Harry Awurumibe, Lagos. After several hours of flight delay, the Super Falcons arrived Lagos last night alongside their Cote d Ivoire opponents to prepare for Monday’s second leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football tournament African qualifier match slated for Agege stadium, Lagos. The Nigeria delegation comprising of18 players, coaching and backroom staff as well as a few Nigeria ...

Harry Awurumibe, Lagos Fast-rising Super Falcons defender, Glory Akumbu Ogbonna has assured that Nigeria will beat Cote d Ivoire in the return leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics women’s football tournament African qualifier tie slated for Agege stadium, Lagos on Monday. African champion, Super Falcons of Nigeria were on Thurdsay in Abidjan forced to a barren draw by host, Les ...

Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja. African champion, Super Falcons of Nigeria were on Thurdsay in Abidjan forced to a barren draw by host, Les Femelles Elephantes of Cote d’Ivoire in their Tokyo 2020 women’s football tournament African third round, first leg qualifying tie. The encounter at the Parc des Sports de Treichville saw both teams creating several opportunities but failing to find ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has described as ‘shocking’, reports on the evening of Thursday that former Nigeria U-20 and U-23 captain Isaac Promise had died. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said the Federation and indeed the entire Nigerian Football was greatly saddened by the report, coming less than 48 hours after two women footballers of Nigeria Women Professional ...

The Nigeria Football Federation says it is deeply saddened by the death on Tuesday night of two players of Nigeria Women Professional League club, Police Machine Female FC, who were killed by a hit-and-run Jeep driver that ran into about five persons in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. “It is with deep shock and sense of immense loss that ...

Singaporean Jansen Foo has been appointed as referee for the prestige international friendly match between Nigeria and Brazil taking place in Singapore on Sunday, 13th October 2019. Foo will be assisted by compatriots Abdul Hannan (assistant referee 1), Ong Chai Lee (assistant referee 2) and G. Letchman (fourth official) at the game billed for the Singapore National Stadium, Kallang starting ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Less than 24 hours to the crucial first leg of the African qualifier match of the women’s football tournament of Tokyo 2020 Olympics between Cote d Ivoire and  Nigeria, Super Falcons’ interim Coach, Christopher Musa Danjuma said he will fancy an away win or draw in Abidjan. The Nigerian delegation comprising of players, coaches and backroom staff  ...

Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau A strong Nigerian delegation of players and officials will depart Abuja tomorrow morning aboard Air Cote d Ivoire flight. The African Champion, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will clash with Les Elephantes of Cote d Ivoire in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics African qualifier first leg tie on Thursday. Nigeria eliminated Algeria on 3-0 goals aggregated after a ...

Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja. One of the rising stars of Nigeria football and Rangers fc midfielder, Joseph Oluwaseyi Ayodele- Aribo may miss the high-profile international friendly match between Nigeria and Brazil in Singapore next month. Aribo who is one of the the 23 players Nigeria’s Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr have invited for the prestige match with Brazil is ...

Nigeria’s home-based senior players have arrived in Dakar, capital of Senegal for the 2nd WAFU-FOX Cup of Nations starting in the Senegalese city of Thies on Saturday, 28th September. A team of 21 players and six officials flew by Air Cote d’Ivoire early on Thursday morning from Abuja to Abidjan, and then connected the Senegalese capital by the same airline. The ...