Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The need to play in a bigger club was the motivating factor for Super Falcons rising star, Rasheedat Ajibade to switch allegiance to Spanish giants, Athletico Madrid Feminino. The former FC Robo of Lagos forward, Ajibade had few days ago joined the Spanish women’s football league top side, Athletico on a two-year contract. Ajibade made public her ...
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At last, Nigerian elite league starts, Kwara United beat Plateau 2-0 Away
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Almost one year of inactivity, the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) finally resumed Sunday after several postponement. The elite football has been in comatose following the suspension of football activities in Nigeria and across the world at the outbreak of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. But football activities in other climes quickly resumed while Nigerian league organisers and ...
Read More »LMC Confirms December 27 As Kick-Off Date For NPFL 2020/2021 Season
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief The League Management Company (LMC) has confirmed December 27 as the commencement date for the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) 2020/2021 season. The league organiser said the commencement date was arrived at after consultations with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the participating football clubs of the NPFL and Redstrike Media Group UK, the NPFL commercial rights holders ...
Read More »Winner of yet to start 2020/2021 NPFL earns whopping N75m prize money, says LMC
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Even as the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is yet to kick off, the organisers, League Management Company (LMC) has said the winner of the competition will cart home a handsome cash amount of N75m. Sportsrevelation reports that N50m for the first Runner Up will receive the sum of N50m while N35m willbgo to the Third ...
Read More »WAFU U-20: Again, Nigeria falls to Ghana, Flying Eagles risk elimination
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Again, Nigeria’s Flying Eagles may not qualify for a back to back FIFA U-20 World Cup final as the team on Wednesday lost 1-0 to the Black Satellites of Ghana in the ongoing WAFU U-20 Championship in Benin Republic. This result had almost dimmed any chance of the team qualifying for the semi-finals, after they drew their ...
Read More »Iconic Super Falcons photos now adorn NFF new secretariat
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief To ensure equity and fair play towards the various national teams of Nigeria, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has displayed the iconic first-ever Super Falcons squad photograph at the new secretariat in Abuja . Also, the office of NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi has on display the life- size photograph of the former First Lady of ...
Read More »Super Eagles job: Amuneke laughs off Rohr’s rejection
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in Chief Not impressed with the insinuation that he is angling for the Super Eagles assistant coach job, the former African Footballer of the Year Award winner, Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has stated that such idea has not crossed his mind. He also laughed off the talks of Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr preferring to work with erstwhile ...
Read More »Nigerian players missing as FIFA reveals 2020 The Best Football Awards nominees
Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau No Nigerian player made the cut as Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has Wednesday revealed the candidates shortlisted for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony billed for December 17, 2020. According to a release made public by FIFA Wednesday, Two expert panels – one ...
Read More »CAF secretariat quiet as FIFA Ethics Committee slams 5 years ban on Ahmad
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief Expectedly, the secretariat of Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt have suddenly become a graveyard as staffers now speak in hush tones following the news of a five- year ban slammed on the President of the Confederation by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Monday. Sportsrevelation reports that the Adjudicatory Chamber of the ...
Read More »NFF Head of International Competitions sees brighter future for Nigerian teams inspite Covid-19 hiatus
Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in Chief The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Head of International Competitions Department, Ruth David is optimistic of brighter future for the Nigerian national teams inspite of the long inactivity occasioned by Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In exclusive interview with Sportsrevelation in Abuja on Friday, David who was the immediate past NFF Head of Women’s Football Unit spoke against the ...
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