Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, took a significant step toward qualification for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco with a commanding 4-0 win over Algeria on Saturday evening at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne. A brace from forward Queen Joseph and powerful strikes from Zainab Oluwaseun Raji and Aishat Animashaun sealed the win for the …

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team coach, Bankole Olowookere, says the team is targeting a convincing victory over Algeria in the first leg of their final FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying match which will be played at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne on Saturday (today). Nigeria enter this clash as heavy favourites and the Flamingos hope to make that …

Long-time absentee Folashade Ijamilusi bagged a hat-trick as the Super Falcons cruised to a 4-1 win over their Algerian counterparts in the second of two international friendlies between both teams at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, on Tuesday afternoon. True to his words, Farid Benstiti’s lasses started with more poise and assurance than they showed in the first game in …

A first-half brace from captain Rasheedat Ajibade secured Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 2-0 win over the Green Ladies of Algeria in an international friendly at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, on Saturday. Ajibade opened the scoring in the 24th minute, latching onto a long-range pass from midfield and expertly lobbing the Algerian goalkeeper, who had rushed out of her area. …

Nigeria’s women’s senior team, the Super Falcons, are to play Algeria in a two-legged international friendly later this month, according to a source in the Nigeria Football Federation. PUNCH Sports reliably gathered that Nigeria will feature home-based players in both matches meant to prepare both countries for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations to be staged in Morocco next …

Algeria’s incumbent President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has been re-elected with almost 95 per cent of the vote, the country’s electoral authority ANIE said Sunday. “Out of 5,630,000 voters recorded, 5,320,000 voted for the independent candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accounting for 94.65 per cent of the vote”, ANIE head Mohamed Charfi told reporters in the capital Algiers. Tebboune, 78, was heavily favoured to …

Algeria sacked their coach Djamel Belmadi, on Wednesday after the two-time winners crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations, which is ongoing in Côte d’Ivoire. Host nation, Côte d’Ivoire also parted ways with coach Jean-Louis Gasset. Belmadi’s tenure ended prematurely after Tuesday’s shock loss to Mauritania in their final group game in Bouaké, the Ivorien second-largest city. “I met …

Baghdad Bounedjah headed home five minutes into injury time to earn Algeria a 2-2 draw with Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday, forcing their opponents to wait to secure a place in the last 16. Mohamed Konate’s opening goal for Burkina Faso was cancelled out by a first Bounedjah equaliser, but a Bertrand Traore penalty put …

The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, said it will review the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), with Algeria. Keyamo disclosed this when the Algerian Ambassador, Hacine Lalti, paid him a courtesy visit in his office. According to him, the meetings of aeronautical engineers between both countries slated earlier for December will be brought forward tentatively …

The joint bid by Nigeria and neighbours, Benin Republic is expected to win the hosting right of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will name host nations for the 2025 and 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals on Wednesday. CAF Executive Committee will vote on the bids for the 2025 and 2027 editions of …