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Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau China- based Super Falcons forward, Chinwendu Veronica Ihezuo is  missing football action no thanks to the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus pandemic which forced the world to shut down everyday businesses including football.   The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup ‘Azerbaijan 2012’ Silver Boot Winner told Sportsrevelation exclusively today that she is missing football action ...

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed profound shock and a sense of deep sorrow at the passage on Saturday, 18th April 2020 of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR). “Mallam Abba Kyari’s death is a big loss to the NFF, Nigerian Football family and the entire country as a whole,” NFF’s director of ...

Harry Awurumibe, Abuja Nigerian players,  William Troost- Ekong of Super Eagles and Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala beat German international, Leroy Sane in today’s Nike Living Room Cup challenge.   Both Ekong and Oshoala managed 106 side steps against Leroy’s  100 in the challenge which is in its third week now.   Also, another Eagles player, Kenneth Omeruo of Leganes ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Ever since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), the Tunisia Football Federation (FTF) has strived to put most of its available resources to help the country combat the new epidemic. At the start, FTF has put five (5) of its buses at the disposal of the Tunisian Ministry of Transportation to reinforce its fleet. Later, ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Head, Abuja Bureau With sporting activities including football suspended for weeks now  across the globe because of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, one of the greatest footballers in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese and Juventus FC star, has challenged other footballers to beat him in a new football competition played inside the house.    The novel competition ...

Harry Awurumibe,  Head, Abuja Bureau Again, the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) has forced the world football ruling body, FIFA to postpone the U-17 Women’s World Cup slated for India this November. Also postponed is the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup just as FIFA has said that new dates will be announced later. The recommendation to postpone activities including FIFA competitions was made ...

Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s Best Women’s Football Journalist, Abuja The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) latest Women’s Ranking which placed Zambia, Africa’s sole qualifier for the postponed  Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women’s football event in the 100th position in the world has shown that the game is progressing in the continent. This is against the backdrop that Zambia eliminated the ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Apparently bowing to heavy global pressure and rising athlete dissent, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese officials sharply reversed course today (Tuesday) and agreed that the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Games will not take place this summer in Tokyo in the wake of the growing novel coronavirus pandemic.   Organizers say they now hope ...

Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s best women’s football journalist Today, March 23, 2020 marks exactly 125 years when the first official women’s football fixture took place in London, England when the North and South made history at the Crouch End Ground on March 23, 1895 even as Nigeria has remained the most successful women’s football nation out of 52 countries in Africa. ...

*Considers Germany to be among world’s best teams Harry Awurumibe with agency report Former Germany national women’s football team star and now Head Coach, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has commended the tremendous improvement in the women’s game , saying that the biggest milestone is that many more countries now have interest in women’s football. According to the ex-international, many nations have also ...