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Harry Awurumibe, Abuja The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has given reason why the South American country has dropped out of the race to secure the hosting right for the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Women’s World Cup final in 2023. An official statement from CBF said the government of Brazil did not consider it wise to offer financial guarantees ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Apparently to bring football stakeholders to speed with the plans for football in post-Covid Nigeria, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick has spoken on why Nigeria reappointed Gernort Rohr as Super Eagles Head Coach and other football related issues in post-Covid 19 Nigeria. Pinnick who spoke on Monday in a media call to journalists ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick has revealed that Super Falcons will soon get their 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup appearance fee even as he will be in contact with the world football governing body in the course of the week to inquire when Nigeria will receive the promised money. The Executive Committee Member ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Apparently to ensure that players of the various age-grade teams do not go home empty-handed after each assignment, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has asked the teams to win the FIFA World Cup and share the bumper appearance fees from the world football governing body. This much was disclosed by the NFF President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick who ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Super Falcons duo of Desire Oparanozie and Chinaza Uchendu may play their club football in the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) if no foreign club comes forward to sign them following their inability to continue their professional football career abroad. Oparanozie who captained Nigeria’s Super Falcons to the Round of 16 in the 2019 FIFA Women World ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja World soccer governing body, FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations including Nigeria, the six continental confederations, CAF inclusive and other stakeholders in order to facilitate the planning of the resumption of football activities by competition and match organisers, as soon as health authorities and governments consider it safe. It has ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja With most Nigerians in support of his retention as the Super Eagles Head Coach till December 2022, Gernort Rohr has expressed his joy to have signed a contract extension which will enable him to complete the job of building a strong team senior national team for Nigeria.  The Franco-German appended his signature to a two and half years ...

Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau Even as the first leg match of the African qualifiers for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup between Nigeria and Burkina Faso has not been played, the Head Coach of the national U-20 women’s football team, the Falconets, Moses Aduku has expressed his desire to lift the trophy in Costa Rica. The world football ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja With three days to the end of one week deadline set by the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to conclude the contract renewal of the Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr, there is a strong indication that the deal will be sealed earlier than envisaged.    This much was disclosed today by ...

Harry Awurumibe,  Abuja The captain of France national women’s football team, Amandine Henry is the second highest earning player in the world. Les Bleues star who plays her club football with Olympique Lyon Feminine 1 is in the  list of top highest-paid female soccer players of 2019/2020 along with their annual income even as no Nigerian female footballer at home ...