Amuneke Spy on South Africa, Benin Republic ahead of World Cup qualifiers
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor -in-Chief, Abuja Unknown to many Nigerians and even the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) one of the indigenous coaches who applied for the vacant head coach of Super Eagles, Emmanuel Amuneke has taken it upon himself to embark on self-sponsored spying mission on Nigeria’s next two group opponents in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers coming ...
Read More »Coaching Job: Amuneke, a man of integrity, says international integrity Czar
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief , Abuja With the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) set to unveil the name of the new head coach of Super Eagles, another international football administrator has given a vote of confidence to one of the candidates for the plum job, coach Emmanuel Amuneke who he said is “as white as snow” as far as football integrity ...
Read More »SPECIAL REPORT: How two WAFCON top four teams cruise to Paris Olympics
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Thirty three years after the introduction of women’s football in the continent, the game is fast taking roots in the four regions of Africa as unknown to many, two of the four top finishers in the last Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in ...
Read More »Field complete as Nigeria, Zambia pick Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football event tickets
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The two countries to represent the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the Paris 2014 Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament have booked their tickets to fly the continental flag in France later in the year as Nigeria and Zambia emerged from the final round of the African qualifiers concluded on Tuesday. After ...
Read More »BREAKING: Super Falcons break 16 years jinx, qualify for Paris Olympics
** As Nigeria holds South Africa to barren draw in Pretoria By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s Super Falcons returned to the Olympic Games after a 16-year absence after a hard fought barren draw with South Africa’s Banyana Banyana Tuesday night at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria ensured that the West Africans qualified for the 2024 Paris ...
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