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Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola (KAB) Olowu (OON), who died last Wednesday, August 14, 2019 and was buried on Thursday August 15 according to Muslim rites will be remembered by many especially athletics followers. The death of Pa Olowu who was part of Nigeria’s first delegation to the 1950 British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games) and the 1952 Olympics Games has ...

Harry Awurumibe All may not be well with one of Nigeria’s football legends and successful youth coach, Samson Yebowie Siasia as the world football governing body, FIFA today handed him a life ban from all football related activities for violating FIFA Code of Ethics. The former Super Eagles star and later Head Coach also received in addition, a fine in ...

Harry Awurumibe Determined to back the Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby to grind out a win over host Algeria, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has granted the Swedish tactician his request to invite a couple of overseas-based players for the forthcoming 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match away to Blida on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Sources close to ...

World football –ruling body, FIFA has appointed officials from Mali to take charge of the 2020 Olympics Women’s Football Tournament qualifying match between Nigeria and Algeria in Blida on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The Algeria Football Federation has scheduled the match for the Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida (outside Algiers), to kick off at 7pm Algeria time (same time as in ...

The U20 Women National Team, Falconets, that will represent Nigeria at the Women’s Football Tournament of the 12th All-Africa Games scheduled for Rabat, Morocco 17th – 29th August, will fly out of Nigeria to Morocco on Thursday. They will battle Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the tournament. Host nation Morocco, Equatorial Guinea, Mali and Algeria are ...

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has called up 23 players for the Super Eagles’ international friendly with the Senior National Team of Ukraine scheduled for Dnipro Arena on Tuesday, 10th September, with Saudi Arabia-based Skipper Ahmed Musa at the head of the roster. Tyronne Ebuehi, who missed the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals where Nigeria won bronze due to injury, ...

Nigeria’s U -20 Women’s Football team, Falconets Head Coach Christopher  Danjuma is optimistic that his wards will go far in the forthcoming All Africa Games in Morocco. Speaking ahead of the team’s departure aboard Air Peace jet to Casablanca Danjuma said that the Falconets will not only get out of their Group B but will get to medals range in ...

Harry Awurumibe                         Apparently to have a closer look at each player’s ability to deliver in a real match situation, the Head Coach of the national senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, Thomas Dennerby this afternoon pitched the players against each other in a test-match at FIFA Goal Project Pitch, Package B, Abuja National Stadium. The 25 players in camp were ...

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) today remembered fallen football star, late Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji and eulogised him on a day marking the 30th anniversary of his death while on national duty. In a tweet with hashtag #WeRememberSam” on its official handle NFF said, “It’s been 30 years since this real and true Nigerian Patriot passed on while on duty for ...

Harry Awurumibe Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face Ukraine in an international friendly match on September 10 in Kiev. This much was disclosed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President,  Amaju Melvin Pinnick via the Social Media on Friday It will be Super Eagles first outing since their third place encounter against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia at the 2019 Africa ...