NWFL Premiership returns this midweek for matchday five fixtures, with matches expected across six centers in the country. Edo Queens with their less stressed travel plan will be in Calabar to face bottom side Pelican Stars. Confluence Queens welcome Naija Ratels to their adopted home ground, the Ilorin Township Stadium, while Bayelsa Queens will beContinue reading “NWFL Matchday 5 Preview: Confluence Queens to play first match at newly adopted home ground as Naija Ratels aim to overtake Edo Queens at the top”
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2021 FIFA The Best Award Winners: Some big names missing as FIFA revealed FIFPRO World XI
The Best FIFA Football Awards held on Monday night in Zurich, Switzerland, where the FIFA FIFPRO World XIs is voted for by professional footballers across the world was officially revealed, with some baffling selections in both the men’s and women’s sides. The men’s XI featured Lewandowski and Messi, as well as Norway sensation Erling HaalandContinue reading “2021 FIFA The Best Award Winners: Some big names missing as FIFA revealed FIFPRO World XI”
Robert Lewandowski becomes the first player to retain FIFA ‘The Best’ player award after Cristiano Ronaldo
Robert Lewandowski has been named the FIFA Best Men’s Player of the Year for the second year running at a ceremony at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich on Monday. The Bayern Munich striker (48) beat one-time holder Lionel Messi (44) by four votes and Mohamed Salah (39) by nine votes to the award. The Polish forward,Continue reading “Robert Lewandowski becomes the first player to retain FIFA ‘The Best’ player award after Cristiano Ronaldo”
Emma Hayes and Thomas Tuchel grab FIFA ‘The Best’ coaching awards
Chelsea had a fantastic night as FIFA held its annual ‘The Best’ awards in Zürich on Monday, collecting three awards and seeing four players named among the best 22 in the world. The coaches for both men’s team and women’s team Thomas Tuchel and Emma Hayes are named The Best in the world. The BluesContinue reading “Emma Hayes and Thomas Tuchel grab FIFA ‘The Best’ coaching awards”
Édouard Mendy becomes the first African to win FIFA The Best Goalkeeper of the year
The world governing body of football, FIFA during its awards gala in Zurich on Monday, announced Senegal and Chelsea goalkeeper, Édouard Mendy as the best goalkeeper of year for 2021. Mendy held off competition from Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and Germany’s Manuel Neuer in the final to win the prestigious award. Mendy kept 29 clean sheetsContinue reading “Édouard Mendy becomes the first African to win FIFA The Best Goalkeeper of the year”
Christine Sinclair and Cristiano Ronaldo win FIFA special award for all-time goalscoring record
Christine Sinclair and Cristiano Ronaldo have been recognised with a special award for breaking the all-time international goal-scoring record and men’s all time goal scoring record respectively. Sinclair has 188 goals in 308 international appearances, scored in 21 different countries and against 42 different opponents and Canada has won 76 per cent of the matches inContinue reading “Christine Sinclair and Cristiano Ronaldo win FIFA special award for all-time goalscoring record”
Alexia Putellas Becomes The First Spanish Player To Win FIFA The Best Player of The Year
Alexia Putellas of Barcelona and Spain has been named the Best Women’s Player in the 2021 Best FIFA Football Awards. She is the first Spanish player to win the The Best Player of FIFA World Player of the Year award for either men’s or women’s football. Alexia also became the first female to score inContinue reading “Alexia Putellas Becomes The First Spanish Player To Win FIFA The Best Player of The Year”
Grassroot: Team Romania wins 2022 Women’s All Stars Football Competition
Team Romania defeated team England 1-0 in the final of the 2021 Women’s All-Stars Football Competition on Saturday at the Legacy Pitch, Surulere. The Association of the Nigerian Women Football Club Coaches led by Mr Krämer Hans in conjunction with the Ayisatu Yusuf-Aromire Foundation put this together despite the aftermath of COVID-19 effects on grassrootContinue reading “Grassroot: Team Romania wins 2022 Women’s All Stars Football Competition”
NPFL Round-up: Remo Stars and Rivers United in title race while Plateau United demolish Dakkada FC
Matchday 6 sees 24 goals, two red cards, eight clean sheets, and one crucial away win. Rivers United with 3 wins and 3 draws, and Remo Stars having 4 wins and 2 draws, are the only unbeaten teams left in the league this season, as the Nigeria Professional Football League wrapped up Matchday 6 onContinue reading “NPFL Round-up: Remo Stars and Rivers United in title race while Plateau United demolish Dakkada FC”
Asantewaa hits double to beat her last season goal record
Real Betis Féminas defeated Eibar 2-0 at the Ciudad Deportiva Luis de Sol thanks to Grace Asantewaa’s brace. After so many back and forth with nothing to separate the two sides, a great pass from Angela Sosa between the Basque centrals found a very fast Asantewaa, who took advantage of it very well against AmaiaContinue reading “Asantewaa hits double to beat her last season goal record”
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