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CAF begins Countdown to Cameroon 2022 as African Stars in Europe, Asia return home for Supremacy battle

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Exactly, 30 days from today (Tuesday, December 9, 2021), all of Africa’s biggest stars including Leicester Football Club duo of Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi and Liverpool’s of Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and Sadio Mane (Senegal)- who feature in top African, Asian or European club championships will return home to battle for ​supremacy in Cameroon – ...

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Costa Rica 2022 qualifiers: Falconets wallop Congo 4-0 as Ethiopia, Senegal win big

 By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Nigeria’s U-20 women’s football team, Falconets have continued their impressive performance in the race for a ticket to the FIFA Women’s World Cup ‘Costa Rica 2022’ as they walloped their hosts, Congolese women’s junior football team 4-0 in the first leg of the African qualifiers third round tie in Brazzaville on Sunday. The ...

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EXCLUSIVE ! MKO Abiola National Stadium takeover date by FG put off indefinitely

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief,  Abuja The much-awaited takeover date of the newly refurbished Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development has been put off indefinitely Prompt News can authoritatively report today. This is even as the timeline given by the Sports Minister Chief Sunday Dare recently which suggested that the regrassing work in ...

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Coach Waldrum thumbs up Falconets, identify potential Falcons players

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Apparently dissatisfied with the performances of his team in the recent matches, Super Falcons Head Coach Randy Waldrum may have identified some potential Falcons players within the ranks of the national U-20 women’s team, the Falconets currently camping in Abuja that may be invited to the senior camp. Waldrum whose Falcons are ...

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CAF holds 13th Extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo Friday

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in -Chief. Abuja To ensure that its programs are executed seamlessly in the coming year, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will hold its 13th Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, November 26, 2021. It will take place inside the magnificent Marriott Mena House Ballroom. The Extraordinary General Assembly which will start at 09h00 ...

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TSG snubs Rivers Angels players as Sundowns, Hasaascas stars dominate CAF Best XI

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Apparently not satisfied with the performance of Rivers Angels’ players in the just concluded maiden TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League, the Technical Study Group (TSG) on Sunday released the list of the tournament’s outstanding performers including the best XI without any player from the Nigerian Champions club making the cut. South Africa’s Mamelodi ...

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BREAKING ! Girls celebrate as Saudi Arabia launches women’s soccer league today

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s launch of its first women’s football league on Monday will clear the way for girls who dream of turning professional and maybe even playing in a FIFA Women’s World Cup. Long condemned for harsh restrictions on women, Saudi Arabia lifted a decades-old ban on female footballers only ...

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Why Mamelodi Sundowns’s Won 1st CAF Women’s Champions League

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist It is no longer news that South Africa’s women’s football league champions, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Football Club lifted the maiden Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Women’s Champions League trophy after beating Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana 2-0 in the final match played last Friday at 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. Two goals in ...

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Sundowns down Hasaacas Ladies, win first-ever CAF Women’s Champions League Trophy

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Two goals in each half of the match scored by Chuene Morifi and Andisiwe Mgcoyi ensured that Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies made African history by becoming the winners of the first-ever CAF Women’s Champions League (CAFWCL) after beating Hasaacas Ladies of Sekondi, Ghana 2-0 in the final of the tournament played in Cairo, Egypt ...

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