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WAFU B Championship: Flying Eagles begin campaign on shaky note

By Tosin Omojola Nigeria kicked off their campaign in the WAFU B U-20 Championship in Togo on a disappointing note after the Flying Eagles lost 0-1 to their Burkinabe counterparts. The tournament serves as the qualifiers for the AFCON U-20 Nations Cup, which will produce Africa’s flag bearers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The Nigerian team succumbed to the…

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Flamingos coach confident of victory over Ecuador

By Tosin Omojola Head Coach of Nigeria’s U-17 Women’s team, the Flamingos, Bankole Olowookere, is optimistic that the Nigerian girls will secure another victory when they face debutants Ecuador on Saturday in their second Group A match at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in the Dominican Republic. “Our tournament strategy is to focus on each match as it…

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CAF picks Nigerian referees for 2025 CHAN Qualifying playoffs

By Tosin Omojola The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has appointed referees from Nigeria to officiate in the upcoming 2025 CHAN zonal qualifying play offs. WESTERN POST reports that the play offs would begin next week Friday According to the official match appointments released by CAF, Kano State Referee Council’s Salisu Basheer will be at the center of the WAFU…

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CAF Awards ceremony to honour Africa’s best footballers on December 16 in Morocco

By Tosin Omojola The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony, celebrating the top performers in African football, will take place on December 16 in Morocco. The ceremony marks the third consecutive year that Morocco has hosted the event, following successful ceremonies in 2022 at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Maâmora and in…

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Injury forces Aruna Quadri out of ITTF Africa Championships men’s singles

By Tosin Omojola Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, the No. 2 seed at the 2024 ITTF Africa Championships, has withdrawn from the men’s singles event due to a thigh injury and fatigue. Despite leading Nigeria to victory in the team event against Algeria on October 14, Aruna was unable to continue in his second-round singles match against Benin Republic’s Dodji Fanny. Explaining…

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U-17 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria beat New Zealand 4-1 to set tone for campaign

Nigeria mauled New Zealand 1-4 on Wednesday to set the tone for their campaign at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The ruthless Flamingos ran riot in the first half, scoring thrice to take a huge leap into the next phase of the competition in the Dominican Republic. Shakira Moshood scored the first goal in the first two minutes of…

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CAF shortlists Lookman, Boniface, Diaz for player of the Year Award

By Tosin Omojola The Confederation of African Football(CAF) has officially announced the final three man shortlist for the prestigious CAF player of the year award. Before the final showpiece in Marrakesh, the initial ten-man shortlist for the award have been reduced to three. The shortlisted players for the individual award made the prestigious list due to their superb performances for…

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CAF demands explanations from Libya FA over Nigeria’s complaints

By Tosin Omojola The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has officially written to the Libyan Football Federarion (LFF), demanding their response to the allegations levelled against them by Nigeria. The continent’s soccer governing body had already taken some steps on the matter, postponing the encounter and referring it to it’s competent bodies for investigations. However, in order to get more…

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Libya, Nigeria AFCON qualifier debacle: Implications of Super Eagles’ action

By Tosin Omojola It is no longer news that the Group D AFCON qualifier between the Libyan national team and their Nigerian counterparts did not hold as scheduled on Tuesday. The Nigerian team boycotted the match, having returned home from Libya after undergoing traumatic treatment from the Libyan authorities. The Nigerian contingent consisting of players, coaches, football administrators and journalists…

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WAFU B U-20 Tourney: Soname offers N5m incentive to Flying Eagles

…as Zubair unveils squad By Tosin Omojola Proprietor of Remo Stars Football Club, Honourable Kunle Soname, has pledged a reward of five million naira (N5m) to Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, if they win the U-20 Nations Cup, taking place in Lome, Togo. Honourable Soname, who gave one million naira (N1m) to the team upon their departure from…

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