The Confederation of African Football on Wednesday listed Nigeria’s forward, Victor Osimhen; Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, and 27 others as contenders for the 2023 men’s African Player of the Year awards. CAF announced the Gala awards billed to be held on December 11, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco, on Continue Reading
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has arrived with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation in a bid to host AFCON in 2027. Recall Nigeria and the Republic of Benin presented a joint bid to host the tournament. All countries who submitted bids to host the AFCON tournament in 2025 and 2027 […]Continue Reading
Nigeria’s national under-20 women’s football team, the Falconets has been drawn to face Burundi in the second round of the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The draw was officially conducted by the Confederation of African Football, CAF in Cairo, Egypt. The draw produced some interesting ties as the pathway to the global showpiece […]Continue Reading
Former Super Falcons captain, Asisat Oshoala on Thursday won her record 5th Africa Footballer of the Year Award. The 27-year old saw off oppositions from Cameroonian captain Ajara Nchout Njoya and newcomer Grace Chanda of Zambia in the Women’s category to become the queen of Africa football for the 5th time. The FC Barcelona Femini […]Continue Reading
The 2022 World Cup will feature 32 teams in eight groups of four. Four matches will be played each day during the group stage, which will run over a 12-day period and see winners and runners-up progress to the round of 16. Matches will only be assigned to particular venues after the finals draw, so […]Continue Reading
A CAF official, Dr. Joseph Kabungo has lost his life following the violence that erupted after the Ghana versus Nigeria World Cup Qualifier in Abuja on Tuesday night. Dr. Kabungo was CAF’s Doping Officer for the second leg of the World Cup play-off between the West African rivals. The Black Stars of Ghana drew 1-1 […]Continue Reading
Some angry fans on Tuesday night, vandalised some facilities at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, after the Super Eagles failed to qualify for Qatar 2022 World Cup. Nigeria had played 1-1 with the Black Stars of Ghana in the second leg world cup qualifier. Ghana qualified for the World Cup with an away goal. The […]Continue Reading
The Federal government has directed all offices to close by 1pm, on Tuesday, March 29. A circular issued by Permanent Secretary (Service Welfare Office) Dr. Ngozi Onwudiwe, for Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, says this is to mobilise Nigerians for the 2nd leg World Cup qualifier between Ghana and Nigeria at the […]Continue Reading
Àjọ CAF, tón ń se kòkárí eré bọ́ọ̀lu aláfẹsẹ̀ gbá nílẹ̀ adúláwọ̀ CAF, ti wọ́gilé ìdíje ife ẹ̀yẹ ilẹ̀ adúláwọ̀ tó jẹ́ tàwọn ọ̀jẹ̀ wẹ́wẹ́ tọ́jọ́ orí wọn wà lábẹ́ ọdún metàdínlógún fún tọdún 2021. Ìgbésẹ̀ náà ló wáyé nítórí ìtànkálẹ̀ àrùn covid-19, tófimọ́ àwọn ìpèníjà min-in tónbá àjọ náà fínra lẹ́ka eré bọ́ọ̀lu lágbayé. […]Continue Reading
The President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Mr Honour Sirawoo has applauded the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on the transparent manner it disbursed the COVID-19 palliative package from FIFA, CAF and other sponsors. Mr Sirawoo who expressed delight at the 11,580,000, eleven million, five hundred and eighty thousand Naira that was earmarked […]Continue Reading
The emergency committee of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has approved the revised calendar for the interclub competitions which was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the committee, semifinal matches of the Confederation Cup will come up on the 22nd of next month in Morocco while the final match will be played at […]Continue Reading