Super Falcons head coach Justin Madugu has said the omission of Washington Spirit forward, Gift Monday, from Nigeria’s WAFCON squad is due to intense competition for limited positions for the upcoming tournament. The 2024 WAFCON tournament will be played from 5 to 26 July in Morocco. Madugu, who spoke to journalists in Abuja before the team’s departure to Portugal for …

Nigeria’s Super Falcons battled Portugal to a gritty 0-0 in an entertaining international friendly at the Estadio José Gomes in Lisbon on Monday night. Both teams started cautiously, cancelling each other out in a tightly contested opening phase. However, the tempo increased after the half-hour mark, with Portugal creating chances that were superbly denied by Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who …

El-kanemi Warriors have announced the composition of their technical crew. Former head coach of the team, Aliyu Zubairu left the post following the expiration of his contract. Zubairu was in charge of the Borno Army for two years. Mohammed Kalli Kachalla has been appointed new chief coach of the team. Ibrahim Imam and Ishaq Hussaini Goni will serve as assistant …

Nine-time African champions, the Super Falcons, will take on the senior women’s national team of Portugal in a friendly match in Lisbon on Monday (today), as part of their preparations for the 2024 WAFCON tournament in Morocco. The 2024 WAFCON tournament will be played from 5 to 26 July in the North African country. The Super Falcons’ contingent flew out …

Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, in partnership with the Nathaniel Idowu Foundation, played host to 3,000 young football talents at the New Maracana Stadium, Ajegunle, Lagos on Saturday, as they continue their holidays at home, Sunday PUNCH reports. Tagged ‘2025 Maracana Children’s Fest with Ndidi and Friends’, the Leicester City player was joined by some of his Super Eagles teammates, …

New Liverpool signing Florian Wirtz said he wanted to “win everything every year” at Anfield after the Germany playmaker joined the club from Bayer Leverkusen for a club record £116 million. The 22-year-old has signed a long-term deal with the Reds, understood to be five years, which will keep him on Merseyside until at least 2030, after completing a medical …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Friday, released the 24-player squad, welcoming back into the Super Falcons star forward, Asisat Oshoala and defender Ashleigh Plumptre — both of whom were absent from the recent friendly against Cameroon. The lineup features key players such as goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, captain Rasheedat Ajibade, defenders Osinachi Ohale and Michelle Alozie, and midfielders Deborah Abiodun …

Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe has been released from the hospital in the United States after suffering a stomach bug, the Spanish giants said on Thursday. Mbappe, who is in the USA at the Club World Cup, had what the club called ‘an acute case of gastroenteritis’ and was taken in for tests and treatment. ‘Our player Kylian Mbappe was …

The Super Falcons provisional squad for the 2024 WAFCON tournament in Morocco will be released in the coming days after head coach Justin Madugu has submitted his list to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Nigeria will be seeking a 10th continental title at the tournament which will be played from 5 to 26 July. Madugu’s side are in Group B …

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has revealed that the league body is in search of sponsors for the procurement of Video Assistant Referee machines for the Nigerian topflight. Elegbeleye made this known while addressing the media during an end-of-season parley in Abuja. The introduction of VAR has usually come to the fore in the NPFL, …