Two-time runners-up Nigeria must start like a house on fire when they take the pitch against their counterparts from Korea Republic in the first minutes of Monday in Nigeria (6pm Sunday, 1stSeptember in Colombia), in their opening match of the 11th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. The Falconets’ opening two games in Colombia (both … Continue reading Colombia 2024: Falconets receive participation certificate, tango with Koreans in Bogota
Two-time silver medallists Nigeria lost by the odd goal to Mexico in an entertaining encounter in Bogota on Monday evening, which served as their final test before the 11th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals kicking off on Saturday. The Mexicans scored the only goal of the match in the 20th minute, but had to … Continue reading Colombia 2024: Falconets lose narrowly to Mexico in final test game
Head Coach Christopher Musa Danjuma said on Sunday that Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets, will go all the way in search of triumph over their Mexican counterparts, when both sides clash in a friendly game on the turf of Club Banco de la República in Bogota on Monday evening. “Our victory over Australia was such a … Continue reading Colombia 2024: Falconets target victory over Mexico to sustain winning mentality
The Chairperson of the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL), Nkechi Obi, has commended Edo Queens FC for their outstanding performance in the CAF Women's Champions League Zone B qualifiers. Edo Queens secured their spot in the semifinals after finishing at the top of their group with a flawless record on Saturday and the NWFL boss … Continue reading CAFWCL: NWFL Lauds Edo Queens’ Semifinal Qualification
As part of the state government commitment towards rewarding excellence, Edo State Governor, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, has showered a hundred million naira on Edo Queens Football Club of Benin of Benin for emerging as the champions of the just concluded CAF Women's Champions League WAFU-B qualifiers in far away Cote D'Ivoire. Obviously excited with the … Continue reading Obaseki showers 100m naira on Edo Queens for emerging champion of WAFU B CAF CL
Captain William Ekong, wing-back Olaoluwa Aina and forwards Victor Osimhen and Taiwo Awoniyi are back in the Super Eagles’ nest, for next month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic and Rwanda. This year’s AFCON’s Man-of-the-Competition, Ekong, was discountenanced for the Matchdays 3 and 4 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying … Continue reading Morocco 2025: Ekong, Aina, Simon, Ndidi, 19 others to battle Benin Republic, Rwanda
Stringent regulations of German tax authorities have conspired to abort the agreement between the Nigeria Football Federation and Coach Bruno Labbadia for the latter to mount the saddle as Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men Team, Super Eagles. “We have been on the tax issue for the past three days, and I told him … Continue reading Morocco 2025: Eguavoen to lead Eagles, as German tax laws botch NFF, Labbadia deal
Gabriel Jesus on Wednesday night the Brazilian woke up for real and scored a hat-trick to send Arsenal into the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta gave Crystal Palace a dream start at the Emirates in the fourth minute, with Jakub Kiwior going completely wrong with a long ball. … Continue reading Carabao Cup: Jesus sends Arsenal into the semi final
Following the recent poor performance of the team, the manager of the English Premier League champions Manchester City Pep Guardiola has criticized himself. Manchester City suffered a stinging defeat to local rivals Manchester United, who turned a 0-1 deficit into 2-1 in the final two minutes. This means Manchester City are now up to 11 … Continue reading Pep Guardiola: I’m not good enough
Despite just being 2 points adrift top spot, the manager of English Premier League club Chelsea Enzo Maresca has insisted that they are not ready to compete for the title. After Sunday's 2-1 win over Brentford, the London club takes second place in the Premier League. "No matter how many games we win, I don't … Continue reading Enzo Maresca: We are not ready to fight for the Premier League title
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