Nigeria lost to Colombia in a penalty shootout on Wednesday in Goa, India, and was kicked out of the 7th FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. After both sides had fought to a bleak scoreless draw, defender Comfort Folorunso struck her kick against Luisa Agudelo in sudden death to send the South Americans into the championship Read More…
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Agege Elephant Cup 2022: LASG applauds social impact of grassroots football
The Elephant Club of Agege has received praise from the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Olusegun Dawudu, for its more than 20 years of social effect in football competition in the Agege community. Dawudu gave thanks at the opening games of the 2022 Elephant Cup Competition, which took place at the Read More…
Super Falcons start World Cup 2023 against Canada
The Super Falcons, the best African women’s senior football team, would play Canada to open their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign. The Super Falcons were placed in Group B with Australia, Canada, and one of the hosts, the Republic of Ireland. One of the competition’s host cities, Auckland, New Zealand, conducted the draws earlier Read More…
Flood stops Bayelsa Queens’ Champions League tour
Plans for a training visit by Bayelsa Queens in advance of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco have been significantly hampered by the flood that is now wreaking havoc in numerous regions of the nation. The team was supposed to depart the country last Saturday for the tour, according to Preye Yabrifa, media officer Read More…
Gusau, Club Owners want a better NPFL
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, and Club Owners have urged for a more organised and successful Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The NFF Director of Communications in Abuja, Mr. Ademola Olajire, made a statement including this information. The decision was made after a meeting in Abuja. ”There is an urgent need Read More…
CAF Champions League: Wydad Casablanca defeats 10-man Rivers United 6-0
With a 6-0 victory over 10-man Rivers United on Sunday, defending champion Wydad Casablanca of Morocco advanced to the 2022–2023 CAF Champions League with a 7-2 overall score. The NPFL champions won the first leg in Port Harcourt by a score of 2-1 but were shut out in the return match without scoring a goal. Read More…
Pinnick formally hands over NFF to Gusau
It was a momentous occasion at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) office on Tuesday morning as Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, a member of the CAF Executive Committee and the FIFA Council, officially handed the NFF’s reins over to Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the winner of the presidential election at the September 30 Elective General Assembly Read More…
As Juventus lose, Manchester City advances to the UEFA Champions League round of 16
Even though they were restricted to a 0-0 draw on Tuesday in Copenhagen, Manchester City has advanced to the next round of the UEFA Champions League. However, they were without Erling Haaland, missed a penalty, and Sergio Gomez was sent off. Sevilla did not win the other group game, which they drew 1-1 at Borussia Read More…
CAF Champions League Second Preliminary Round first leg match results
Following the first leg matches in the second preliminary round of the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League, played from Friday to Sunday, below are the results: Plateau United FC (Nigeria) 2-1 E.S.T. (Tunisia) Rivers United FC (Nigeria) 2-1 Wydad AC (Morocco) ASN Nigelec (Niger) 0-2 Raja CA (Morocco) US Monastirienne Read More…
10 Nigerian youngsters set for Bayern Munich Youth Football Tournament
Ten young footballers, selected across Nigeria, are set to depart the country for Germany to be part of the Bayern Munich FC World Youth Tournament. Emeka Okeke, Founder of Aspire FC, who is sponsoring the players, told newsmen in Awka on Sunday that the players would join the Bayern Munich FC Academy for the tournament. Read More…