Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos will depart Abuja tomorrow for a date with Guinea in Conakry on Saturday just as Botswana were handed a shock defeat by Morocco who won 1-0 in a first round first leg of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 African qualifiers. The Young Zebras of Botswana are now ...
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Nigerian-born IndomitableLion’s invitee, John Mary meet FIFA eligibility rule
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja More facts have emerged on the eligibility status of Nigeria’s John Mary Honi Uzuegbunam who has been invited to Cameroon Indomitable Lions camp ahead of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 qualifier matches scheduled for this month. Sportsrevelation contact in Cameroon has revealed that John Mary is more Cameroonian than Nigerian as he despite being born ...
Read More »Breaking! NFF relocates to Sunday Dankaro House, innick, Sanusi settle down in office
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Finally, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has moved its secretariat to the redesigned Sunday Dankaro House located at Package B of the Abuja National Stadium at heart of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The official relocation is still on-going at the time of this report just as the NFF President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick and the General Secretary, ...
Read More »AFCON 2021 qualifiers: Cameroon invites Nigeria-born John Mary, other 32 players
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Federation du Cameroon Football (Fecafoot) have invited a Nigerian, John Mary Uzuegbunam and 32 other players to camp ahead of their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying fixtures against Mozambique on March 26 and 30. The Indomitable Lions are second in Group F, level on four points with their Southern African opponents who hold a superior ...
Read More »Guinea/Nigeria tie: NFF Technical Director, Bewarang splashes cash on Flamingos
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Determined to motivate the national U-17 women’s football team, Flamingos to beat their opponents, Guinea in this weekend’s first leg of the first round FIFA Women’s World Cup India 2020 African qualifiers away in Conakry, Elder Bitrus Bewarang has donated the sum of N10, 000 to the team for defeating Abuja Academy Boys 3-1 in Abuja last ...
Read More »Ahead Guinea tie: Flamingos wallop Abuja Academy Boys 3-1
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Two second half goals and one in the first stanza helped the national U-17 women’s team, Flamingos to wallop the Abuja-based Academy Boys 3-1 in a friendly match played at the practice pitch of Abuja National Stadium today. Midfielder Hannah Yusuf out the Flamingos ahead with a cool finish after she was played in by impressive ...
Read More »VP Osibajo to flag off National Sports Festival Edo 2020, says Shaibu
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibajo will on Saturday March 22, on behalf of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari declare open the National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged Edo 2020. This much was confirmed by the Chairman of Edo 2020 Local Organising Committee (LOC), Hon. Philip Shaibu who is also the Deputy Governor ...
Read More »WAFU ‘A’ Women’s Cup: Host Sierra Leone battles Cape Verde in opener
Harry Awurumibe with agency report The long and winding road to the maiden edition of the West Africa Football Union (WAFU) Zone-A Women’s Championship will end tomorrow (Tuesday) February 25 as host Sierra Leone faces their Cape Verde counterparts in the opening match at Bo stadium. The organizers have confirmed the participation of eight teams for the tournament which runs ...
Read More »Ahead Guinea tie: Flamingos, Abuja Boys in 4 goals thriller
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Two first half goals converted by Sofia Imuran ensured that the national U-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos ran away with a 2-2 draw with Abuja Academy Boys in their third friendly match on Saturday at the practice pitch of Abuja National Stadium. Forward, Imuran scored a brace as she converted two set pieces in the ...
Read More »2023 Women’s World Cup Bids: FIFA Inspection team ends Australia, N/Zealand tour
Harry Awurumibe, Abuja The Federation of International Football (FIFA) inspection team touring countries bidding to host the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final will tomorrow round off their work in New Zealand which is presenting a joint bid with Australia. The FIFA team had kicked off the inspection of facilities in Australia on February 17 where the Football Federation Australia ...
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