By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1Women Journalist More players have arrived the Super Falcons Bolton White Hotels Abuja camp as training intensified ahead of the team’s departure for Rabat, Morocco for a short training camp before the start of the 11th TotalEnergies Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) which will hold from July 2 to 23, 2022. Sportsrevelation reports that the ...
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TotalEnergies AWCON 2022: Super Falcons hold first training as plot to retain trophy starts in Abuja
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The 12th edition of the competition which started in 1998 in Nigeria as Africa Women’s Championship (AWC) will take place in the North African Kingdom of Morocco from July 2 to 23, 2022. Nigeria, who have won nine of the 11 Women Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON) championships held so far won ...
Read More »WAFCON 2022: Super Falcons open camp in Abuja tomorrow, hit Morocco next week
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist In a bid to prepare adequately for the defence of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) trophy won by Nigeria in 2018 in Ghana, the Super Falcons will open camp in Abuja on Tuesday ahead of their trip to Rabat, Morocco early next week for ...
Read More »NFF staff hosts colleague, Ruth David on her birthday
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Acting Director of Competitions, Ms. Ruth David on Friday received a surprise birthday gifts from the staff of the federation who hosted a small but impressive birthday party for her. The impromptu party which was organised by mainly the female members of NFF staff to show love to their colleague took ...
Read More »AFCON 2023: CAF Secretary, Mosengo-Omba arrives Cote d’Ivoire Tuesday for talks with Ivorien FA.
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) General Secretary, Mr. Veron Mosengo-Omba will arrive in Cote d’Ivoire in the afternoon of Tuesday, June 7, 2022, for three day working visit to the country that will host TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023. According to a press statement made available to journalists by CAF Media ...
Read More »India 2022: Tanzania stops Cameroon, qualify for maiden FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The field is now complete as Tanzania on Sunday defeated Cameroon 1-0 to qualify on 5-1 aggregate score for their maiden FIFA-organised competition and also joined Nigeria and Morocco as African representatives in the forthcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022. Tanzania did the unthinking by thrashing Cameroon 4-1 in Yaounde ...
Read More »India 2022: Flamingos Coach hails players, say Ethiopians not pushover
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team Flamingos, Oloowokere Bankole has showered praises on his team for qualifying for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup slated for India later this year despite playing out a goalless draw in the second leg of the final round match against Ethiopia on Saturday at ...
Read More »India 2022: Flamingos book FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup ticket
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, the Flamingos on Saturday played out a goalless draw against their Ethiopian opponents at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja to qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup billed for India, courtesy of an aggregate 1-0 scoreline. Nigeria had two weeks ago defeated Ethiopia 1-0 in ...
Read More »India 2022: All eyes on Ajakaiye as Flamingos target victory over Ethiopia for World Cup ticket
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Except the unexpected happens, Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, Flamingos look good to pick one of the tickets to represent Africa in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final billed for India later this year as they try to finish off their opponents from Ethiopia in the final round return leg ...
Read More »India 2022: Nigeria’s foes, Ethiopia arrive Abuja as Flamingos conclude training
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria’s opponents in Saturday’s winner takes all FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final round return leg tie, Ethiopia arrived Abuja Thursday afternoon aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa. As exclusively reported by Sportsrevelation last week, the Ethiopian delegation comprising of 25 players, coaching crew and backroom staff as well as ...
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