By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist For the second time in two years, Nigeria and United States of America (USA) will clash in the quarter-final stage of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Dominican Republic  just as this will mark the second time both countries will meet in a FIFA football competition at the junior women’s ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja with agency reports The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has unveiled the list of nominees for the men’s categories for the #CAFAwards24, as anticipation builds for the Awards evening scheduled on 16 December 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco. The CAF Awards 2024 cover the period between January 2024 and October 2024. Ten (10) players have been shortlisted ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist A 35-woman delegation of the Algeria senior women national football team has arrived in Lagos, ahead of the international friendly matches with nine-time African champions Nigeria on Saturday and Tuesday. The delegation members are staying at the Eko Hotel & Towers, Victoria Island. Both teams will clash at the Remo Stars’ Sports ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja For the first time in a long while all the 25 players invited for the two-match International friendlies between Nigeria and Algeria billed for the picturesque Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos Island on Saturday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 29 respectively have arrived in Super Falcons’ camp in Victoria Island, Lagos Prompt ...

By Dozzy Samuel,  Lagos The organisers of the November 11th Novelty Match  in  honour of the Edo State Governor-Elect, Sen Monday Okpeblolo and his Deputy, Rt Dennis Idahosa, have announced the partnership of Spires MEDIA  and A& K Construction Ltd as official sponsors of the match. Spires MEDIA is the official sponsor of the Match Jerseys while A&K are taking ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in- Chief, Abuja Interim Head Coach Justine Madugu has invited captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and 23 other players for the two international friendly matches planned for nine-time African champions, Super Falcons against their Algerian counterparts in Lagos at the end of this month. The matches are billed for the picturesque Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos Island ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Abuja Three goals in the first half and another in the second stanza ensured that Nigeria’s junior women’s football team Flamingos thrashed harpless New Zealand 4-1 in the Group A opening match of the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup at the Estadio Cibao in Santiago in Dominican Republic on Wednesday night. The convincing victory over ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief , Abuja There are indications that the evidence of the pilot who flew the ValueJet aircraft which conveyed Nigeria’s senior football team, Super Eagles to Libya last Sunday to honour the botched Libya versus Nigeria 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) return leg match billed for Martyrs of February Stadium in Benghazi on Tuesday, October 15, ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Against the backdrop of  the botched Libya versus Nigeria 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) return leg match billed for Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 following the inhuman treatment meted out to Nigeria’s senior football team, Super Eagles at Al Abraq Airport in the remote part of Libya where the ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) today announced new media rights and television agreements for the 2024/25 CAF Interclub Competitions following a successful bidding process for the pay TV (English) and Free to Air (all languages) in Sub-Saharan African territory. Sportsrevelation reports that the rights include African football’s premium Club competitions: TotalEnergies CAF Champions ...