By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja With just hours to go before the Final Draw of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Egypt 2025, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has unveiled a striking new logo and trophy for the continental youth showpiece. The new visual identity marks a powerful step in celebrating the journey of Africa’s brightest ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Nigeria will now have to contend with Morocco, Kenya and Tunisia in the group phase of the 24th Africa U20 Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt, 27th April – 18th May this year. At the redraw conducted in the headquarters of the Egypt Football Association in Cairo on Sunday, Egypt and South Africa, who ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                               ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja President General of Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo has joined eminent Nigerians in mourning one of the country’s greatest footballers past and present, Chief Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), who joined his ancestors yesterday in his home town Obe, Nkanu Local Government Area of Enugu state. ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief,  Abuja Still in the state of mourning over the demise of the club’s icon player, coach and administrator,  Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, MON, whose passing to the great beyond was announced yesterday, Rangers International of Enugu today lost by two goals to nil to bitter rivals Heartland Football Club of Owerri in their much-advertised Oriental Derby played at ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                               ...

By Harry Awurumube, Editor-in-Chief,  Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The final draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Egypt 2025 will be conducted on Sunday, 13 April at 17:00 local time (15:00 GMT). The tournament will be staged from 27 April to 18 May, 2025, with Sunday’s draw LIVE from the Egyptian Football Association headquarters via ON Time channels and ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Despite the sad news of the demise of its foremost captain and head coach, Chief Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, in the early hours of today in Enugu, Rangers International Football Club management has said that the Oriental Derby between the Coal-city outfit and neighbours, Heartland Football Club of Owerri will go ahead tomorrow at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially informed Member Associations (MAs) affiliated to it that qualified for the forthcoming CAF U-20  Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Egypt 2025, including Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of the decision by CAF Organizing Committee for Youth Competitions to redo the draw to realign the match calendar, considering the ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Writer Host of the forthcoming CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco have suffered their first defeat in the build-up to the competition slated for the North African nation in July after losing 0-1 to Cameroon’s senior women’s football team yesterday in their  international friendly match  played in Casablanca. This is even ...