FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026 kicks off 5 Sept The FIFA Women’s U-20 World cup would kick oof on September 5, 2026 in Poland. The tournament in Poland is the 12th edition of FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, running from 5 – 27 September 2026. Korea DPR are the current champions, having claimed their third crown at Colombia 2024 to draw level with the USA and Germany as the competition’s joint most successful nation. 24 teams from across all six confederations will vie for glory as host nation Poland make their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup debut.
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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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Volleyball: Nigeria set to parade Japanese Coach Ryan Masajedi as New National Team Head Coach Aside last minutes changes, Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has concluded plans to parade Japanese coach Ryan Masajedi to serve as head coach of Nigeria’s national volleyball teams. The federation in statement issued on Monday, signed by chairman NVBF media and publicity committee, Godspower Odedede disclosed that the ceremony will be held “on Tuesday, 4 August 2026, at the Indoor Sports Hall, Package B, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, beginning at 10:00 a.m. He further said “ Coach Ryan Masajedi is expected to bring Japanese coaching…
Ahead of 2026 CAVB African Women’s Nations Cup: Nigeria Invites 26 Players To Camp Nigeria volleyball national team handlers have invited 26 players to commence camping ahead of the forth coming African Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup. The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has invited the players to camp at the high-performance training camp in FCT Abuja, the country’s capital city. African Women’s Nations Cup, would be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, from August 23 to September 5, 2026. The players invited for the continental showdown are a mix of local and foreign based players expected to arrive the camp sited at the…
Over 10000 military athletes to storm US for world military games The 8th edition of the CISM Military World Summer Games will be hosted in across the Carolinas in the United States from June 25 to July 4, 2027. The historic august sports event will bring together over 10,000 military athletes from 142 nations to compete in more than 40 sports. CISM delegation had visited the host venues for an on site inspections The games is scheduled to be held from June 25 to July 4, 2027 to be hosted in North Carolina, South Carolina, with Charlotte as the primary…
14th Women AFCON: 10-Woman Super Falcons pip Zambia 1-0, to face the Cleopatras of Egypt next Wednesday Nigeria’s Super Falcons demonstrated supreme resilience, tactical discipline, and relentless determination on Saturday night, defeating the Copper Queens of Zambia 1–0 in a thrilling WAFCON group-stage encounter in Rabat. An early clinical finish from star forward Asisat Oshoala proved to be the decisive goal, securing all three points for the 10-time African champions despite playing over half the contest with ten players. Nigeria’s early pressure paid off in the 8th minute when Oshoala latched onto a sharp pass inside the box, finishing past the keeper…
NFF Elections: Sale of forms begins The NFF Electoral Committee has unveiled the roadmap to this year’s NFF Executive Committee elections scheduled to 27th September in Lafia, capital city of Nasarawa State. The roadmap reveals that the publication of rules and guidelines for the polls, and commencement of sale of forms will be Saturday, 1st August, with Wednesday, 12th August set as the deadline for the submission of the collected forms. Notification to candidates of any irregularity in documents submitted to the Committee will be between 13th – 19th August, candidates’ regularisation will happen 20th – 27th August, and screening of candidates will be 27th – 30th August. The…
FIFA Succumbs to Pressure, Cancel Plans To Sell Football By Abdulgafar Oladimeji Football world governing body, FIFA has announced the cancellation of the plans to operate the FIFA Forward Enterprise Project. The governing body in a statement issued through its official communication channels said “The FIFA Forward Enterprise project was intended to provide a basis for further strengthening our FIFA Member Associations and our sport worldwide, especially in those countries where support is most needed. It added that “And more so, as we said from the outset, to do this only if a majority of the FIFA Member Associations were…
FIFA deny plans to sell football, says media reports incorrect We have heard the feedback provided by the respective confederations in relation to the proposed establishment of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) and would like to address the issues that have surfaced since the initial media reporting on Tuesday. We respect the feedback and concern aired in public and reaffirm our commitment to an open and democratic consultation. Our planned consultation process was disrupted by incorrect media reports. We will proceed with this consultation process to ensure that each MA has the ability to express its vote based on facts. FFE…
FIFA new commercial operations targets USD 10 billion fresh funds If approved, football development in every corner of the world would benefit immediately from increased funding available to all 211 FIFA Member Associations (MAs): (i) An optional USD 20 million per MA in exceptional and immediate funding for special projects from the new FIFA Fast Forward Programme (FFFP), (ii) USD 20 million per MA in Forward funding for 2027-2030 (currently budgeted USD 8 million), (iii) USD 22 million per MA in Forward funding for 2031-2034, and (iv) USD 24 million per MA in Forward funding for 2035-2038 This would be…
Flying Eagles batter Sparrow Hawks 3-0 to seal final-four spot Nigeria’s U20 national team, Flying Eagles, have booked their place in the semi-finals of the ongoing WAFU B U20 Tournament. They defeated Togo 3-0 in their second Group B game in Yamoussoukro on Thursday, carrying on the momentum from their 4-2 win over Ghana’s Black Satellites on the opening day. Togo’s Sparrow Hawks came out strong and proved difficult in the first half. The Flying Eagles dominated early but were almost caught napping in the 38th minute when Togo missed a clear chance and shot wide. The game became open towards the end of the half with both sides launching onslaughts,…
