Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Following the unimpressive performance of the African players in the last FIFA Women’s World Cup final in France, no African player made the provisional list of 20 women football nominees unveiled by the organizers of the yearly Ballon d’ Or. Nigeria, Cameroon and South African teams represented Africa at the premier women’s football showpiece in France last ...

With just eight days to go until the start of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019, the official squad lists of the 24 participating teams including Nigeria and host, Brazil have been revealed. In total, 504 players will be participating in the tournament’s 18th edition. Throughout its history, the FIFA U-17 World Cup has given football’s most promising young ...

A fast rising media outfit, The Niche, on Tuesday in Lagos bestowed the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, with the Excellence in Sports and Youth Development in Nigeria award. While acknowledging the efforts of the Amaju Pinnick –led NFF to reposition the game of football in Nigeria, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the respected media organization, ...

Golden Eaglets of Nigeria showed class as they defeated South Korea 4-2 in their second friendly game played at HWT Sports Academy in Sao Paulo on Wednesday evening. Samson Tijani’s shot outside the box was headed into goal by Divine Nwachukwu in the 6th minute. It was an early goal, but the South Koreans were not rattled by the goal. ...

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s 2nd Vice President/Chairman, League Management Company (LMC), Mallam Shehu Dikko on Thursday called on the nation’s football family to unite stronger than ever, as the present administration pursues the implementation of policies and programmes to take the nation’s game to higher heights of excellence. Speaking at the opening ceremony of this year’s NFF Match Commissioners’ seminar, ...

Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has unveiled a list of 20 senior home –based professionals to take on Togo’s Sparrow Hawks in Saturday’s 2020 African Nations Championship qualifying final leg in Lagos. Super Eagles’ goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa tops the list, with Nasarawa United’s stormy forward Sunusi Ibrahim and Akwa United’s Ndifreke Effiong, who netted a brace for the U23 team in ...

Five –time world champions, Golden Eaglets of Nigeria lost 1-2 to Sao Paulo U17 side in a friendly game played at the Sorocaba Sports Complex in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening.   The Nigerian boys approached the game with confidence and were in control at the opening minutes of the game, with Olakunle Olusegun missing the ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report. Super Eagles Coach,  Gernot Rohr has praised his team’s impressive 1-1 draw with the Selecao of Brazil in yesterday’s high-profile international friendly match held at the National Stadium Kallang, Singapore . Speaking in a post match press conference, Nigeria’s  Franco-German coach, Rohr said: “It was tough for us as the second game because Brazil would ...

Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja. Still bersking in the euphoria of Nigeria’s heart warming 1-1 draw with Brazil in yesterday’s international friendly match in Kallang, Singapore,Super Eagles stand-in captain,  William Troost-Ekong has given kudos to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and its president,  Amaju Melvin Pinnick for arranging the prestige match up. In several Tweets after the explosive encounter Ekong who was ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Public Affairs Analyst This Sunday in far away Kallang, Singapore, the Mighty Selecao of Brazil came from behind to force the Super Eagles of Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in a prestigious invitational friendly. Fast- rising star, Joseph Aribo who plays his club football with a Scottish elite leaque had put Nigeria in front in the 35th minute ...