Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, qualified for the semifinals of the men’s football event of the 12th African Games after a hard fought 2-2 draw with hosts Morocco on Friday evening at the FAR Sports Complex Rabat. The result meant the Flying Eagles garnered five points from three games behind Burkina Faso who topped the group, and ahead of Morocco ...

Harry Awurumibe  A Nigerian delegation made up of 18 players, three coaches, backroom staff and just two administrative officials have arrived Algiers enroute Bilda for the first leg of second round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics African qualifier tie between Algeria and Nigeria. The match is slated for the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida, outside Algiers with kick off at ...

Harry Awurumibe Former Head Coach of Nigeria senior women’s football team, Super Falcon, Alhaji Ismaila Mabo has described the death of ex- international, Ifeanyichukwu Stephanie Chiejine as a big loss not only to the country but to the rest of Africa. The news of the death of the former youth and senior teams’ player was broken on Thursday although family ...

FIRST FULL INTERVIEW OF NEW MINISTER OF YOUTHS DEVELOPMENT & SPORTS MR. SUNDAY DARE BY HARRY AWURUMIBE, State House, Abuja Question: Congratulations Honorable Minister of Youths Development and Sports, Mr. Sunday Akin Dare on your well deserved appointment and inauguration today (Wednesday, August 21, 2019) as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and also a member of the ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said it is ‘terribly saddened’ at news of the death on Wednesday, August 21, of former Super Falcons’ attacking midfielder Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine. Reports on Thursday morning said the effervescent and skilful attacking midfielder gave up the ghost in Lagos after a brief illness. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, was momentarily speechless after being ...

World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed Nigerian officials led by Quadri Adebimpe to superintend over the 2022 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualifying match between Gambia and Angola scheduled for Bakau on Friday, 6th September 2019. The match, scheduled for the Independence Stadium in the city of Bakau, will also see Nigerians Celestine Igudia (assistant referee 1), Samuel Pwadutakam (assistant ...

The delegation of Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons to next week’s 2020 Olympics qualifying match against the Senior Women National Team of Algeria will depart Nigeria on Saturday. Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has already submitted a list of 18 home –based professionals who will do battle with the Algerians, following the inability of foreign –based players to make the ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Newly sworn-in Minister of Sports and Youth Development have promised to take sports and youth development to the next level in accordance with the vision and mission of the President Mohammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. Speaking exclusively this afternoon at the lobby of Aso Rock Villa, Abuja After he and 42 others were assigned portfolios by President Buhari  ...

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles got their first three points of the football event of the ongoing 12th African Games with a 2-1 win over South Africa at the FAR Sports Complex in Rabat on Tuesday. Goals by Collins Sor and Ahmed Ghali ensured Nigeria went top of Group A of the men’s football event at the on-going competition. Coach Paul Aigbogun made ...

Ahead of the FIFA U17 World Cup taking place in Brazil 26th October – 17th November, Acting President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has charged the Manu Garba-led technical crew of the Golden Eaglets to focus on the youth development policy and programme of the Federation. Akinwunmi, who is also the Chairman of the NFF Football Committee disclosed ...