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By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist An astute football administrator and former Secretary General of Nigeria Football Association (NFA) presently called federation, Alhaji Sani Ahmed Toro has thrown his full weight behind the call by United Ex-Super Falcons on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to also extend the national honours and financial largesse given to the current members of the ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Editor-in-Chief, Abuja As the euphoria of the presidential reception hosted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the Super Falcons and D’Tigress who recently won  their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON ) and five straight AfroBasket championships titles are yet to die down, the umbrella body of the retired Nigerian women’s footballers, United Ex-Super Falcons have ...

**Only team to win  WAFCON trophy for keep three times By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist With no fewer than 10th African titles, in fact, 12th in all should the 1991 and 1995 feats are added together, Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, are the numero uno (number one) in consecutive African Cup title win. This is ...

By Harry Awurumibe, who was in Morocco Since the introduction of women’s football in Africa by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1991, the West African countries have dominated the scene with Nigeria, Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea leading the charge in the early years while countries like Senegal, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, and others have emerged as strong forces in ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor-in-Chief Abuja The umbrella body of the retired players of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team called United Ex-Super Falcons has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for once again splashing a mouthwatering sum of dollars, flats and national honours on 2025 AfroBasket champions, D’Tigress of Nigeria, Prompt News reports. They have also congratulated the players and technical crew ...

**Applaud his unprecedented rewards to team By Harry Awurumibe, who was in Morocco Four-time CAF  Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) winner and former captain of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team Super Falcons, Kikelomo Florence Ajayi has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for honouring the victorious Super Falcons players who won the 10th WAFCON title last Saturday in Morocco with ...

By Harry Awurumibe who was in Morocco When the history of Nigeria’s Super Falcons CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 10th title win in far away Rabat,  Morocco, will be written, few individuals who worked behind-the-scene to make sure the ‘Mission X’ propounded by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ahead of the biggest women’s football competition in Africa was ...

By Harry Awurumibe,  Editor The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called on the National Sports Commission (NSC), and other stakeholders to give long-overdue recognition, support, and reward to Nigerian sports journalists who have, for decades, contributed significantly to the growth and development of sports in the country, often at great personal cost. In a statement released on Tuesday ...

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and environs will have a rare view of the Women Africa Cup of Nations trophy – the most coveted diadem in African women football – when the Super Falcons arrive in Nigeria on Monday. The victorious contingent is scheduled to touch down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by noon on Monday and ...

From Harry Awurumibe in Rabat Despite being in the minority, Nigeria made her presence felt at Olympics Stadium Rabat venue of the final match between hosts Atlas Lionesses of Morocco and Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the 13th CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 as the federal government delegation and Nigerians residing in Morocco went wide in celebration after ...