Super Falcons To Battle Equatorial Guinea As CAF Dismiss Kenya
The Nigeria senior women’s football team, Super Falcons, have been billed to face Equatorial Guinea instead of Kenya, in their final 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Group B fixture. Equatorial Guinea was previously barred from featuring in the 2018 Total Women’s Cup, following a report that one of its players, Annette Jacky Messomo — […]
AFCON 2019 Qualifiers: Nigeria 3 : 2 Libya
Odion Ighalo has showed Nigerians his true super power yet again, as the Super Eagles edged Libya 3-2 in their African Cup of Nations qualifier, on Tuesday in Sfax, Tunisia. A brace from Ighalo, and one goal from Ahmed Musa has put Nigeria atop the Group E table on 9 points from four (4) games. […]
Amaju Pinnick Reelected NFF President
Amaju Pinnick was on Thursday victorious in the four-way race for the presidency of the Nigeria Football Federation, and has been reelected President of the Nigeria football governing body. Results The result was declared by the Chairman of the Electoral Committee for the election, Muhammed Katu. Pinnick won the election by a landslide, pulling a […]
“I Can Do More For Nigeria” – Pinnick
Tomorrow, the election into a new board of the Nigeria Football Federation will take place in Katsina, and incumbent president of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick, has said that if re-elected, he will surpass his administration’s achievements in the past years. Pinnick will face ex-NFA scribe Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, proprietor of Bimo FC, Chinedu Okoye, and […]
CAF Appoints Amaju Pinnick First Vice President
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, has been appointed the First President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Pinnick’s appointment, according to a letter signed by CAF general secretary, Amr Fahmy, dated July 5, 2018, came as a result of the resignation of former First vice president of the Federation, Kwesi […]
Ahmad Ahmad Replaces Issa Hayatou As CAF President
Issa Hayatou, the long standing president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), will be vacating his position as the head of African football’s governing body. This follows his loss to Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar in the just concluded CAF presidential elections. The elections were held as a secret ballot, in which the 54 member […]
AWCON 2016: Nigeria’s Super Falcons Are African Champions Again
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday emerged African champions with a hard-earned victory over Cameroon. The Falcons’ 1-0 defeat of the Lionesses ensured that they retained the AWCON title they won two years ago. The match proved to be a particularly stern test for the Nigerian team. The Cameroonians created several chances; goalkeeper Jonathan Alaba was […]
Vincent Enyeama, Ahmed Musa Make CAF Player of the Year List
Super Eagles’ players, Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama have made the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2015 African Player of the Year Glo-CAF award list. The list was released on Sunday from the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Other players listed for the African Player of the Year award include England-based stars Riyad Mahrez from […]
Nigeria Today: Top Ten News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
1. Presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, has promised to stop insurgency in north east if elected president of Nigeria in 2015. Okorocha made the promise when he paid a courtesy visit to the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna on Wednesday. 2. The Confederation of African […]
CAF Champions League: Enyimba Secures 3-1 Victory, as Kano Pillars Falls to AS Vita
Enyimba Football Club of Aba, Nigeria’s representatives at the CAF Champions League, laboured to win 3-1 against Ange de Notse of Togo. Sibi Gwar grabbed a brace in Aba to give Enyimba the advantage going into the return leg in a fortnight. The two-time winners are aiming to win the coveted prize in African club […]
Yaya Touré Scores Hat Trick; Wins Glo/CAF African Footballer of the Year Award
Ivory Coast midfielder, Yaya Touré, has won the highly coveted individual award on the African continent for the third year in a row. The Manchester City star won the African Footballer of the Year Award by defeating Nigeria’s John Mikel Obi and fellow Ivorian, Didier Drogba. With the hat trick, Touré has joined a special class […]
D’Banj, PSquare,Lagbaja to Perform at Glo/CAF Awards Tonight
Three Nigerian music superstars and Glo Ambassadors, D’Banj, PSquare, and Lagbaja are billed to perform and thrill fans and guests at the GLO CAF Awards in Lagos tonight, January 12, 2013 at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. Also billed to perform at the event is singing sensation and Glo Ambassador […]
Mikel Vs Toure: Who Does the Crown Fit?
The title of the African Footballer of the Year has, for the past half-century, been awarded to the most outstanding African professional footballer within a calendar year. The categories for the Glo CAF 2013 Awards are African Player of the Year African Player of the Year – Based in Africa National Team of the […]
CAF Lists Host Cities for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), which is responsible for governing football in the continent, has penned down the host cities for Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in two years time. Unsurprisingly Rabat was chosen to host the games. Other venues include Marrakech, Agadir and Tangir. Casablanca has been chosen as an alternative. Libya […]
Nigeria Will Host the 2013 Glo-CAF Awards, CAF Says
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said that Nigeria will host the 2013 edition of the Glo-CAF award in Lagos, by 9th of January, 2014. The award gala rewards outstanding performances by African football stars in the following categories: African Player of the Year – Based in Africa, National Team of the Year, Women’s […]
Musa Amadu Advises Rangers Against Court Charges
Secretary-general of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Musa Amadu, has issued a warning to Nigerian league side Rangers International against their proposed plan of taking CAF to court. Last week, Rangers announced their intention to take the continent’s football governing body, Confederation of African Football (CAF) to court, over their disqualification from the Confederations Cup […]