FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria And Ghana Get Tough Draw

The Nigeria national U20 girls football team will face France, Canada, and Korea Republic in Group C of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica after the draw was held at the Teatro Nacional in San José, capital of Central America, on Thursday. The Falconets were seeded in Pot 3 along with the UnitedContinue reading “FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria And Ghana Get Tough Draw”

Toni Payne, Oshoala on target as Barcelona beat Sevilla in the Women’s La Liga

Barcelona Femeni recorded a 5-1 victory against Sevilla at the Johan Cruyff Stadium in a game that featured two Super Falcons stars Toni Payne and Asisat Oshoala. Toni Payne opened the scoring in the 40th minute to give Sevilla a halftime lead. She has now scored five goals and assisted four as Sevilla placed 8thContinue reading “Toni Payne, Oshoala on target as Barcelona beat Sevilla in the Women’s La Liga”

LIS 2022 Conference Round-up: Women’s Sports Experts Expound on Taking The Next Steps To Women’s Sports Development

The overarching principles of branding and marketing were laid bare at the 2022 Ladies in Sports (LIS) Conference, which focused on “taking the next steps” in the development of women’s sports. The event began with a private dinner with guests on May 4 and concluded with a power-packed conference on May 5 at Eko HotelContinue reading “LIS 2022 Conference Round-up: Women’s Sports Experts Expound on Taking The Next Steps To Women’s Sports Development”

LIS CONFERENCE: Aisha Falode Highlights The Strength Of The NWFL, Clamours For More Investment

The Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL), Aisha Falode was one of the speakers at the 2022 Edition of Ladies In Sports International (LIS) Conference held at the Eko Hotels And Suites, Lagos on Thursday. Aisha Falode, the Chairperson of the oldest women’s league in Africa, spoke about the reform that the leagueContinue reading “LIS CONFERENCE: Aisha Falode Highlights The Strength Of The NWFL, Clamours For More Investment”

AWCON 2022: Super Falcons To Face South Africa Again In Group Phase

Teams now know their group opponents in the first Africa Women’s Cup Of Nations (AWCON) to have 12-teams participate after the draw for the 2022 tournament was held on Friday. The 2018 finalists Nigeria and South Africa ended up in the same group (Group C) yet again after being in the same group at theContinue reading “AWCON 2022: Super Falcons To Face South Africa Again In Group Phase”

India 2022: Flamingos Arrive Cairo For Second Leg Clash

The Nigeria U17 football national team girls, Flamingos have safely arrived in the capital of Egypt, Cairo, on Friday ahead of their return leg encounter against Egypt for a place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Nigeria won the first meeting at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja 4-0 last weekend, thanks to aContinue reading “India 2022: Flamingos Arrive Cairo For Second Leg Clash”

Soccer Queens Cup Champions Imo Strikers earns promotion to NWFL Championship

The Champions of the maiden Soccer Queens Cup, Imo Strikers FC have gained promotion from the third tier league (NWFL Nationwide) to the second tier (NWFL Championship) after the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) approved the promotion of the last four teams against the earlier two publicized by the league board. The increase was announcedContinue reading “Soccer Queens Cup Champions Imo Strikers earns promotion to NWFL Championship”

AWCON 2022: Super Falcons to avoid Morocco and Cameroon in the group stage

With just a few days to the final draw of TotalEnergies Africa Women’s Cup of Nations Morocco 2022™, CAF has released the draw procedure that will be used to determine the fate of the 12 countries that have qualified for the event.  Defending champions Nigeria will avoid hosts Morocco and Cameroon in the Group phaseContinue reading “AWCON 2022: Super Falcons to avoid Morocco and Cameroon in the group stage”

Nigeria To Face Ghana In The U17 and U20 AFCON Qualifiers

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn to face Ghana in the U20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers to be played in Niger Republic. They will also play Burkina Faso in the three-team group of the tournament to be held in Niamey, the capital of the West African country. Hosts Niger were drawn in GroupContinue reading “Nigeria To Face Ghana In The U17 and U20 AFCON Qualifiers”

India 2022: Watch Nigeria U17 girls thrash Egypt in Abuja

Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team known as the Flamingos recorded a 4-0 victory against their counterparts from Egypt in a 2022 African U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament fixture played at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Sunday, April 17, 2022. Opeyemi Ajakaye scored in the 28th minute to put the Flamingos ahead, beforeContinue reading “India 2022: Watch Nigeria U17 girls thrash Egypt in Abuja”