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Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Defending Champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria will clash with Togo or Niger Republic senior women’s football team in the second round of the 2020 African Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) just as the competition  kicks off April 6. According to the fixtures released by the Confederation of African Football  (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt the first round will ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Nigerian-born British boxer, AnthonyJoshua today in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia defeated United States-Mexican, Andy Ruiz Jr in a unanimous decision to reclaim his three World Heavyweight Boxing titles he lost to the same man earlier this year. Ruiz stopped Joshua in the 7th round when both boxers squared up at Madison Square Garden, New York in June. Joshua ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja After failing to qualify for the last FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup final, Nigeria’s Flamengos will start the qualifying campaign for the 2020 edition billed for India on February 28. According to the fixtures released by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), Nigeria has been drawn bye and will play in the second round. The West African ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja As the January 7 date for the 2020 CAF Awards ceremony draws nearer, Nigeria’s best prospects to return home with awards are the trio of Odion Jude Ighalo, Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen may likely be on the podium on the awards night. Ighalo who plays his trade in China with Shanghai Shenhua FC; Chukwueze who plays ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja More facts have emerged why African nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2019 including the fourth placed Senegalese and Liverpools FC star, Sadio Mane failed to beat the Argentine and FC Barcelona legend, Lionel Messi to the coveted trophy yesterday in Paris, France. A closer look at the voting pattern country by country showed that some African nations ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), will on Monday, March 16, 2020 hold the FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2019 at the Predio de Ezeiza, Argentinian Football Association (AFA), Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to a release put out by Alasdair Bell, Deputy Secretary General (Administration), attendance at the FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2019 is free of ...

Kyrie Irving did not travel to Boston on Wednesday night for the Brooklyn Nets’ meeting with the Celtics as he remains sidelined with a shoulder impingement, but he still took note of what the Boston crowd had to say about him in his absence. A disgruntled Boston crowd was to be expected. Irving opted to become a free agent this ...

NFF cautions Rohr on incessant breaches of contract The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it has asked Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Mr. Gernot Rohr to explain reasons behind several breaches of the contract that he signed with the body, which forbids him to divulge to the public/media information on some aspects of the contract. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, NFF’s ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Former Chief Coach of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, Alhaji Ismaila Mabo has applauded the appointment of Miss Precious Uzoaru Dede as the Goalkeeper Trainer of the Indian U-17 Women’s soccer team by All Indian Football Federation (AIFF). Dede, a former Super Falcons legend with impressive credentials as a goalkeeper was last weekend hired by ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja After leading Nigeria’s senior men’s football team, Super Eagles to two victories on the bounce in the on-going Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021 qualifying campaign, Head Coach Gernot Rohr believes that the team can achieve more successes if the players remain focused. Speaking exclusively on Tuesday at the premises of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) secretariat, Abuja ...