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Ex-Falcons Coach, Dennerby fails to qualify India for 2023 FIFA Women’s World final

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The dream of former Super Falcons Head Coach Thomas Dennerby to qualify India for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World billed for  Australia and New Zealand have evaporated like early morning dew as the country failed to book her first-ever ticket at the just concluded AFC Women’s Asian Cup held in India. Dennerby ...

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Cameroon 2021: How Senegal beat Egypt to Lift First AFCON Trophy

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja For the Senegalese at home and across the globe, their wait for the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy came to a glorious end at Stade Paul Biya Olembe, Yaounde, Cameroon after Teranga Lions of Senegal defeated the Pharaohs of Egypt 4-2 on penalties in the epic final of the 2021 AFCON. The match itself ...

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Costa Rica 2022 : Falconets wallop Young Lionesses 3-0 as Nigeria qualify for final round

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor Abuja Bureau A brace by attacking midfielder, Esther Onyenezide and another goal by Precious Vincent ensured that Nigeria’s Falconets defeat hard-fighting Young Lionesses of Cameroon 3-0 at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja in the return leg of the fourth round match in the race for this year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Costa Rica. ...

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Costa Rica 2022: Falconets, Young Lionesses Battle for final qualifying ticket in Abuja

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja It promises to be a tense match as  Nigeria U-20 women’s football team, Falconets and Young Lionesses of Cameroon clash in the second leg of their fourth round fixture in the race for this year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup finals in Costa Rica. The crucial match  is slated for the refurbished Moshood Abiola National ...

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Teranga Lions overpower Stallions as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1, book second consecutive AFCON final

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief,  Abuja Super star, Sadio Mane’s late third goal helped the Teranga Lions of Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to qualify for the final of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) billed for Sunday in Yaounde. The victory in Wednesday’s first semi final match of 2021 AFCON in Cameroon also qualified Senegal for her second consecutive ...

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Egypt dumps Morocco out of AFCON 2021, to meet Cameroon in Semi final

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Editor Abuja Two second half goals scored by Egyptian super stars, Mohamed Salah in the 53rd minute and old warhorse, Mohamed Trezeguet in 100th minute ensured that Egypt beat Morocco 2-1 despite conceeding early after Sofiane Boufal put Morocco ahead via penalty in the 7th minute in the Sunday’s quarter final match of the  on-going Africa ...

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AFCON 2021: Stallions trample on Carthage Eagles as Burkina Faso beat Tunisia 1-0 to seal Semi final spot

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Forward Dango Ouattara’s goal scored in the 45+3 minutes was all that Burkina Faso’s Stallions needed to beat  hard-fighting Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles 1-0 in Saturday’s quarter final match of the on-going Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) played at Stade Roumde Adjia, Garoua in Cameroon. This is even as the goalscorer was dismissed towards the ...

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Morocco 2022: Coach Waldrum recalls Okobi, Alozie for Nigeria, Ivory Coast clash as Super Falcons resume camping in Abuja

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor -in -Chief,  Abuja Ahead of the crucial two-legged Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) ‘Morocco 2022’ qualifier matches between Nigeria’s Super Falcons and La Elephants of Cote d Ivoire billed for February, Head Coach Randy Waldrum has invited a total of 35 players to the Abuja camp of the team including the usual suspects, Captain Asisat ...

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