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By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Again, the continental reigning champions South Africa, neighbours Zambia, and West Africans Ghana  are among the teams participating in the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2024 that are putting their skills to the test against strong opposition as they play their second match in a week in ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Journalist Determined to organise a hitch-free football championship for the Africa-based professional footballers called African Nations Championship (CHAN), the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has successfully concluded the  Safety and Security Preparatory Workshops in the host countries of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya respectively. This is even as Kenya has officially wrapped up the CHAN ...

…As Ivory Coast, Ghana’s match end 3-3 in Abidjan By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist While the Super Falcons and Indomitable Lionesses’ much-advertised high profile international friendly match billed for Saturday at Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun state was cancelled at the last minute, Nigeria’s Group B opponent in the upcoming CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Friday announced the match schedule of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco 2024 holding from July 5 to 26, 2025 with 12 countries including the host, Morocco participating. This is even as nine-time African champions, Super Falcons of Nigeria will play ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Tomorrow in the tranquil town of Ikenne, Remo Division of Ogun state, two old foes in women’s  football contest in Africa, Nigeria, and Cameroon will once again trade tackles in an international friendly match slated for Remo Stars FC Stadium in Ikenne-Remo. Despite being a friendly match, individual clout and national pride ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist The Indomitable Lionesses’ contingent made up of 23 players, coaching crew, backroom staff, and some administrative officials from the country’s football governing body FECAFOOT are expected to arrive Ijebu-Ode abode of the Super Falcons later today ahead of Saturday’s first leg of the double-header international friendlies between Nigeria and Cameroon at Remo ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women’s Football Journalist Three days to the first leg of the prestige double-header international friendly matches between Nigeria and Cameroon, and with all the 23 invited players present at the Am2pm Hotel in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state, head coach Justin Madugu has tweaked the team’s programme as he has adopted twice daily training regime. Prompt News ...

…Teams yet to get Match Venues By Harry Awurumibe,  Africa’a No.1 Women Football Journalist The Confederation of African (CAF) together with hosts, Morocco Local Organizing Committee (LOC) have today announced the match venues that will host TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco 2024, holding from July 5  to 26, 2025. According to a CAF media release, no ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Super Falcons camp in Ijebu-Ode is set to become a beehive of activities as a good number of invited are expected to hit the camp today. The coaching crew will commence the first training session Tuesday at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo, where the nine-time African champions will take on the 2016 ...

There is no gainsaying the fact that “Equal Pay” for men’s and women’s national football teams in Africa, including Nigeria, is a complex issue with several reasons why it might not be fully implemented unlike what obtains in Europe, Asia, Oceania and the South and North American countries where men’s and women’s teams are enjoying equal pay in football and ...