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**As Danjuma’s coaching pedigree comes under scrutiny By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist Two-time silver medallists of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, the Falconets of Nigeria faces a herculean  task when they take on the Nadeshiko of Japan in their round of 16 match of the 2024 edition on Thursday evening (Friday in Nigeria) at Bogota’s 10,000-seat ...

Nigeria championship’s second tier, the Nigeria National League, will commence its 2020/2021 Season on Saturday, 30th January, 2021. This decision was reached at the Annual General Meeting of the league, which held in the Ebonyi State capital, Abakaliki on Friday. Chairman of the NNL and Member of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Senator Obinna Joseph Ogba ...

Harry Awurumibe with agency report Late NBA Star, Kobe Bryant disciple, Kawhi Leonard earned the MVP honors with 30-point performance just as Anthony Davis hit the winning free throw to lift Team LeBron to a 157-155 victory over Team Giannis in the 69th NBA All-Star Game held in Chicago, United States of America at the weekend. The night, his night, ...

African champions, Nigeria must be proactive in their approach in order to earn a result against host nation and group leaders France at the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup on Monday, according to Member of the NFF Executive Committee, Aisha Falode.   “I must commend the Super Falcons for their approach and game plan against the Koreans in Grenoble on ...

Two-time Finals MVP says he underwent successful surgery on yesterday Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant says on social media he underwent surgery for a ruptured right Achilles tendon. Durant revealed the severity of his injury Wednesday, two days after getting hurt during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto in his return after being sidelined for a month with a right ...

Another three points that will take them to the championship’s knockout stages is the objective of Nigeria’s U20 boys, Flying Eagles, as they confront Team USA in their second match of the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup on Monday evening. Venue is the 15,000 –capacity Bielsko-Biala Stadium in the city of the same name, a facility constructed on the site ...

Even with the Milwaukee Bucks on the brink of elimination after dropping three straight games to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals, Star-boy, Giannis Antetokounmpo has not lost confidence in his team. “We are the best team in the league. We are not going to fold,” the MVP finalist said after a 105-99 loss in Game 5 in ...

President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has described as ‘the real next level’ for Nigerian Football development, the passage by the Senate of the Federal Republic on Wednesday of the NFF Bill, which automatically repealed the long –standing NFA Act. A delighted Pinnick told thenff.com that the NFF Bill’s passage is the biggest enabling environment for ...

By Harry Awurumibe, Abuja. Apparently to give an insight to what he intends to do for sports in Imo state, Governor-elect, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha has undertaken the renovation of the Dan Anyiam Stadium, venue of his inauguration come May 29. The renovation will take care of emergency repairs of the abandoned stadium which will play host to the Swearing-in ...

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