By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja A first half brace scored  by captain Rasheedat Ajibade ensured that the ‘New Face’ Super Falcons  beat visiting Les Fennecs in the first match of the double-header International friendlies between Nigeria and Algeria’s senior women’s football teams at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne,  Ogun state on Saturday evening. Hugely talented Ajibade ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No. 1 Women Football Journalist,  Abuja In a bold step to give home-grown young talents the opportunity to shine, Super Falcons head coach Justin Madugu has included six  Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) players in the start-list of today’s international friendly match between Nigeria and Algeria billed for Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, Ogun state,  Prompt ...

***As teams hit Ikenne tomorrow By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja All is set for the double-header high profile international friendly matches between Nigeria and Algeria as the Super Falcons interim manager Justin Madugu has concluded plans to parade mostly domestic league players with a sprinkle of six over-seas professionals in tomorrow’s first game holding at Remo ...

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 ...