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By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief,  Abuja Despite wintry conditions in Blida, on the outskirts of the Algerian capital, Algiers on Friday night, Nigeria’s U17 girls dug their feet into the ground and achieved a scoreless draw that qualified them for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals. Holding on to a 4-0 first-leg advantage, the 2002 bronze medallists adopted a calm ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Barring any unforseen circumstances, Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team nicknamed the Flamingos are poised to once again defeat their Algerian U-17 women’s team counterparts in the return leg of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers tie, despite the predictably-cold weather at the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida in Algiers,  ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Africa Global Logistics (AGL), the trusted logistics operator in Africa have announced a new strategic partnership, establishing AGL as the Official Logistics Partner for Africa’s two flagship football competitions; the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 and the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has once again released the fixtures of the next round of the 2025 President Federation Cup with the encounter between Plateau United of Jos and Rangers Int’l of Enugu billed for Area 3 playground  Abuja  on Wednesday as the Star Match. Going by the fixtures released by the football-ruling body, ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja The seminar for the General Secretaries of CAF West Zone B, as well as representatives from Cameroon and Liberia, opened on Monday morning at the Zone’s headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. After the welcome address delivered by the Executive Director, Mr. Philippe Tchere, the official opening of the proceedings took place online under the chairmanship ...

By Harry  Chidozie Awurumibe,  Sports Journalist There is no gainsaying the fact that Chief Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu, (MFR) was a hugely talented footballer of his generation who bestrode Nigeria and Africa’s football scene like a colossus with his individual brilliance, and great performances on the pitch while his leadership qualities as the captain of his boyhood club, Rangers International of ...

…As Gusau, Soname shower naira on team By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief, Abuja Nigeria inched closer to an eighth appearance at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals on Saturday after a brace by Queen Joseph and one each by Zainab Raji and substitute Aishat Animashaun left Algeria’s U17 girls bedraggled in Ikenne-Remo. There were bold hints of a massacre early ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in,Chief  Abuja The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Royal Air Maroc have concluded a historic strategic partnership granting Morocco’s national airline the status of ‘Official Global Partner’ for Africa’s biggest upcoming football competitions, the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 and the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024. Prompt News reports ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Journalist Head Coach Bankole Olowookere said on Friday that Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, will aspire to win big in their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup final qualifying round, first leg encounter against their Algerian counterparts on Saturday, in order to reduce the pressure ahead of next week’s return leg duel in North Africa.  “We ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Head Coach Aliyu Zubairu has selected first-choice goalkeeper Ifeanyi Harcourt, defender and captain Daniel Bameyi, midfielder Sulaiman Alabi Jojo and forward Kparobo Arierhi among a squad of 24 for this year’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations taking place in Egypt. The tournament gets underway in 10 days. Defenders Adamu Maigari and Emmanuel Chukwu (based in ...