By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria may not present her best legs at the much-publicised 4- nation invitational women’s football tournament tagged Summer Series following the inability of Super Falcons captain,Asisat Oshoala and most of the oversea-based players to secure US entry visas. The week-long women’s football tournament being organised by United States Soccer Federation and featuring ...
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4-Nation Tourney: Home-based Falcons, backroom staff leave for US Monday
By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist With all but one home-based player yet to obtain entry visa to the United States of America (USA) at the close of work on Friday, other lucky players and backroom staff of the Super Falcons will depart the country for Texas Monday for the 4-Nation Invitational Tournament featuring host USA, Nigeria, Portugal ...
Read More »Pinnick’s FIFA Council seat beneficial for football development in Nigeria, President Buhari insists
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau/State House Correspondent President Muhamamdu Buhari Friday in Abuja expressed optimism that the membership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick into the FIFA Council ‘‘will provide benefits that will lead to the advancement of football in Africa and Nigeria.’’ According to a press statement signed by the Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina, Buhari ...
Read More »4-Nation Tourney: Nigeria targets first win over USA in six meetings
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 will mark the first time the USA has ever faced Nigeria outside of a FIFA Women’s World Cup final and Olympic Games. Also, the much anticipated encounter will be ...
Read More »4-Nation Tourney: Organizers to honour star player, Lloyds in USA vs Nigeria tie in Austin
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Apparently to show how important the upcoming match between the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) and Nigeria’s Super Falcons slated for June 16 at the brand new Q2 Stadium in Austin is, the organisers will use the occasion to honour veteran player, Carli Lloyds. According to the tournament programme obtained by Sportsrevelation, Lloyd who ...
Read More »Organizers start countdown for US, Nigeria tie, Falcons camp open weekend in Texas
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja With match tickets officially on sale in United States of America (USA) and across the world via online, the United States Soccer Federation (U.S.Soccer) has started the countdown for the 4-Nation women’s football tournament featuring USA, Nigeria, Portugal and Jamaica in Texas the month. The competition tagged ‘Summer Series’ will hold from June 10 to 16 ...
Read More »Super Falcons: Tickets go on sale for 4-Nation Tourney in USA
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The organizers of the prestigious 4-Nation Women’s Soccer Tournament featuring USA, Nigeria, Portugal and Jamaica, billed for Texas, United States of America (USA) have concluded plans to put tickets for all the matches on sale to the public from tomorrow (Saturday), May 29 at 10 a.m. CT through ussoccer.com. Although fans in the United States have ...
Read More »Covid-19 stops Super Falcons’ Basque 4-team invitational tournament trip
By Harry Awurumibe,Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The reigning African champions, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will not participate in the maiden Basque Four-team invitational tournament billed for Bilbao in the Basque region of Spain April 8 to 13, 2021 due to traveling restrictions occasioned by Covid-19 pandemic. Nigeria is one of the three countries invited last month by Basque Regional Football Association alongside Argentina ...
Read More »Onuachu breaks Beninese fans’ hearts, prove Rohr wrong with goal
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja For Paul (Eberechukwu) Onuachu, his 93rd minute goal which gave Nigeria’s Super Eagles all three points at stake in the Match Day 5 of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier tie against Benin Republic’s Squirrels on Saturday could not have come at a better time. The lanky KRC Genk of Belgium leaque topscorer headed ...
Read More »Nigeria on the March Again as Eagles tackle Benin Squirrels in Porto Novo
By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Ordinarily, a battle of any kind including football matches between the ‘Giant of Africa’, Nigeria and her West African neighbours, Benin Republic formerly known as Dahomey, could be termed as “a walkover” because of the political and economic status of Nigeria as well as abundant sports talents the country can boast of. In African continent ...
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