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• First African Victory Thrills Okocha As Attention Shifts To Tunisia After losing their first group match to The Netherlands, Africa’s champion, Senegal, yesterday came into the World Cup party by defeating host nation, Qatar 3-1 Al Thumama Stadium in a thrilling match. With three different Senegalese players finding the back of the net, Qatar is out of the tournament it is …

The Super Eagles are all set for a high-profile friendly with the Portugal national team in Lisbon on Thursday night. The Eagles will hope to show the world what they can do despite missing out on a slot at the World Cup starting in Qatar in less than 72 hours. Despite coming up against his home country, the Super Eagles coach, Jose …

Super Falcons have been drawn in Group B alongside hosts, Australia, the Republic of Ireland and Canada in the 2023 Women’s World Cup to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. At the draw event held yesterday in Auckland/Tâmaki Makaurau, Nigeria was picked to play its first match of the competition against Canada at a yet-to-be-named venue. A total …

Nigeria on Monday defeated their Chilean counterparts 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that in their third and final match of the competition’s group stage match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the Nigerian side started brightly. The Nigerian under-17 women national …

Former captain of the Super Eagles and Chelsea legend, John Mikel Obi, announced his retirement from professional football, yesterday. Obi, who enjoyed a hugely successful career both at the club and international levels, took to his official Instagram account to reveal his decision to retire. “There is a saying that ‘all good things must come to an end,’ and for …

World Athletics, yesterday, ratified the women’s 100m hurdles world record set at Oregon 2022 World Championships by Nigeria’s Tobiloba Amusan. The governing body of World Athletics confirmed Amusan’s feat alongside the world records of two other athletes, Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughin. ”The world records set by Tobi Amusan, Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin at the World Athletics Championships Oregon …

…FC Robo crush Delta Queens 4-1, faces Edo Queens in final Edo Queens, on Wednesday, beat Nasarawa Amazons FC 5-4 in a penalty shootout to secure a spot in the final stage of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT). The match played at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, proceeded to a penalty shootout after both teams failed …

…Laud Organizers, Urges sustainability …Tournament helped us prepare for main league – coaches, players Organizers of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) have presented consolation prizes to Confluence Queens, Royal Queens, Heartland Queens and Naija Ratels after they crashed out in the quarter-finals stage of the tournament. The teams received N500,000 cheques each as consolation prizes. Representative of the …

…Robo FC hits six goals past Confluence Queens, Delta Queens beat Royal FC 2-1 Edo Queens, Nasarawa FC, Robo Queens FC and Delta Queens have advanced to the semifinals of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) after an impressive display at the quarterfinals of the tournament. The ten-day tournament, in its second edition, started on September 7, 2022 and …

Edo Queens, on Friday, qualified for the quarter-finals of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) after topping Group B with 6 points. The team secured maximum points so far after defeating Royal Queens with a loan goal. The goal from Yemisi Samuel at the 81-minute at Western Boys High School Mini-Stadium in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, …