Author Archives: harry awurumibe

Amuneke, Siasia, Okpala, others apply for Super Eagles job as application portal closes

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja No fewer than 12 coaches have beat the deadline for submission of application letters for the vacant post of head coach of the senior men’s national team of Nigeria, Super Eagles which was advertised by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) last week. The federation had five days ago declared the position of the Super Eagles ...

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Pamodzi warns Bet9ja, Aiteo,others to stop ambushing Super Eagles, other National Teams

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Sports betting company, Bet9ja and Aiteo, an integrated energy company in Nigeria, have been warned to stop ambushing the rights granted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to its sponsors and partners, which include any promotional, advertising,marketing and other commercial exploitation rights and opportunities in relation to the Federation and the national football teams, including players’ ...

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Paris 2024: NFF picks April 5 for Super Falcons vs Banyana Banyana cracker in Abuja

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist              Africa’s top-ranked team, Nigeria will host reigning African champions South Africa in the first leg of their Women’s Olympic Football Tournament final qualifying fixture at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Friday, April 5, 2024. According to a press statement from Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), ...

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Super Eagles Job: Odds favour indigenous coach this time around 

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja As Nigerians look forward to the appointment of a New Head Coach of the country’s senior football team, Super Eagles in the coming days, it is very important that the Technical and Development Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) rises above board to make a wise choice on behalf of over 230 million Nigerians who ...

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BREAKING: 2024 WAFCON in Morocco still holds, CAF insists 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The 15th edition of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) billed for the North African country, Morocco in 2024 will go ahead after all. This heartwarming piece of information was dropped on Thursday night by a top official of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Mr. Luxolo September, Head of Television and ...

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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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