Author: Chidozie Okoroji
NFF board member and current chairperson of the NWPFL, Aisha Falode has submitted that it is up to the Super Falcons to excel at the tournament as everything in terms of preparation and motivation has been provided them by the NFF.
Former Super Eagles defense stalwart, Pastor Taribo West has called on players of the national team not to look down on group opponents, especially Madagascar, as most of them are having professional football players who understand the gameplay for clubs across the globe.
The Nigerian Super Falcons will contend with Burkina Faso, the Niger Republic, and Mali in Group B of this year’s WAFU B Women’s Tournament taking place in Abidjan, 8th – 18th May.
With Real Madrid vanquished and the competition’s best player among their troops, Juventus had a golden opportunity in this year’s Champions League.
Manchester United will need another great escape if they are to knock Barcelona out of the Champions League on Tuesday and reach the semi-finals. United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer completed the club’s most famous comeback at Camp Nou in 1999, when he scored the winner as United rallied from 1-0 down to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and clinch Europe’s premier prize. Twenty years on, Solskjaer returns to Catalonia with his side trailing 1-0 again and needing an unlikely turnaround if they are to reach the tournament’s last four. “Of course it’s a fantastic memory for me. It’s…
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Ike Shorunmu has called on soccer lovers in the country to pray against injuries to our players ahead of the AFCON in Egypt.
AS Roma have hilariously banned all of their players from having their pictures taken with Canadian rapper Drake until the end of the season.
Out of favour Super Eagles defender, Efe Ambrose has revealed that the Super Eagles of Nigeria are doing well at the moment due to the support from all and sundry.
Super Falcons and FC Barcelona Ladies striker, Asisat Lamina Oshoala has revealed that she just wants to keep Getting better as a player, as she looks to fire Nigeria to glory in France when the FIFA women’s world cup goes down.
President of the Seychelles Football Federation, Elvis Chetty has warned soccer fans on the continent, as well as the teams taking part in the AFCON 2019 to write off teams at their own peril, as all the 24 teams are very competitive.
