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Three –time champions Nigeria have a full house in Asaba, Delta State for Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations sendforth friendly against the Warriors of Zimbabwe. Since qualifying for this year’s AFCON finals following a 1-1 draw with South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Johannebsurg in November 2018, the Super Eagles have played two friendlies – a 0-0 draw with the ...

After the Nigeria Football Federation cleared all their outstanding entitlements, the Super Falcons say they are in the mood and spirit to take all three points off the Grasshoppers of Norway in their first match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in Reims on Saturday. One of only seven teams to have made it to every edition of ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino was re-elected to office at the body’s 69th Congress in Paris, France on Wednesday. He was re-elected by acclamation by FIFA’s 211 member associations as he was the only candidate for the position. He was first elected into office at an Extraordinary Congress in February 2016, following a meltdown that consumed Sepp ...

A 26 –man delegation of the senior national team of Zimbabwe, known as Warriors, will land in Nigeria on Thursday night aboard a South African Airways flight, ahead of Saturday’s pre-AFCON sendforth international friendly with the Super Eagles. Thenff.com learnt the Zimbabwe delegation will spend Thursday night in Lagos, and fly to Asaba on Friday morning. On Friday evening, the ...

By Harry Awurumibe The world football governing body, FIFA this Wednesday formally welcomed African champions, Nigeria to the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals which will kick off in less than two day. In a session at their Hotel Mercure Reims Centre Cathedral, players and officially performed the ‘Welcome’ ritual and were taken through the rules of the game by ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Lobi Stars Football Club this evening made a bold statement of its intention to lift the Super Six trophy after the Makurdi-based team humiliated FC Ifeanyiuba 3-1 in the opening match of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Play-off at Agege Stadium, Lagos. Goals by Samada Kidiri in the 2nd , and 60th minutes as well ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. As expected the Super Falcons have settled down in their Hotel Mercure Center Cathedral in Reims, France this evening but not before the African Champions were welcomed to the city by a handful of the local folks made of young people who were joined in the singing and dancing by Super Falcons players. The team members ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. After two weeks of close camping at Avita Resort Center in Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Austria, the Nigeria delegation this afternoon departed Vienna International Airport for Paris, France ahead of the 8th FIFA Women World Cup which kicks off on Friday, June 7. It will end on July 7. The delegation led by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Head ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Nigeria’s Flying Eagles’ quest for the elusive FIFA U-20 trophy was once again dashed today after a 2-1 defeat by the Junior Terenga Lions of Senegal in their Round of 16 match in Lodz at the on-going FIFA U-20 World Cup. Two first half goals by Senegal in the 36th and 45th minutes by Amadou Sagna ...

*Spells S/Africa in a 7-2 thriller in friendly                  By Harry Awurumibe                                                                     With less than five days to Nigeria’s opening ...