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After winning eight out of the past ten editions, the defending champions Super Falcons will kick off their 2018  AWCON, against South Africa on November 18 in Cape Coast after they were drawn in Group B which has Kenya and Zambia ahead of the forthcoming 11th Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nation in Ghana. Hosting […]

 Super Falcons Head Coach, Thomas Dennerby, has invited 45 players for the first phase of his team camping, ahead of November’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. A statement by Ademola Olajire, spokesperson of the Nigeria Football Federation, said the 45 players is made up of 29 home based and 19 foreign based players have […]

FC porto defeated Galatasaray who paraded Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru  1-0  in the UEFA Champions League Group D match on Wednesday Onyekuru saw 90 minutes of action in the encounter played at the Estadio Do Dragao, Porto. Chidozie Awaziem was an unused substitute for FC Porto in the game. Meanwhile Nigeria defender Brian Idowu, made […]

Defending champions  Akwa United has been dumped out of the Aiteo Federation Cup following a 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat to Five time Federation/Aiteo cup champions Enugu Rangers in their quarter-final tie at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano on Wednesday. Michael Ibe gave Akwa United the lead four minutes before the break with a superb free […]

Former Super Eagles player and coach, Samson Siasia has disclosed  that Enyimba International can still qualify for this year CAF Confederation Cup final, in the second leg against Raja Casablanca of Morocco if the team can  adopt a different approach in the return fixture. He said that the Aba base club should play more of […]

Enyimba international lost  1-0 at home to Raja Casablanca of Morocco in a CAF Confederation Cup semifinal first leg match on Wednesday Abdelilah Hafidi was the hero for Raja Casablanca after his 48 minute strike, drived  through the legs of goalkeeper Theophilus Afelokhai.  In the 65 minute Moroccan defender  handled the ball inside the box, but Stanley […]

NFF President Amaju Melvin Pinnick was at the new Enyimba Stadium to support the peoples Elephant who ran out  1-0  victors courtesy  of  Substitute Wasiu Alalade who  netted the winning goal in third minute of added time  against Congos Cara Brazzaville . Pinnick said he was impressed with  the  performance  of the players ; “ They […]

The first-ever blind football tournament in Nigeria kicked off in Enugu on Tuesday under the sponsorship of Bina Foundation Enugu. Participating clubs were drawn from blind football clubs in the five states of the South East geopolitical zone of the country. Namely; Lions Blind Football Club of Enugu, All Stars Blind Football Club of Anambra, […]

 Nigeria Super Falconets Coach, Christopher Danjuma, has unveiled his final 21 squad for the FIFA U-20 Women’s  World Cup in France, 2018 Danjuma called up  three goalkeepers, six defenders, seven midfielders and five strikers, who will do battle with Germany, Haiti and China in the Group D of the competition.  Falconets are  currently in Austria […]

FIFA on Tuesday revealed the nominess for 2018 FIFA Best Awards  based on their performance for the period from 3rd July 2017 to 15 July 2018. The Voting for the award will close at midnight on 10 August, while the awards ceremony takes place in London on 24 September 2018. For The Best FIFA Men’s Player: […]