By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The Super Eagles’ harvest of failures in international friendly matches have continued as Nigeria, again suffered another humiliating 4-0 defeat in the hands of their Mexican counterparts in an international friendly tie in the United States of America (USA) on Sunday. The Mexico versus Nigeria friendly match which was played at the magnificent 77,500-capacity Los Angeles ...
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Team USA wallop Mexico 4-0, extends unbeaten run to 43
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’sFootball Journalist Two weeks after defeating Nigeria 2-0 in the Summer Series finale in Austin, Texas, reigning World Champions, United States Women National Team (USWNT) continue their unbeaten run with an emphatic 4-0 win over Mexico in their Send-Off Series international friendly match on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Rentschler Field, East Hartford. Mewis Sisters, ...
Read More »AWCON qualifiers: Black Queens coach talks tough, says Ghana will end Nigeria’s reign
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Barely three months to the African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) crunchy qualifiers match between Nigeria and Ghana, Black Queens Head Coach, Mercy Tagoe says her team will end the reigns of the defending champions Super Falcons, when both countries meet in October. Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) had in a bizarre ...
Read More »Heartland, Pillars, Rangers stake pride against minors in AITEO Cup 2nd Round ties
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) top teams Kano Pillars, Heartland FC, Enugu Rangers and Akwa United among others will next Wednesday at different centers stake their pride against minors in the second round of the 2021 AITEO Cup competition. According to the fixture released by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Head, Aiteo Cup Competition, Wilfred Onaji, no ...
Read More »Delta Queens, Sunshine Queens begin Aiteo Cup challenge Sunday
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Two Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) teams, Delta Queens of Asaba and Sunshine Queens of Akure will on Sunday be in actions against their less fancied sides in the first round of the 2021 Aiteo Cup competition. In Lokoja, Sunshine Queens will clash with Beautiful Tours of Abuja while at Ilorin Township ...
Read More »2021 AITEO Cup: Fireworks in Aba as Bendel Insurance, Calabar Rovers clash on Sunday
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief,Abuja Old rivals Bendel Insurance of Benin City and Calabar Rovers football clubs will clash at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, on Sunday in the First Round of the 2021 AITEO Cup competition just as five teams out of ten playing in the preliminary stage will look to earn passage to the Second Round. According to the fixtures ...
Read More »Lagos Governor hands 3-bedroom flat to 1996 Olympics Gold Medallist, Chioma Ajunwa
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in- Chief, Abuja For bringing honour to Nigeria and Lagos state, Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday announced the reward of 3-bedroom flat to the First Olympic Gold Medalist in Nigeria and in Africa, Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara (MON) to fulfill a 25-year pledge of the Government back then made to the ex- Long Jumper. The promise ...
Read More »At last, Buhari fulfils FG’s promise, hands over houses to Super Eagles 1994 set
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja For former members of Nigeria’s senior men football team, its a case of better late than never as President Muhammadu Buhari has approved allocation of three-bedroom houses for the Super Eagles Squad that won the African Cup of Nations in Tunis, Tunisia, in 1994, making real a promise made by the Federal Government several years ...
Read More »Ahead of Tokyo 2020: Team USA tackles Mexico
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Barely two weeks after the Summer Series featuring United States, Nigeria, Portugal and Jamaica, Team USA will next week host Mexico in two- match challenge. The international friendly with Mexico is part of the country’s preparations ahead the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan where the Americans are eying the gold medal in women’s ...
Read More »Revealed: Why Nigeria lost to USA, Jamaica in Summer Series
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Super Falcons epic match against United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) on June 16 at the brand new Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas marked the first time the USA has ever faced Nigeria outside of a FIFA Women’s World Cup final and Olympic Games. Also, the epic match was just the third-ever ...
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