The Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals after a 2-0 win against South Africa at the FIFA Women’s World Cup holding in Australia and New Zealand. Goals on either side of the half from Jill Roord and Lineth Beerensteyn were enough to overcome a Banyana Banyana side, who always looked dangerous, but could not convert that threat into a goal. Bayana …

It rarely sets the tone for the season ahead and it may not be considered a major trophy by many but, in the context of how last season ended for Arsenal, the psychological impact of their English Community Shield win against Manchester City on Sunday should not be underestimated. After Cole Palmer’s stunning goal, the Gunners battled back through Leandro …

England head coach Sarina Wiegman has revealed how they will stop Nigeria’s Super Falcons in Monday’s last-16 contest at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Super Falcons have proved doubters wrong by securing a place in the Round of 16 at the competition. They held Olympic champions Canada to a 0-0 draw in their first game and defeated co-hosts …

First Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu was a key inspirational figure as the Super Falcons rounded off their preparations for Monday’s FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash with England. The former Enyimba supremo stayed all through the training session at the Perry Park pitch and expressed confidence in the nine-time African champions to overpower …

Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie has been included in the list of five best African players in the group stages of the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Nnadozie, who captained the Super Falcons in their three group games, played a crucial role in the side’s passage to the last-16. The 22-year-old was …

Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight fight with Dillian Whyte scheduled for next week has been put off, promoters Matchroom Boxing said on Saturday. Whyte’s random dope test is said to have returned “adverse analytical findings”. The pugilists had been due to meet at London’s O2 Arena on 12th August in a rematch of their 2015 bout, won by Joshua at the same …

Victory in their Round of 16 clash with England on Monday will rank the Class of 2023 as the most successful senior women national team of Nigeria, as the squad would have achieved a first-ever knock-out stage win at football’s highest platform. When the Class of 1999 reached the quarterfinals in the United States, the tournament was a 16-team event …

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has congratulated Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa following their qualification to the round of 16 of the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Falcons played a goalless draw against Ireland to finish second in Group B with five points behind co-hosts Australia, while Banyana Banyana …

On 10th June 1995, at the Karlstad City Stadium in Sweden, England’s Three Lionesses edged the Super Falcons of Nigeria 3-2 in one of the final group phase matches of the second FIFA Women’s World Cup finals in that country. That year, as was the case at the inaugural edition of the competition in China four years earlier, there were …

Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala has revealed that it was never her dream to play football professionally. The five-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year said her dream was to become a lawyer. She disclosed this in a chat with Karen Carney’s Leaders Of The Pack podcast. Oshoala said: “I never wanted to play football professionally. It was never in …