By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee has commended the country’s senior women’s football team, Super Falcons for an impressive outing at the just concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023, in which the team reached the Round of 16 and exited the tournament without losing a match in regulation period. This ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Determined to give talented young players the opportunity to fulfil their ambition of playing professional football, the 2023 Talent Hunt Nigeria, an annual recruitment competition organised by Roberts Canada Soccer Academy and Carl Academy and Football School, Umuahia, will hold from September 25 to October 5, 2023 at Area 3 football pitch, Abuja. This is even ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Continued from yesterday *** For example, a Lagos-based Princess Jegede Babes FC travelled up North several times to honour their away games including to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state to do battles with El Kanemi Queens of Maiduguri and to Mangu Township Stadium in Jos North to play against Tin City ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist An African proverb which is also an Igbo adage said “an elder does not sit at home and watch a tethered goat deliver” (Okenye anaghi ano n’ulo ewu amuo na agbu). The above proverb explains why it has become imperative  for this writer to pen this report to expose the rot in ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist It is no longer news that Nigeria’s Women’s Football League (NWFL) Premiership reigning champions, Delta Queens football club of Asaba suffered a 1-0 defeat in the hands of their opponents from Ghana, Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC in the final of WAFU-B Qualifiers for the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League at Samuel Ogbemudia ...

***Fail to pick CAF Women’s CL ticket  By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Striker Ophelia Amponsah’s 43rd minute goal was enough for Ampem Darkoa FC to pip host team Delta Queens of Asaba by a lone goal to win the WAFU B tournament and also pick the sole ticket for the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League final at Samuel Ogbemudia ...

***As Nigeria, Ghana renew old rivalry in Benin City Thursday By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist  Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) champions Delta Queens football club of Asaba will Thursday clash with Ampem Darkoa, Ghana’s champions in the final of the WAFU B qualifiers billed for Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. This is even as the match will ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The adage that said “a prophet is not without honour in his own land” may be true afterall as the Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum’s dream to manage a country with a better pedigree like the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) has evaporated like the early morning dews as his ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist  The just concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Australia and New Zealand has showcased the strides made in women’s football on the field in recent years just as it has exposed some of the notions held by some people especially the advocates of “only women can manage the affairs of women footballers”. They argued ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Spain have become the first country in the world to win all the three global women’s football competitions with its 1-0 victory over England in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final on Sunday at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Defender and captain, Olga Carmona’s goal in the 29th minute was all Spain ...