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By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                            Nigeria’s U-17 women’s football team, Flamingos, is through to the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco after defeating a determined Benin Republic U-17 girls ...

n By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Those expecting to see  Nigeria’s Super Falcons squad list for the 14th edition of the biggest continental women’s football tournament Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) holding in Morocco from July 25 to August 16, 2026 in the media soon will have to wait for some time, Prompt News reports. This ...

By Christian Emeruwa One observation from the ongoing FIFA World Cup has continued to occupy my thoughts. Several African teams have demonstrated exceptional technical ability, tactical organization, athleticism and passion. They have shown that they can compete with and often outperform the very best teams in the world for long periods of the match. Yet football is not won over ...

By Harry Awurumibe With the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027 ticket on the line, the defending champion Nigeria has all to play for  when the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) kicks off on July 25, 2026 in the North African country of Morocco. It will end on August 16. Aside from playing to lift  the glittering Confederation of ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, MON has celebrated the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, as the latter clocked another year on Saturday. Gusau, who is also President of the WAFU B zone, described Dikko as “a round peg in a round hole who has not only ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja Nigeria’s Super Falcons will open training camp on July 15, 2026, in Morocco ahead of the expanded 16-team Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which kicks off on July 26 in the North African country,  Prompt News reports. Also, the team will set up the one week camp in Mohammedia, which is ...

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has announced the match calendar for the 2026/27 season of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. The 2026/27 season will kick-off with the First Preliminary Round on 4-6 September 2026 (first leg), followed by the return legs from 11-13 September 2026. The Second Preliminary Round is scheduled for 16-18 October ...

Twice runners-up in 2022 and 2024, Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses will kick off their TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign on 26 July against Kenya. Backed by passionate home support, Jorge Vilda’s side have one clear objective of turning silver into gold. Nickname: Atlas Lionesses Appearances: 5 Last appearance: 2024 Best finish: Runners-up (2022, 2024) FIFA Ranking: 64th (June 2026) CAF Ranking: 4th (June 2026) ...

The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr Patrice Motsepe congratulates the Nine (9) African National Teams that qualified to the FIFA World Cup 2026™, Round of 32. It is the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup that 90% of the African National Teams qualified from the Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup. ...

* Say WAFCON  preparations on top gear By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja                                                               The leadership of the National Sports Commission and the Nigeria Football Federation rose from a strategic meeting on ...