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Team Nigeria are fourth best at African Beach Volleyball Championship

By Wale Mustapha on August 1, 2022 News, Sports

Nigeria women’s team placed fourth at the just concluded 2022 African Beach Volleyball Senior Nations Championships in Morocco. Nigeria’s Rofiat Mustapha and Esther Mbah lost to Mozambique Muianga and Sinaportar 0-2 (9-21, 13-21) in the third place match on Monday. Despite losing the third place match, coach of Nigeria beach volleyball team, Kayode Ajilore commended […]

WAFCON 2022: Sports Minister hails gallant Super Falcons in shootout defeat to Morocco

By Wale Mustapha on July 19, 2022 News, Sports

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare has saluted the gallant and spirited play of Nigeria’s Super Falcons after their game against the Moroccan female team in the second Semi finals of the African Women’s Cup of Nations. Eulogizing the Super Falcons team Hon. Dare said, “your resilience, character, and management of the […]

Morocco 2022: Super Falcons set to perch on Cameroon’s Lionesses with a sight on FIFA World Cup ticket

By Wale Mustapha on July 13, 2022 News, Sports

Ever-present Nigeria believe they will celebrate another FIFA Women’s World Cup ticket on Thursday night after a quarter-final clash with neighbours Cameroon in Casablanca that will determine who is guaranteed a place in Australia & New Zealand next year. All four teams that make the semi finals at the ongoing continental championship in Morocco would […]

Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Ejidike urges Super Falcons to sustain Africa dominance

By Wale Mustapha on July 1, 2022 News, Sports

Nigeria Pillar of Sports Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike has charged the Super Falcons of Nigeria to sustain their greatness as Africa Women soccer giant even as they seek more glorious outing in the AWCON 2022 championship in Morocco. Chief Ejidike who described the prowess of the Super Falcons in Africa as an invincible leadership said […]

Vera Chukwu adds spice to Super Falcons’ Nations Cup campaign with latest tune

By Wale Mustapha on June 28, 2022 News, Sports

Ahead of the 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco next month, fast growing female singer, Vera Chukwu has released a theme song for Nigeria’s senior women footballing team, the Super Falcons. Titled ‘Beauty And Brains’, is an afro fusion highlife and was produced by Dr. Bigmoney Beats who is with Afro Jam records. […]

Super Eagles break 63 year record in 0-10 mauling of São Tomé

By Wale Mustapha on June 13, 2022 News, Sports

In only his second competitive match in charge of Nigeria, 62 –year old Portuguese José Santos Peseiro led the Super Eagles to wallop the National Team of Sao Tome and Principe 10-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in the Moroccan city of Agadir on Monday, in the process obliterating Nigeria’s 63 –year […]

Olympic Qualifier: Nigeria women beach volleyball team move a step closer to Tokyo

By Wale Mustapha on June 25, 2021 News, Sports

Nigeria women’s team is through to the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Beach Volleyball Qualifiers in Agadir, Morocco. Nigeria will face The Gambia today in one of the quarterfinals in its bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic next month. Nigeria face Cape Verde in a great Pool B showdown; both side enforced power, technique and […]

U17 AFCON: Kogi born Mustapha makes Golden Eaglets final list to Morocco

By Wale Mustapha on March 8, 2021 News, Sports

As the five time U17 World cup champions, Golden eaglets of Nigeria prepare to battle other African countries for the U17 AFCON title and a place at the global cadet championship later in the year. The attention of the entire country will be on the young, promising and bright prospects assembled by Coach Fatai Amoo. […]

Africa U17 Nations Cup: CAF’s Samira Ounas bars African scouts, open doors for European scouts to Morocco

By Wale Mustapha on March 7, 2021 News, Sports

As the forthcoming Africa U-17 Cup of Nations begins in Morocco later this month, top football scouts across African continent are finding it difficult to be given accreditation in order to carry out scouting responsibilities as directed by their various employers; in this case, Football clubs. Reliably, renowned football scouts in Africa who contacted the […]

U18 Girls Volleyball Championship: Cameroon humble Nigeria in opener

By Wale Mustapha on March 5, 2021 News, Sports

Cameroon humbled Nigeria in front of home fans in straight sets 3-0 (28-26, 25-21, 25-21) at the indoor sport hall of the MKO Abiola Stadium at the ongoing 2021 U18 Girls African Nations Volleyball Championship in Abuja on Friday. Nigeria fought hard in the first set of the game but could not overcome the hungry […]