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So many anticipated the start of the inaugural Aisha Buhari Cup, not just to see the teams go head-to-head but also to see what the organizers will pull off in terms of arrangement, publicly and security. Just like the US Summer Series, the ABC commands great expectations from its fans. The six-nation invitational friendlies openedContinue reading “Fans Commend organizers of Aisha Buhari Cup.”

It was the first game of the much anticipated Aisha Buhari Invitational Friendly Matches, fondly called the Aisha Buhari Cup. The Six-Nation invitational matches flagged off at the remodelled Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan. The event which is in honor of the name and office of Nigeria’s First Lady. The host nation started with a lineupContinue reading “FC Robo Striker, Monday, gifted Super Falcons victory against Mali.”

The much anticipated Aisha Buhari Cup kicked off at the remodelled Mobolaji Johnson Stadium Onikan Lagos State on Wednesday evening. Football royalties led by the world football governing body, FIFA President – Gianni Infantino, CAF President – Patrice Motsepe, NFF President and FIFA Council Member – Amaju Pinnick and the Nigeria Minister for Youths andContinue reading “Infantino and Motsepe among dignitaries at the Aisha Buhari Cup.”

The world football governing body, FIFA has redesignated the much anticipated Six-Nation Invitational Tournament in honor of the office of the First Lady of Nigeria, as friendly matches. According to reports, this development was due to FIFA rule which allows only two matches to be played by any national team during international break and theContinue reading “Aisha Buhari Cup not a tournament but a conglomerate of friendly games – FIFA”

The Female Eagles of Mali have landed in Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday morning, ahead of the first edition of the tournament in honor of the name and Office of the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Buhari. The delegation were ushered to their reserved lodge, EkoContinue reading “Aisha Buhari Cup: Mali ready for Super Falcons as the team touchdown in Lagos.”

After the conclusion of the Zonal Qualifiers, the first edition of the Total-Energies CAF Women’s Champions League now has a kick-off date. The event which is scheduled to hold in Egypt will be played in Cairo, Egypt, from November 5 to the 19th of the same month, according to a report on the Confederation ofContinue reading “CAF First Ever Women’s Champions League Get Kickoff Date.”

The Mauritania women’s national football team has not played a single FIFA recognised match. Women’s football is not supported by the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and there are few opportunities for women to play the sport. Read more 👇 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49319681.amp The Mourabitounes of Mauritania was scheduled to take on Ghana’s U-20Continue reading “Girls Don’t Play Football – Mauritania Struggle Continue As Their U-20 Women National Team Withdraw From FIFA World Cup Qualifier.”

The captain of the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon, Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene is among five foreign based players of Cameroon to touched down Lagos for the six-nation invitational tournament in honor of the Name and Office of the First lady of Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Buhari. The early bird players arrived Lagos on Monday morning through theContinue reading “ABC: Foreign Based Cameroonian Players Touchdown Lagos.”