Nigeria’s Flying Eagles began the defence of their WAFU-B U-20 championship regional title with a 1-1 draw with hosts and rivals Ghana in their opening Group A encounter on Thursday. The clash, which went down at the Prampram Centre in Accra, saw the hosts dominate proceedings and duly found the breakthrough in the 22nd minute through skipper Aziz Misbau, after …

Janet Akekoromowei ‘Semenya’, who netted a hat-trick in the Flamingos 9-0 pounding of Niger in a WAFU B U17 Women’s Championship in Ghana, has expressed confidence the team will beat Cote d’Ivoire in continuation of the tournament. The Flamingos battle Cote d’Ivoire Monday. “We will be gunning for victory again against Cote d’Ivoire”, said ‘Semenya’. “We take each game as …

Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos, fired from all cylinders to record a 9-0 win over their counterparts from Niger Republic , in yesterday’s second match of this year’s WAFU U17 Girls’ Cup, taking place in Ghana. The Flamingos started brilliantly, with Aishat Animashaun scoring after only five minutes, following an in-swinger by Mary Mamudu. FIFA World Cup star Shakirat Moshood then …

Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has selected FIFA World Cup scorers Shakirat Moshood and Harmony Chidi among a list of 20 players of the Nigeria U-17 girls, Flamingos, for the WAFU B U-17 Girls’ Cup starting on Thursday. There is also goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma, defenders Taiwo Adegoke and Ayomide Ibrahim, midfielder Faridat Abdulwahab, and forwards Peace Effiong and Mary Lucky Nkpa. …

President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ibrahim Gusau was on Friday elected as the 1st Vice President of the West African Football Union (WAFU) B zone. The election took place in Niamey, Niger Republic. President of Ghana Football Association, Kurt Edwin-Simeon Okraku, was elected President of the zone, while Oumarou Sawadogo, President of the Burkinabe Football Federation, was elected …