The Nigeria Football Federation has paid glowing tributes to former football club owners, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and Senator (Dr) Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who both passed away within two days of each other during the week.  Chief Iwuanyanwu, who took over the former Spartans Football Club of Owerri (1981 WAFU Cup losing finalists) and renamed it Iwuanyanwu Nationale, died at the ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist It was a game Nigeria was expected to win or at least, get a point from their opponents because of how tough the group is but Gabi Nunes’s 37th minute strike ensured the Canarinhas of Brazil ran away with a 1-0 win over the Super Falcons in the first match of Group ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Barring any last minute change of mind, Nigeria’s head coach Randy Waldrum wants to deploy a three-pronged attack line to counter the match plans of his Brazil’s counterpart Arthur Elias when Super Falcons clash with Canarinhas tomorrow at Metmut Atlantique Stade Bordeaux in the Group C opener of Paris 2024 Women’s Football ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The Ayomidiran Foundation has successfully launched the grassroots multi-sports body tagged “Girls Play Sports” Women’s Football Tournament, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at discovering and promoting sports development among young girls in Nigeria. Former Federal House of Representatives member, Honorable Ayo Omidiran, the Chief Executive Officer of Ayomidiran Foundation and Chairman of the Organising ...

**As Falcons clash with Canarinhas in Group C opener By Harry Awurumibe,  Afria’s No.1 Women Football Journalist In less than 48 hours,  Nigeria will take on Brazil at Metmut Atlantique stadium, Bordeaux in the first Group C match of the 2024 Paris Olympics Women’s Football Tournament Olympics exactly 16 years after their last meeting in  2008 Beijing Games. This is ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Fit-again Super Falcons players returned to the training pitch on Sunday three days after arriving in France ahead of Thursday’s crucial first match against Brazil in their opening Group C clash of the 2024  Paris Olympics Women’s Football Tournament, Prompt News exclusively reports. All the 18 players in the squad took part ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Two days after arriving in France, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will commence full training tomorrow in Bordeaux ahead of Thursday’s crucial first match against Brazil in their opening Group C clash of the 2024  Paris Olympics Women’s Football Tournament, Prompt News exclusively reports. The West Africans who landed in France in the wee hours ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Expectedly, the reigning Olympic champions Canada on Wednesday defeated Nigeria in a closed-door friendly match played at the La Quinta Football Centre, Malaga, Spain as the Super Falcons ended their pre-games training camp in Seville on losing note. Canada’s winning goal was scored in the 18th minute of the match as the ...

How Olympics champions Canada, clipped Falcons’ wings in test-match By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Expectedly, the reigning Olympic champions Canada on Wednesday defeated Nigeria in a closed-door friendly match played at the La Quinta Football Centre, Malaga, Spain as the Super Falcons ended their pre-games training camp in Seville on losing note. Canada’s winning goal was scored ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Afrcica’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face a tough battle as their opponents in Wednesday’s international friendly match billed for Seville, Spain in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament, Canada has fired a warning signal with a 2-1 victory over Australia at Marbella Football Center at the weekend. Goals by two ...