Super Falcons vs Lioness of Cameroon on Saturday . We won’t pull punches says coach Madugu Head Coach Justine Madugu says the Super Falcons will entertain no hold-backs when they take on Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses in two friendly matches at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne-Remo on Saturday and at the MKO Abiola Sports Complex, Abeokuta on Tuesday. “Our objectives for these two matches include improving our game philosophy and tactical approach. We want to observe and assess the players in line with our philosophy. We are determined to improve the team’s coordination, team spirit and mentality towards winning the Women…
Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
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TotalEnergies CAF announces Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 Match Schedule The Confédération Africaine de Football’s (“CAF”) has announced the match schedule of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco 2024 from 5-26 July, 2025. The opening match will be played on Saturday, 5 July 2025 between hosts Morocco and Zambia at the newly built Olympic Stadium in Rabat at 21h00 local time (20h00 GMT). On the following day, there will be three matches, including the most successful African Women’s National Team, Nigeria, up against Tunisia at 17h00 local time.
Unity Cup Tournament: Super Eagles ready to trade tackles against Reggae Boyz in the final push to retain the title Nigeria, winner of the only previous edition in the year 2004, will seek to retain their title against the Reggae Boyz of Jamaica in a potentially-explosive Unity Cup Invitational Tournament final match at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium in west London on Saturday evening. This year’s tournament has delivered handsomely on the sporting, cultural and friendship platforms, fulfilling most of the objectives of the organizers for different races in the United Kingdom to bond better and experience cutting-edge entertainment in an atmosphere…
Unity Cup Invitational Tournament: Super Eagles and Black Stars of Ghana goes to war in London Three-time African champions Nigeria and four-time champions Ghana will bring alive the Unity Cup Invitational Tournament in London on Wednesday when both regional rivals clash in the second semi-final of a tournament of immense cultural and sporting relevance. Both teams bring a number of critical elements into the encounter taking place at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium, including a 74-year rivalry in which Ghana have smiled more than Nigeria, but either team has felt like they lost a World War 3 whenever results did not go…
Nigeria’s weight lifting boss, Ibrahim, Iquaibom becomes chairman IWF Gender Equity Commission The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Dr Abdul Ibrahim Aladi has been elected as the Chairman of the Gender Equity Commission of the International Weightlifting Federation. He was elected at the end of the IWF Electoral Congress held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last Sunday. Ibrahim garnered 122 votes to beat the five other elected officials of the Gender Equity Commission . Reacting, NWF media quoted Ibrahim saying that “I am deeply delighted with my election into the Gender Equity Commission and that of Lawrence Iquaibom into the Coaching…
Ahead International Friendly against Cameroon, Super Falcons camp booms, Ajibade, Echegini, Babajide others arrives Versatile defender Michelle Alozie has admitted her excitement at the upcoming Super Falcons’ friendly matches against bitter foes Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon, which will kick-start the final preparations for the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco, 5th – 26th July. “I am excited for the upcoming training camp and to be back with the Super Falcons; it’s my first time in Ogun State! Everyone is looking forward to the Women AFCON and that is our main focus. The way we are treated has changed in…
NFF congratulates Comrade Philip Shaibu on appointment as DG, NIS The Nigeria Football Federation has felicitated with the former Deputy Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Comrade Philip Shaibu on his appointment as Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS). The President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR on Saturday named Shaibu as the new chief executive of the nation’s principal citadel of sports science and research, to take over from Professor Olawale Moronkola with immediate effect. “The NFF heartily congratulates His Excellency Philip Shaibu on this appointment and we have…
Nigerian sports scientists ask Tinubu to reverse the appointment of former Edo deputy governor , Philip Shuaibu as DG NIS By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The President of the Nigeria Association of Sports Science and Medicine (NASSM), Professor Isiaka Oladele Oladipo, has faulted the appointment of former Edo deputy governor, Philip Shaibu as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Sports NIS. Oladipo also expressed the worries that the appointment seems troubling and could set an precedent that may spell doom for the future of sports development in the country. The sports scientist from the Department of Human Kinetics, University of Ibadan,…
Tinubu appoints former Edo deputy governor, Philip Shuaibu as DG NIS The former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has been appointed the Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Nigeria’s largest sports learning and research institution. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR on Saturday named Shaibu as the new chief executive of NIS to succeed Professor Olawale Moronkola . The appointment is with immediate effect. The National Institute for Sports was established in 1974 as a research and training institute, with the mandate to produce top-notch coaches, sports scientists and sports managers, and for the purpose of…
All set for 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final The single-leg Final of the Concacaf champions cup final between Cruz Azul (Mexico) and Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada) will be played on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico. The match will kick off at 7:00 pm local time (9:00 pm ET). Concacaf said. The 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Winner will be crowned regional champion and qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.
