Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita is hoping her trailblazing work as part of the first all-female trio to officiate a men’s match in Asian continental competition last week will encourage girls to feel they can do anything in the game. Along with Makoto Bozono and Naomi Teshirogi, Yamashita made history last Wednesday when she took charge of the clash between Yangon ...

One of the most influential figures in the history of women’s football, April Heinrichs, will be heading up the Technical Study Group for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019, and she recently spoke to FIFA.com about her expectations ahead of the showpiece event in France. “The women’s game is growing so quickly and it’s just perfect having the FIFA Women’s ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. World football ruling body, FIFA has announced Clementine Toure of Cote d’ Ivoire as a member of Technical Study Group (TSG) that will work for the it in next month’s global women’s football fiesta slated for France. The former Ivorian international who will work with four other people in the Five-member TSG made history by becoming ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed deep shock over the death on Monday of Head Coach of Nigeria Professional Football League club, Lobi Stars of Makurdi, Solomon Ogbeide. “We are heartbroken about the death of Coach Solomon Ogbeide. Words are inadequate to describe the sense of loss. There was no doubt that he was among the very best in the ...

Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, have been fully schooled on best practices and moves and gestures to avoid on-field at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals opening in Poland on Thursday. Immediately after the FIFA arrival meeting, traditionally held to welcome participating teams to the FIFA World Cup, FIFA referee instructor Jerome Damon took the players and officials on the ...

African champions Nigeria have landed at the Avita Resort facility in the Austrian city of Bad Tatzmannsdorf for a two –week residential camping ahead of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals. A delegation including nine home –based professionals and technical and administrative staff departed from Abuja on Monday night aboard an Air France flight, and travelled from Paris to ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. With the bulk of the invited players already at the Super Falcons Avita Resort camp in the Austrian city of Bad Tatzmannsdorf outside of Vienna, the technical crew led by Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby will commence serious training from tomorrow morning (Wednesday) just as he is expected to submit the final list of 23 players to ...

African champions Nigeria departed the shores of the country on Monday for Austria, where they will set up a two –week residential camping before flying to France for the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place 7th June – 7th July 2019. Before their departure, the newly –crowned WAFU Cup winners received at their Serob Legacy Hotel, Abuja abode the ...

    Nigeria’s quest for a good outing at the Poland 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup received a huge boost on Sunday when the Nigerian ambassador to Poland, His Excellency Eric Bell-Gam paid a visit to the team at their Vienna House Hotel abode. The Flying Eagles flew into Katowice, Poland from Munich, Germany on Sunday where they were welcomed ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Barring any flight delays, a good number of foreign-based Super Falcons players will hit the team’s Austria camp even as eight domestic league players, the coaching crew and backroom staff left Abuja Monday night aboard Air France to Paris for a two week intensive training base to enable the Head Coach Thomas Dennerby to pick the ...