Collins Edwin Sports Club Star Player Joins Portuguese Club Side
Portuguese topflight league campaigners, FC Famalicao, has completed the signing of two Nigerian star's as the club strengthens it's squad depth in the current season. Kwara United and Nigeria Flying Eagles speedster, Olawale Farayola and Collins Edwin Sports Club star player, Orji Chisom teamed up with Portuguese side after undergoing the club's routine medicals and other formalities. Dubbed the Nigerian 'Kylian...
Seven-Star Falconets Wallop CAR’s U20 Girls 7-0, Make Return Leg A Formality
Two-time runners-up of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Nigeria’s Falconets fired from all cylinders as they hit the U20 girls of Central African Republic 7-0 in their FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Africa first round, first leg encounter in Douala on Saturday. The Falconets made things abundantly clear from the second minute of the match played at one...
BOC Cup Set To Stamp Out Human Trafficking, Gender Based Violence
The First Lady of Edo State, Her Excellency Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has revealed that the Invitational Club Tournament named after her, the Betsy Obaseki Cup, is out to checkmate human trafficking and other gender-based violence in Edo State. She said this in Abuja at the occasion of the official press conference to herald the club competition which will involve two...
Heyfash U-17 Football Championship: Diamond Fa, Heyfashfa Battle For Top Honours
The maiden edition of Heyfash U-17 football championship grinds to its finale Saturday, at the playground of Nigeria Police College, Ikeja. The finale of the competition played in round-robbing league format would feature league leaders Heyfash FA, tackle Diamond FA, Little Wonders, and Greater Tomorrow FA in the final round to decide the overall winner. Chief Amos Fasanya of Heyfash football...
FIFA Appoints Sanusi To Superintend Ghana, Zimbabwe World Cup Qualifier
World football-governing body, FIFA has appointed the General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi as match commissioner for next month’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 African qualifying tie between Ghana and Zimbabwe in Cape Coast, Ghana. The Black Stars and the Warriors will take to the pitch of Cape Coast Stadium from 4 pm on 9th October. ...
Edo First Lady opens up on the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament
First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has opened up on why she decided to organize the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament which gets underway this weekend in Benin. The tournament runs from September 27 to October 4 with the opening ceremony billed for the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. Mrs. Obaseki who spoke yesterday while briefing the media in Abuja said...
Falcons Superstars Okosieme, Igunbor To Pick Draws For Betsy Obaseki Cup
Two retired Super Falcons Super Stars, Nkiru Okosieme and Okuwa Igunbor will be on the ground on Sunday, September 26th at the new Festival Hall, Government House, Benin City, to pick and conduct the draws ceremony for the First Edition of the Betsy Obaseki Cup. The time is 8 pm. The Local Organizing Committee of the event headed by Mrs....
Silas Nwankwo, 25 Others Invited To Super Eagles Camp Ahead Congo Clash
Rave of the movement, Silas Nwankwo of Nasarawa United FC has been invited by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, ahead of the home-based Super Eagles' away match against Congo. The NFF/Aiteo Nigeria home-based Player of the Year winner will be joined by twenty-five other NPFL players, including two of his former teammates, Chigozie Obasi (Defender) and Galadima Mohammed(Goalkeeper) in the...
Falconets Confident As Race To Costa Rica Begins In Douala
Coach Christopher Danjuma has expressed confidence in his Nigeria U20 girls as the real race for berths at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 begins for Nigeria in Douala on Saturday, with a first-round, first leg encounter against the U20 girls of Central African Republic. A contingent including 23 players of the Falconets flew into the...
Sunday Dare Visits Dangote, Lauds His Support for Youth and Sports Development in Nigeria
Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare defied the heavy downpour in Lagos on Wednesday to pay a visit to Africa's richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote at his office. Dare's courtesy call was to show gratitude to the billionaire businessman for his massive investments in the Nigerian youth as well as in the development of sports infrastructure in the country. After...
