By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Sweden’s women football league club, IFK Kalmar today (Thursday) handed jersey number 18 to Super Falcons defensive midfielder, Akudo Esther Ogbonna shortly after she arrived the Scandinavian country from Lagos. The Nigerian international  who plays for Remo Ladies FC in the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) moved to IFK Kalmar on summer ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief , Abuja The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed with a wave of the hand the rumours that  former Sweden senior men’s football team head coach, Janne Andersson has been appointed as the new coach of the Super Eagles. Rumours were rife in the media last weekend that the federation has appointed the Swedish gaffer as ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s Super Falcons’ performance in the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football event can be described as a disastrous outing from the perspective of many Nigerians especially football followers who would have liked to see the country’s senior women’s football team win a medal in the global multi-sports competition in France. Returning to ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The country’s football governing body, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has dismissed with a wave of the hand the claims by Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum that his team failed woefully at Paris 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament because they did not prepare well prior to the competition in France. Nigeria’s senior ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The contract of Super Falcons head coach  Randy Waldrum may have ended after Nigeria crashed out of Paris 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament in France without winning any game out of three group matches. Nigeria was eliminated after Waldrum’s side lost all three matches against Brazil, Spain and Japan with Super Falcons ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s Super Falcons crashed out of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Wednesday, July 31 after the team was handed a 3-1 defeat by Japan in their final Group C match of the women’s football  event. The 11-time African champions needed a victory with a two-goal margin to advance from the group ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s Super Falcons exited Paris 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes after losing their last Group C match 1-3 to Japan to end any hope of podium finish in Paris. The loss to the Asian giants turned out to be their biggest loss of the tournament ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The Super Falcons have another chance to settle scores with Nadeshiko when Nigeria takes on Japan in the final Group C match of the Paris 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament billed for Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Wednesday. With elimination starring in the face, Nigeria without a win or point ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist As Nigeria’s Super Falcons look to get back on track when they face world champions Spain in their second Group C match in the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Sunday, another loss to La Roja will make the team’s continued stay in ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Despite losing the first match 0-1 to Canarinhas of Brazil on Thursday in Bordeaux, Super Falcons players are in high spirit ahead of the make or break Group C second match against the reigning World Cup champions, Spain at Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday. The team’s optimism is unconnected with the ...