Nigeria Super falcons Goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie has been ranked in seventh position on the women’s world best goalkeeper chart by IFFHS. After amassing five votes during the award nomination, she was joint seventh alongside Elie Roebuck of England and Ann Katrin Berger of Germany. Nnadozie joined Paris FC in January 2020 from Nigerian side RiversContinue reading “IFFHS Awards: Chiamaka Nnadozie ranked seventh Women’s World Best Goalkeeper”
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Vivianne Miedema beat Kerr, Putellas to BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award
Netherlands and Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema has been named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2021. Although the Netherlands lost to the USA in the quarter-finals, Miedema’s 10-goal haul broke the record for most goals scored at a single Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020. She smashed Christine Sinclair’s six-goal record at a single Games. MiedemaContinue reading “Vivianne Miedema beat Kerr, Putellas to BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award”
NWFL releases 2021/22 Premiership Fixtures
The Nigeria Women Football League with ten days to the kick-off of the 2021/22 NWFL Premiership season has released the comprehensive league fixtures of the matches that will be played in the new season in both the Group A and B, that has been slated to start on Saturday, December 8, 2021 at the StephenContinue reading “NWFL releases 2021/22 Premiership Fixtures”
Aruna Quadri crashes out of ITTF World Table Tennis Championship quartefinals with defeat to Swedish teenager
Nigeria and Africa No.1, Quadri Aruna’s run at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships has come to an end after succumbing to a 4-2 defeat in the hands of Sweden’s Truls Moregard in the quarterfinals, but he’d take solace in reaching unchartered waters whilst inspiring the entire continent. The 19-year-old Swedish sensation saw off ArunaContinue reading “Aruna Quadri crashes out of ITTF World Table Tennis Championship quartefinals with defeat to Swedish teenager”
WCQ: Van der Gragt at the death salvage point for Netherlands against Czech Republic
The unbeaten Orange Lionesses of Netherlands almost taste their first defeat in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers but Stephanie van der Gragt’s 93rd-minute goal salvaged a point in a 2-2 draw against Czech Republic at the Mestsky Stadion v Ostrave-Vitkovicich, Ostrava on Saturday. Katerina Svitkova broke the deadlock in the eleventh minute asContinue reading “WCQ: Van der Gragt at the death salvage point for Netherlands against Czech Republic”
WCQ: Ellen White’s lone goal earns England victory over Austria
A solitary goal by Ellen White is enough to secure three important World Cup qualifying points for the Lionesses of England. With her decisive strike against Austria, White now has 45 goals for England which moved her ahead of Kerry Davis, a pioneer for the Lionesses in the 1980s and 1990s, on the all-time chartsContinue reading “WCQ: Ellen White’s lone goal earns England victory over Austria”
FIBAWCQ: D’Tigers back to winning ways against Mali
The Nigeria men’s senior basketball team, D’Tigers bounced back from their opening game defeat 79-71 to Cape Verde and obtained a first victory this Saturday morning during their second outing in the Africa zonal qualifiers of the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The D’Tigers avoided a second setback by narrowly winning against Mali. The Eagles whoContinue reading “FIBAWCQ: D’Tigers back to winning ways against Mali”
ITTF World Championship: Aruna Quadri become first African to reach quartefinals
It’s yet another record breaking ground for Nigeria and Africa No. 1, Aruna Quadri as he became the first African to reach the last eight of the ITTF World Championship in USA. The Oyo born veteran player saw off Sweden’s Kristian Karlsson in the round of 16, in a seven games thriller 4-3 (11-9, 5-11,Continue reading “ITTF World Championship: Aruna Quadri become first African to reach quartefinals”
Scotland spoils Lluis Cortes perfect debut as Ukraine new head coach
After dazzling the world with a historic treble with FC Barcelona, Lluís Cortés returns to the pitch with the Ukrainian women’s national team on Friday as a late equalizer from Harrison earns Scotland a point in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers. The Ukraine’s new manager was met with a warm welcome by theContinue reading “Scotland spoils Lluis Cortes perfect debut as Ukraine new head coach”
Nigeria-American football games round off qualifiers in LASU
The Nigeria-American football Association in conjunction with the Lagos State Sports commission on Friday, 26 November 2021 concluded the qualifying matches for the 2022 League games, at the Lagos State University Sports complex, Ojo. The qualifying round which started on Monday 22 November lasted for five days where various Secondary Schools across the State playedContinue reading “Nigeria-American football games round off qualifiers in LASU”
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