WAFU B U20 Tourney: Flying Eagles seek early semi-final ticket against Sparrow Hawks of Togo Nigeria’s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles, will on Thursday seek an early passage into the semi finals of this year’s WAFU B U20 Championship ongoing in the Ivorian city of Yamoussoukro, when they confront the Sparrow Hawks from Togo in their second match of the group phase. A sweet 4-2 win over West African rivals Ghana on Monday has established the Cup-holders at the top of Group B on goals difference, ahead of Burkina Faso’s Young Stallions who trounced the Sparrow Hawks 3-1 on Monday. While the Flying…
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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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NFF To Elect New Officers September 27 This year’s Elective Congress of the Nigeria Football Federation, earlier scheduled for Saturday, 26th September in Lafia, capital city of Nasarawa State, has now been moved by 24 hours. The Elective Congress, which will usher in members into the Executive Committee of the NFF for the next four years, will now take place in the same city on Sunday, 27th September. At an extraordinary general assembly of the NFF held virtually on Wednesday, President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau MON, explained that the request for date-change was necessitated by the date given for the…
Ghana beat debutants Cape Verde to make winning TotalEnergies WAFCON start Ghana began their TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over debutants Cape Verde in their Group D opener on Wednesday. Doris Boaduwaa gave the Black Queens the perfect start in the sixth minute, finishing after being set up by Portia Boakye. Ghana doubled their lead in the second half when Cape Verde defender Eleia Vieira turned the ball into her own net in the 54th minute. Cape Verde, playing their first ever match at the continental finals, ended the contest with 10 women…
4th Women AFCON: New Comers Malawi humiliates Nigeria in Rabat New comers Malawi has shocked Super Falcons of Nigeria to make history in women football in Africa. They humiliate Nigeria who are 10-time champions 3-2 in Rabat’s Al Madina Stadium last Tuesday night. The first half ended in an goal drought. Malawi took the lead in the 73rd minute through Temwa Chawinga, before her sister, Tabitha Chawinga, doubled the advantage six minutes later. Skipper Rasheedat Ajibade gave Nigeria hope in the 90th minute by converting a penalty, but Temwa Chawinga struck again deep in stoppage time (90+6’) to restore Malawi’s two-goal…
Offa community congratulates Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Rafiatu Folashade Offa indigenes under the aegis of the Offa Descendants Union, has hailed Commonwealth weight lifting gold medalist, Rafiatu Folashade, describing her as an ambassador and hero of her indigenous community on the global stage. The national leader of the union, Dr. Azeez Salako Muhydeen Olaniyi, said Rafiatu is an illustrious daughter from Ile Obatiwajoye compound Offa *Rafiatu Folashade Lawal, while congratulating her for achieving an exceptional feat of winning the Gold Medal for Nigeria in Weightlifting at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games The congratulatory statement said “The Union received the…
14th Women AFCON: Africa’s Queens target high-margin win against debutants Malawi Cup-holders Nigeria aim to kick off their defence of the Women Africa Cup of Nations title in an emphatic manner when they lock horns with debuting ‘Scorchers’ of Malawi at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat on Tuesday night. Last year, the most successful women’s team on the African continent and one of the best in the world came from behind to snatch the crown from the hands of Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses, with a 3-2 win in a memorable Final. The Lionesses, targeting a third successive Final appearance with two silver…
FIFA Integrity Task Force Dismiss suspicious betting activities during FIFA World Cup 2026 The FIFA Integrity Task Force, established to safeguard all FIFA competitions against match manipulation‑related threats, has successfully concluded its FIFA World Cup 2026™ operations after monitoring betting markets and on-field activity in real time across all 104 matches. Based on the information collected and analysed throughout the competition, the Task Force identified no suspicious betting activity or indications of match manipulation in connection with any fixture. During the tournament, FIFA centralised the collection of betting‑monitoring reports and other relevant data and information provided by Task Force members,…
CAF Signs New WAFCON Media Deal The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) and CANAL+ have concluded an agreement that will see the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (“WAFCON”) Morocco 2026 broadcast live on SuperSport across Sub-Saharan Africa. The TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON Morocco 2026 will kick-off in Rabat on Sunday, 26 July 2026 as Algeria play Senegal at the Olympic Stadium at 18h00 local time (17h00 GMT) and Morocco host Kenya at Moulay El Hassan Stadium at 21h00 local time (20h00 GMT). All 34 matches in the Competition will be available to Access customers on DStv, DStv Stream, GOtv…
FIFA Integrity Task Force Dismiss suspicious betting activity during FIFA World Cup 2026 The FIFA Integrity Task Force, established to safeguard all FIFA competitions against match manipulation‑related threats, has successfully concluded its FIFA World Cup 2026™ operations after monitoring betting markets and on-field activity in real time across all 104 matches. Based on the information collected and analysed throughout the competition, the Task Force identified no suspicious betting activity or indications of match manipulation in connection with any fixture. During the tournament, FIFA centralised the collection of betting‑monitoring reports and other relevant data and information provided by Task Force members,…
WAFU B U20 Tourney: Flying Eagles to face Satellites of Ghana, Monday Nigeria and Ghana clash in what is a repeat of the last edition’s Final, as Group B attrition of this year’s WAFU B U20 Championship begins in the Ivorian city of Yamoussoukro on Monday. The Flying Eagles won that encounter at the Stade Kegue in Lome, Togo in October 2024 to retain the trophy they had won in Niamey two years earlier. Coach Isa Ladan Bosso led the squad that triumphed in Niamey while Aliyu Zubairu was the chief strategist of the team that successfully retained the trophy…
