Author: Abdulgafar Oladimeji

US, Canada to co host 2025 Gold Cup By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The United States and Canada would play joint host to the 2025 edition of the Concacaf Gold cup The rosters for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup have been confirmed by the north American football governing body. The body disclosed that 16 national teams would be on parade featuring up to 26 players each. The tournament will take place from June 14 to July 6 in various stadiums across the United States and Canada. Concacaf said. The US, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica, Trindad and Tobago, Mexico and other will feature at…

US 2025 club world cup: FIFA introduces body cameras for referees By Abdulgafar Oladimeji World football governing body FIFA has embarked on landmark innovations at the FIFA Club World Cup holding in US to enhance fan experience, transparency and operations FIFA said it is introducing innovative technologies and changes to enhance the FIFA Club World Cup. The new innovations introduced by FIFA includes body cameras for referees, live broadcast of offside decisions, AI-driven data collection, and a substitution tablet, with all fixtures live-streamed for free on DAZN.com. FIFA said.

NPFL club owners advocates for improved security at match venues, calls for life insurance for players By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) club owners have clamored for the improvement of the security situations at their league match venues across Nigeria. The club owners in an communique issued at the end of their expansion meeting held Wednesday June 4 at Hotel de Bentley in Abuja said their request was of critical importance to the league. The statement issued said “The Forum emphasized the critical importance of security at league match venues. It called on all State Football Associations…

CAF moves to spotlight Women’s African cup of nations CAF has Launched TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Stars Spotlight Webinar series to shine global light on women’s football in Africa CAF said this is as part of its commitment to elevating the profile of women’s football in Africa, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced the launch of a dynamic digital series titled the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Stars Spotlight Webinar. Saying the initiative is part of CAF’s broader efforts to amplify the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2024, scheduled to take place between 5 – 26 July.

England steps up preparations for the FIFA 2026 world cup qualifiers By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The Three Lions have stepped up their preparations in the chase to secure their FIFA 2026 World cup ticket. The team under Thomas Tuchel is gearing up for their upcoming games, which involves an crucial match against Andorra in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. England is utilizing the priority window from June 12 to June 17 to fine tune its preparations for the world cup.

Old football foes: Highlanders, City Rollers, Hoppers, Young Bees set to trade tackles in Kaduna Veterans reunion cup By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The inaugural edition of the annual Kaduna Veterans Reunion football competition will kick off on June 8 at the playground of the now defunct Lagos street primary school. Our correspondent reports that , four teams would be taking part in the maiden edition of the tournament sponsored by an international businessman, Abdulmalik Umar and co sponsored by Kaduna based clergyman, Pastor Joseph Andishu. Andishu speaking with our correspondent last Wednesday in Kaduna said “ Kaduna was the cradle of…

Methodist High School, Owo, Women’s football team zooms to the semi-finals of the Olowo’s Cup . The MHSO Queens, coached by Victor Adeyemi made this achievement after walking over St Louis Girls Grammar School, Owo, in their opening match when their opponents failed to show up for the encounter, thereby securing the three maximum points and three goals In their second match against Ahamaddiyah Grammar School, they triumphed with a lone goal while they wallloped Corpus Christi College by four goals to nothing giving their with the maximum nine points and not losing a game in the group matches. The…

NSC chairman , Shehu Dikko visits former NFA boss, Ibrahim Galadima on his sick bed in Kano By Abdulgafar Oladimeji The chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Shehu Dikko last Monday in Kano paid a visit to the sick bed of the erstwhile chairman of the now defunct Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Galadima. MFR. Our correspondent reports that , Dikko was in Kano to condole with the people of the state over the demise of 22 members of the state contingent , who died in an ghastly motor accident , while returning from the just concluded Gateway Games…

Veteran Fuji musician King Saheed Osupa paid a courtesy visit to Makanjuola Nureni—popularly known as MK—at the Water FC Academy in Abuja, commending him for his unwavering dedication to grassroots football development in Nigeria. During the visit, Osupa lauded MK’s long-standing contributions to nurturing young talent and empowering underprivileged youth through football. Describing him as a “devoted supporter of the masses” and a “lovely brother,” the music icon emphasized the deep impact MK has made, both on and off the pitch. “Mr. Nureni Muala Kajola Kajolowo is one of the most respected football agents in Nigeria,” Osupa stated. “He has…

Kano tragedy, condolence visit : Shehu Dikko, others to visit Kano on Monday By Abdulgafar Oladimeji A high powered sports delegation led by the chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSSC , Shehu Dikko will be in Kano, on Monday to condole with the government and people of the state over the demise of 22 members of Team Kano that died in an ghastly auto accident. An impeccable source informed our reporter that the delegation will be led by Nigeria’s sports numero uno , Shehu Dikko. The source said “ Dikko who is currently in the United Kingdon , UK…