The leadership of Female Football Interest Group (FFIG) has commended the senior women’s football team, Super Falcons for booking a ticket for the upcoming Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) billed for Morocco in July. The 11-time Champions of Africa since 1991, defeated Les Femelles Elephantes (Lady Elephants) of Cote d’Ivoire 2-0 in Abuja and 1-0 in Abidjan to qualify ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria comfortably qualified for her 13th Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) after defeating Cote d’Ivoire 1-0 courtesy of Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo’s  87′ goal on Wednesday at Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan as Nigeria  qualified on 3-0 on aggregate. Also, ‘Africa’s Elites’ teams- Cameroon and South Africa with 11 previous appearances have ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist Super Falcons’ Ijeoma Esther Okoronkwo’s 87th minute goal helped Nigeria to a 1-0 win over Cote d’Ivoire  and finally knocked the Lady Elephants  out of this year’s Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) billed for Morocco in July. The victory at Stade Robert Champroux in Abidjan ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigerian-American, Ifeoma Onumonu scored a brace to help struggling Super Falcons to defeat the Lady Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 2-0 in the first leg of the final qualifying round of  the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON) at the  Moshood Abiola National Stadium ,Abuja on Friday. Onumonu who is on the payrolls of ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist All is set for the ‘win or burst’ Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) first leg final round qualifier match involving reigning African Champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons and visiting Lady  Elephants (Les Femelles Elephantes) of Cote d’Ivoire billed for Friday at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. Few years ago, a match ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The Cote d Ivoire’s senior women football team, Lady Elephants on Thursday trained at the main-bowl of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, venue of Friday’s crucial Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) first leg final qualifier round match against host Super Falcons. The Ivorien team which has been training at Area 10 ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist For Burundi and Burkina Faso senior women’s football teams, qualification for their maiden Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) final slated for Morocco in July may have been secured as both walloped their opponents 6-1 and 6-0 respectively in the first leg of the final round matches on Wednesday. Burundi gained a massive ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Expectedly, the Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, Randy Waldrum has decamped some home-based players to make room for the armada of foreign-based players ahead of Friday’s crucial Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON)) final qualifier first leg match between Super Falcons and La Elephantes of Cote d’Ivoire at Moshood Abiola National ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Three days to the crucial African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) Morocco 2022 first leg qualifier match between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and La Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire slated for Moshood Abiola National Stadium,  Abuja on Friday, February 18, 2022, no fewer than 11 foreign-based players have arrived the Abuja camp. The new arrivals in camp ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau For the Super Falcons, it is a case of the drummers are ready and spectators ready but dancers are still absent as the bulk of invited players for the crucial qualifier match against La Elephants of Cote d’ Ivoire at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja are yet to hit camp less than a week ...