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Super Falcons invitee, Ginika, gets 3rd assist as CSST beat FUS Rabat 2-1

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Super Falcons invitee, Ginika Ikeh has continued to make instant impacts in the Morocco Women’s Championship Division 1 as she provided an assist in her team, Club Solidarite Sportif (CSST) Temara’s 2-1 victory over FUS Rabat at the weekend  in the keenly contested match. Speaking exclusively to Prompt News from her base, ...

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NFF mourns former Falconets’ goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni

The Nigeria Football Federation has described as “very sad” the death at the weekend of former Nigeria U20 Women National Team goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni. Aluko-Olaseni, who had been battling with cancer for about eight years, gave up the battle on Friday evening. “We are very sad to hear of the demise of Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni. It is disheartening to hear of ...

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Be diligent, aspire to greater heights, NFF boss, Gusau charges grassroots coaches

Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has called on aspiring coaches across the Federation to elect diligence and ambition as their watchwords, as the NFF is ready to select the very best among them to discover and nurture talents for the U15 and U16 National Teams. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at the ...

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Field complete for 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s  Football Tournament Qualifiers final round 

**As Morocco, Zambia join Nigeria, S/Africa for tickets race By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The four-team field for the 2024 CAF Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers is now complete following the qualification of Morocco and Zambia alongside Nigeria and South Africa for the final round of the qualifiers to pick two African representatives in Paris 2024 Olympics ...

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BREAKING: South Africa dumps Tanzania out of Paris Olympics, meet Nigeria in final round 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Expectedly, South Africa on Tuesday evening eliminated Tanzania from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a 1-0 home win at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit ensured that the Banyana Banyana qualified on 4-0 aggregate to meet arch-rivals Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the final round of African qualification series. A second half goal scored by ...

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Nigeria’s opponents, South Africa set to dump Tanzania out of Paris Olympics 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Reigning African champions, South Africa looks set to confirm her status as Nigeria’s next opponents in the final round of CAF qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s football tournament even before their return leg tie against Tanzania at Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, Nelspruit in South Africa. After thrashing the Tanzanian senior women’s ...

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Sportsville Award is big honour, Says foremost women’s football promoter, Kuejubola

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist One of the pioneers of women’s football in Nigeria, Elder Eddington Bola Kuejubola, says his nomination for the Sportsville Special Recognition Award is a big honour he will continue to cherish. “I am really, really elated by this honour, this award coming from an organisation like Sportsville known for its excellence and ...

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Paris 2024: Okoronkwo’s goal earns Nigeria 1-0 victory over Cameroon 

By  Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalists A first half goal scored by Super Falcons forward Esther Okoronkwo in the 15th minute of the match was all that Nigeria needed to beat hard fighting Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon 1-0 at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Monday in the return leg of the Paris Olympics women’s football African qualifiers ...

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Bragging rights at stake as Nigeria battles Cameroon for Paris Olympics Ticket 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Individual clout and national pride are set to be tested to the limit on Monday, February 26, 2024 as Africa’s most successful national women’s football team, Super Falcons tackle arch-rivals Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in the Paris Olympics women’s football African qualifiers return leg match at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. Both ...

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BREAKING: Falcons force Lionesses to draw in Paris 2024 qualifiers in Douala 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s route to 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France is not looking very smooth as the nine-time African champions Super Falcons and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses played out a barren in the first leg of the 3rd round of African qualification series played at Stade de la Reunification in Douala on Friday evening. ...

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