By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) title holders, Bayelsa Queens of Yenagoa and the much-improved Delta Queens will tomorrow at Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba clash in the final of 2023 NWFL Premiership Super 6 with the winner carting away the coveted trophy. Also, the club that emerged champion on Sunday ...
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AFCON 2023 Qualifier: Peseiro unleashes Osimhen, Lookman, Chukwueze, others on Sierra Leone.
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief To ensure that Super Eagles qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations without much difficulty, Head Coach José Santos Peseiro has invited no fewer than seven Nigeria’s best strikers in Europe in the just concluded top European football leagues including Victor Osimhen, whose 31 goals in all competitions for SSC Napoli this season helped his ...
Read More »How Nigeria trounce New Zealand 3-0 as Super Falcons win three straight games
**Super Falcons depart Turkey today By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Former African champion Nigeria wrapped up her one week pre-FIFA Women’s World Cup training tour of Turkey on a good note as the Super Falcons on Tuesday afternoon thrashed hapless New Zealand 3-0 at Mardan Stadyum, Antalya. A 34′ headed goal by ageless team captain, Onome Ebi ...
Read More »Australia ends England’s unbeaten run as Matildas trounce Lionesses 2-0
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Two goals from Chelsea FC striker, Sam (Samantha) Kerr and Charlotte Grant earned vastly improved Australia a 2-0 win over England at a rainy Brentford Community Stadium on Tuesday night to end a 30-match unbeaten run for Sarina Wiegman’s team. With 100 days to go before co-hosting the 2023 FIFA Women’s World ...
Read More »Int’l friendlies: Nigeria tests might agaist New Zealand as England tackles Australia
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women Football Journalist After a hard won 2-1 victory over debutants Haiti, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will wrap up their pre-FIFA Women’s World Cup international friendly matches with a crunch tie against the 2023 edition’s co-host, New Zealand at Emir Sports Complex, Antalya in Turkey on Tuesday. France-based striker, Esther Okoronkwo who also scored the ...
Read More »Paris 2024 Qualifiers: Dennerby’s India trounce Kyrgyz Republic 9-0, ends contract on high note
***As India zooms to AFC 2nd round stage By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Super Falcons first-ever foreign coach, Thomas Dennerby and his Indian senior women’s football team has again trounced Kyrgyz Republic 4-0 in the second match of Group G of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Olympic Qualifier series. India had thrashed Kyrgyz Republic 5-0 ...
Read More »Turkey friendlies: Nigeria beat Haiti 2-1, faces tougher New Zealand next
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’sNo.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria’s senior women football team, Super Falcons on Friday grinded out a 2-1 victory over lowly rated Haiti in the first of two friendly matches in Antalya, Turkey ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final billed for Australia and New Zealand. This victory is coming on the heels of Nigeria’s 1-0 ...
Read More »England Lionesses beat Brazil 4-2 (pens) to lift Finalissima trophy
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau The Lionesses of England on Thursday night beat the ‘Samba Girls’ of Brazil 4-2 on penalties after both ended the regulation time 1-1in the maiden ‘Women’s Finalissima’, an Inter-continental friendly game to prepare both country for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Australia and New Zealand. England’s Chloe Kelly scored the winning ...
Read More »France replaces Diacre with ex-Saudi manager, Herve Renard as new women’s team head coach
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Less than four months to the start of 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Australia and New Zealand, the Fédération Française de Football (French Football Federation) on Thursday appointed Herve Renard as the new France Women’s football team’s head coach. The Frenchman who resigned from his position as Saudi Arabia ...
Read More »AFCON qualifier: Nigeria pays Guinea-Bissau back in own coins
***As Super Eagles devour Wild Dogs By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Abuja A first half penalty goal scored by Super Eagles left-winger Moses Simon after the overlapping defender Bright Osayi-Samuel was hacked down in the opposition box, was all Nigeria needed to defeat host Guinea-Bissau 1-0 away to avenge last Friday’s home loss in the Match Day 3 of the African ...
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