The 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Costa Rica qualifiers will reach their final round next March. Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda have all clinched a place for this final stage. But only two teams will represent Africa at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Here are the …
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The Congo Football Association (FECOFOOT) have withdrawn their national team from FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. After Nigeria’s 4-0 victory against Congo in Brazzaville, the return leg was scheduled for December 17, 2021 in Lagos. In a correspondence to CAF, FECOFOOT expressed the inability of Congo to take part …
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Integral, Nigeria’s leading full-service sports marketing agency, has acquired the exclusive media rights in Nigeria to broadcast the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches involving the Super Eagles. The rights acquisition adds to Integral’s expanding media rights portfolio that includes the free-to-air rights for the English Premier League in Nigeria, …
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This year’s Nigerian Freestyle Football Championship came to an exciting finish on Saturday, July 25 with Benjamin Ebong and Augustina Unamba, both reigning champions, emerging as the winners of the keenly contested games, which was held online. Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, the largest promoter of Freestyle Football in Africa, hosted …
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The extensive array of federations donning the Swoosh each have unique histories and cultures. In 2020, their distinctive attributes are celebrated with highly differentiated collections. Building upon the learnings from the successful 2018 Nigeria Collection, Nike undertook deep cultural immersions and collaborated with each federation to ensure the designs truly …
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The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Samson Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria Football Federation, guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The formal ethics proceedings against Mr …
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The Indian Women’s League has seen a number of foreign players shine this season. While most of these foreign players have been attackers, one particular player from abroad shone from the middle of the park. Hans Women FC’s Rita Casia Ukachukwu has had a decent tournament with the Delhi-based outfit, …
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Many Indian Women’s League teams have brought in talented footballers from overseas in order to improve the strength of their team. FC Kolhapur City striker Crystal Eke, a National Team player from Nigeria is one such player who has had a pleasant surprise upon seeing the level of women’s football …
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Nigerian duo Asisat Oshoala and Francisca Ordega, and South African Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana have made the final three for the African Women’s Player of the Year 2018. The three made the cut after a performance-filled year which saw them make headlines at both club and national levels. Oshoala, winner for …
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Across Nigeria, street football has a common element: Tires used for goals. This reality plays in the abstract on The NATIVE’s collaborative Nike Football shirt. Against a black body, desert sand tire marks reference the streets of Lagos, grounding the design as 100-percent Naija both in place and in mindset. …
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