Category Archives: Football

IOC At War With FIFA Over Sports Calendar

October 18 Football no comments

The IOC and FIFA, the world’s richest and most powerful sports monoliths, are now in open warfare over the international calendar. The world football federation kicked off the rapidly escalating confrontation by se...

Eagles Land In Douala For Sunday’s Duel With Les Fauves

October 9 Football no comments

The delegation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifying encounter against the Les Fauves of Central African Republic landed at the Aeroport Internationale Douala at 11.28am on Sa...

Eagles Stumble, Beaten In Lagos

October 8 Football no comments

.NFF Backs Squad To Revitalize World Cup Campaign In Douala –  Central African Republic’s senior men football team, Les Fauves, took all the three points off the Super Eagles in a Day 3 encounter of the FIFA World ...

Nigeria’s Eagles Camp Bubbles As Les Fauves Of CAR Arrive    ...

October 6 Football no comments

.For FIFA World Cup Qualifying Match In Lagos – The Media Manager, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Demola Olajire  says only Netherlands–based goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was being expected in the Super Eagles’ Eko ...

Nigeria Coach Names Musa, 22 Others For W/Cup Qualifiers

September 30 Football no comments

Nigerua Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain Wlliam Ekong and 21 others for the Super Eagles’ FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 double qualifying encounters against the Central African...

Falconets Wallop ‘CAR Girls’ 7-0 In U-20 W/Cup Qualifier

September 25 Football no comments

Two-time runners-up of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Nigeria’s Falconets fired from all cylinders as they hit the U-20 girls of Central African Republic 7-0 in their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Africa first round, fir...

Cameroon Coach Sets Target For Aisha Buhari Cup

August 28 Football no comments

Head Coach of Cameroon Women’s National Team, Gabriel Zabo will begin his coaching journey with the Indomitable Lionesses against Ghana’s Black Queens at the Aisha Buhari Invitational Tournament Cup holding in Lago...

testing

August 5 Football no comments

hjgjh

Pinnick Praises Falode-Led NWFL After ‘Fabulous’ Super-6 Tournament...

April 29 Football no comments

President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has heaped plaudits on the Chairman of the Nigeria Women Football League, Aisha Falode and her board for the excellent organiz...

DreamStar Ladies Hold Rivers Angels In Lagos

March 12 Football no comments

Rivers Angels FC missed an opportunity to go top of the league table following a 1-1 draw with DreamStar Ladies in a Matchday 9 encounter of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership decided at the Agege Stadi...

FIFA Boss Infantino Calls For Unity In African football

February 19 Football no comments

FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s latest trip to Africa took him to Dakar, Senegal on February 17, where he met with the President of the Republic Macky Sall at the Presidential Palace to discuss the development of...

After CSKA Win: Nigeria’s Falcons Set To Overwhelm Uzbekistan, E...

February 19 Football no comments

It’s no longer news that African champions Nigeria defeated CSKA Moscow Ladies by a lone goal on Thursday in their opener to the ongoing Turkish Women’s Tournament in the city of Antalya, but the ladies look daring...

Davidson Owumi Appointed LMC CEO

December 30 Football no comments

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick has approved the recommendation of the League Management Company (LMC) for the appointment of Mr Davidson Owumi as the new Chief Executive Officer...

Football Legend Maradona Is Dead

November 25 Football no comments

Argentinian football legend and winner of the 1986 World Cup, Diego Maradona, has passed away at home in Tigre after suffering a heart attack, according to reports in Argentina. Maradona, 60, was recovering at home follo...

Coach Peter Ijeh’s Immediate Task At Swedish Club

November 12 Football no comments

.New Vargarda IK manager Peter Ijeh (3rd from right) with officials of the club after signing a deal at the club this week. – Nigeria’s highly intelligent and hard working Coach Peter Ijeh, who recently signe...

Eagles Eye Nations Cup Ticket, Battle Leone Stars In Benin

November 11 Football no comments

They have become used to this trend of things under Franco-German trainer, Gernot Rohr in his four years and four months so far: earning tickets to major tournaments with matches to spare. And that is what the Super Eagl...

Why Nigeria’s Eagles Settled To Play Algeria, Tunisia

September 30 Football no comments

Reigning African champions Algeria have replaced Cote d’Ivoire as the opponents of the Super Eagles in the first of two international friendly matches arranged by the Nigeria Football Federation to be played in Austria n...

Nigeria Football Federation To Support League Clubs

July 17 Football 2 comments

The Nigeria Football Federation will provide support for Clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League, Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women Football League and the Nigeria Nationwide League for next season’s footb...

NFF Mourns As Henrietta Ukaigwe, Foremost Women Football Figure Dies

July 15 Football 3 comments

.Super Falcons: Nigeria’s senior female national team is one of the legacies left behind by Henrietta Ukaigwe, who died on Tuesday. – Nigerian Football was again thrown into a state of mourning on Tuesday aft...

Sports Ministry Foots Part Of Ikhana’s Medical Bills

June 17 Football 2 comments

Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, under the leadership of the Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare, has supported coach Kadiri Ikhana with a sum of money for his medical treatment. It could be recalled that coach Kadiri Ikh...

Dare Applauds Buhari For Immortalizing MKO Abiola

June 12 Football 1 comment

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has eulogised President Muhammadu Buhari for the honour of renaming the National Stadium after the winner of the acclaimed June 12 1993 presidential election C...

Sports Minister Condoles With Jalingo’s Family

June 3 Football 1 comment

The death of former Bendel Insurance of Benin goalkeeper Umar Jalingo has been described as sad and unfortunate by Youth and Sports Development Minister Mr. Sunday Dare. In a condolence letter signed by his Special Advis...

Amokachi Donates Food Items To Kaduna Residents

May 26 Football 3 comments

Nigerian Football Ambassador and Former Super Eagles Striker Daniel Amokachi has brought huge relieve to thousands of Kaduna residents by distributing food items and other provisions to wade off the effect of the covid-1...