Nike is matching the energy in her game with the company’s most comprehensive women’s football collection in its history. Backed by Nike’s largest ever investment in women-specific research, Nike designers developed new performance to lifestyle designs for the summer’s biggest sport moment — all tuned to the unique needs of …
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1998 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations winning coach Ismaila Mabo passed away on Monday, 13 March 2023 in Jos, after a protracted illness, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed. He died in the early hours of Monday aged 80. Mabo is unarguably the most successful women’s coach in Africa, …
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Seven-time TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria have won the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 AFCON Fair Play award. The CAF Technical Study Group (TSG) of the tournament named the Flying Eagles for the award after the tournament ended on Saturday, March 11. They were awarded the prize after the …
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Following what has been thrilling TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023 Quarterfinal action, four African teams have booked their place in the semifinals. The semifinal berth also secures passage to the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be hosted in Indonesia. Senegal, Nigeria, The Gambia and Tunisia all sealed …
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The Nigeria Football Federation have inaugurated Faith Irabor as the head of the referees’ committee of the Nigerian FF, making her the first woman to occupy that position. Prior to her appointment, Irabor, is a retired FIFA referee, former CAF Referee Instructor, the first Vice President of the Nigeria Referees …
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Nigeria, Morocco and Tanzania emerged as the African continent’s flagbearers for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India in October. The emergence of the three nations, including two debutants – Morocco and Tanzania at the expense of powerhouses Ghana and Cameroon came from the knockout series of the …
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Nigeria and Morocco booked their places for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India on Saturday following positive second leg results in the final round against Ethiopia and Ghana respectively. Before now, Nigeria had claimed a 1-0 victory over the Ethiopians in Addis Ababa thanks to Opeyemi Ajakaye’s …
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Morocco, Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria secured their places in the final round of the African race to the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – India after third round, second leg wins on Saturday, April 30. The quartet secured their fourth round berths as Morocco pummeled Niger 7-0 in Rabat, …
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The African line up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar has been concluded with the return leg matches of the play-off round completed in sensational and exciting fashion on Tuesday, March 29. African champions Senegal headline the five African countries to proceed to the FIFA World Cup alongside …
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Ghana and Nigeria will represent the African continent at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. This follows the completion of the knockout stage of the qualification process this week. CAF congratulates both Nigeria and Ghana and wishes both teams good luck in Costa Rica. 2022 FIFA …
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