By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Nigeria’s Flying Eagles lost 1-0 to Burkina Faso in the opening Group B fixture at the WAFU B U-20 Championship in Lome Togo on Friday night. Fandino Abib Coulibaly’s 56th minute strike separated both teams on the night. The Flying Eagles now need to beat Cote d’Ivoire in their last group game to have any chance of progressing to the semi-finals. The encounter against the Ivorians will hold at the Stade Municipal next week Thursday. Burkina Faso will next play Cote d’Ivoire in their second Group B match on Monday. The competition will serve as the…
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Head Coach Bankole Olowookere has no doubts that Nigeria’s U-17 girls, Flamingos, will have another great day in the office when they take on debutants Ecuador on Saturday in their second match of Group A at the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals in the Dominican Republic. “Our tournament strategy is to focus on the next match, take it one match at a time. We need not look farther than the next match, and now, we have Ecuador in our sights. “The Ecuadorians have shown, with their defeat of the host nation, that they may be debutants but not…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Edo Queens will face holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Group B of the CAF Women’s Champions League. Prompt News reports that CBE FC of Ethiopia and Egypt’s Tutankhamun are the other teams in the group. The Nigerian champions will begin their campaign in the competition against CBE FC of Ethiopia on Saturday, November 10, 2024. Moses Aduku’s side will take on Egypt’s Tutankhamun in their next game three days later. Edo Queens’ final group game against Mamelodi Sundowns is scheduled for Thursday, November 14.The Benin City club will be looking to make history as the first…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Flamingos captain Taiwo Afolabi has promised that the team will strive to win more games at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The West Africans started their campaign with a comfortable 4-1 victory over New Zealand on Wednesday night. Afolabi scored Nigeria’s fourth goal of the encounter. Ahead of the Flamingos second game against Ecuador on Saturday, the playmaker has revealed the team’s ambition in the competition. “I want Nigerians to expect good results, great wins and they should keep supporting us,” she vowed. “It was a good game from the girls because that is…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Nigerian champions Edo Queens will know their opponents in the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League on Friday (today). The draw ceremony for the annual competition will hold at the Complex Mohamed VI in Salé, Morocco. Edo Queens are among the five debutants that will take part in this year’s edition of the competition. The other teams are; Aigles de la Medina (Senegal), University of the Western Cape (South Africa), Tutankhamun (Egypt), and CBE FC (Ethiopia). They will join two-time winners Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), 2022 champions and hosts ASFAR (Morocco), as well as TP Mazembe (DR Congo)…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Bruno Labbadia has offered an insight on why he rejected the chance to manage the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The 58-year-old’s appointment was announced by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on August 27. Labbadia however announced he won’t take up the role again three days later. The former Germany international has now explained the reason behind his action. “I wanted to go abroad now. The basic premise for me was, i have to go to Nigeria to see everything firsthand.That didn’t happen anymore after it was announced“, Labbadia told Flatterball podcast. “It wasn’t about the salary…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Leicester City manager Steve Cooper has confirmed Wilfred Ndidi is back and safe at the club following his horrific airport ordeal with Nigeria. Ndidi was part of the Super Eagles squad that was held hostage at the Al Abaq Airport in Libya early this week. The players and their officials were left without food, water and phone service for several hours. Cooper said: “He’s fine. He’s back with us, safe and well. We were in close contact with him throughout the situation they found themselves in. He kept us updated. “There were Wi-Fi issues so it…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Victor Osimhen has returned to full team training at Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray. Osimhen suffered a muscle injury in Galatasaray’s 3-3 draw against Kasimpasa last month. The 25-year-old grabbed a brace in the encounter before he was substituted after the break. The Nigeria international was sidelined for around two weeks. The injury forced the forward to miss Nigeria’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Libya. The striker could now return to action Saturday against Antalyaspor. The former Lille of France player has scored two goals and registered four assists in four outings since…
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Flamingos midfielder Taiwo Afolabi has been named Player of the Match following the team’s victory over New Zealand. Bankole Olowookere’s side thrashed New Zealand 4-1 in their opening game at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday. Afolabi showed her quality by bossing the midfield. The talented playmaker also scored the Flamingos fourth goal of the game played at the CFC Stadium. The youngster was in action for the entire duration of the encounter. The Flamingos will take on Ecuador in their next Group A game on Saturday night. READ ALSO:
By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS Spanish club Real Betis Balompie have announced the signing of former Falconets star Chinyere Kalu. Kalu signed a two-year contract with Real Betis until 2026, Prompt News reports. The defensive midfielder was a member of Falconets squad to the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The youngster also previously played for Nigeria’s women’s U-17 side Flamingos. The 19-year-old once had stint with clubs in Nigeria including Martins White Dove FC, Osun Babes FC, Rivers Angels FC and Nasarawa Amazons FC. Super Falcons stars Roosa Ariyo and Rinsola Babajide previously played for Real Betis. READ ALSO: