By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Inspite wearing a new look, thanks to the renovation works still on-going at the magnificent football complex, the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja main bowl will not host any football match of any nature until 2022. Sportsrevelation has exclusively gathered that the new grass species planted in the main pitch after the old type ...
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India appoints ex-Super Falcons Coach, Dennerby as senior women’s team gaffer
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist A patient dog eats the fattest bone, this proverb is true of the former Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby as All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed the Swede as the new gaffer its senior women’s football team. Dennerby, until the new appointment was the Head ...
Read More »FIFA U-20 WWC: Falconets Open Camp on Sunday for Costa Rica qualifiers
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau After two years of inactivity, Nigeria’s U-20 women’s football team, the Falconets will begin training on Sunday, August 15 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja ahead of the upcoming 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers 2nd Round match against Central African Republic (CAR) billed for September 23, 2021. This is even ...
Read More »Bayelsa United, Queens make history, lift first FA Cup same day in Benin City
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Two Bayelsa State-owned football clubs, Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens on Sunday created a record in Nigeria’s football book as both the male and female teams won the 2021 FA Cup on the same day at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. Hard-fighting Bayelsa United beat Nasarawa United 4-3 in the penalty shootout after the teams ...
Read More »Curtains Fall on Tokyo 2020 as Paris 2024 start with Impressive Air Display
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief, Abuja Glitz and emotion marked the end of Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan on Sunday after two weeks of sporting competitions involving 206 counties with United States of American (USA), People’s Republica of China and host Japan finishing first, second and third on medals table. This is even as two of the most technologically advanced ...
Read More »FFIG Mourns Ex- NFA Chairman, General Dominic Oneya
For the entire members of Female Football Interest Group (FFIG), the passing of former Chairman of Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Brigadier-General Dominic Obukadata Oneya (Rtd.), is a big loss to the football fraternity especially the women’s football lovers. The leadership of FFIG in a press statement on Friday jointly issued by the General Secretary, Dapo Sotuminu and Executive Adviser to ...
Read More »Tokyo 2020 WFB: Canada beat Sweden 3-2 (pen) to win Gold as USA settle for Bronze
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist At last, the Canadian senior women’s football team struck Gold in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football event courtesy of 3-2 penalty win over Sweden in the final match at Nissan Stadium Yokohama on Friday. The explosive encounter had ended 1-1 at regulation time forcing it to go intothe extra time ...
Read More »Arab Women’s Championship kicks off August 24 as Egypt, Six other Nations clash
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist No fewer than seven countries including Egypt will compete in the 2021 Arab Women’s Championship (AWC) which will hold in Cairo from August 24 to September 6. Information obtained by Sportsrevelation has revealed that the draw for the competition has already been concluded by the organisers. The seven participating nations have been ...
Read More »WAFU-B Final: Rivers Angels lose 1-3 to Hasaacas Ladies, fail to lift trophy
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women’s Football Journalist For Ghana’s women’s football league champions, Hasaacas Ladies, it was a case of saving the best for last as they beat high-flying Rivers Angels 3-1 in the epic final of the first West African Football Union (WAFU-B) pre-2021 CAF Women’s Champions League tournament. Hasaacas three goals in the match played at the ...
Read More »WAFU-B Final Match: Rivers Angels, Coach Okon 90 minutes away from creating history in Abidjan
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Head Coach of Rivers Angels Football Club and his team are set to create history of their own if the club beats rivals, Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana in Thursday’s epic final to win the Women’s Champions League (WCL) West African Football Union (WAFU-B) qualifying tournament in Cote D’Ivoir. The encounter which is ...
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